Lajja (2001)

 ●  Hindi ● 3 hrs 26 mins

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Vaidehi (Manisha Koirala) gets married to Raghuvir (Jackie Shroff), an NRI. Suffering the agony of an unhappy marriage, she decides to run away from him when she learns that she is pregnant and he wants to take the child away from her. In her pursuit for freedom, she meets Mythili (Mahima Chaudhury) a bride-to-be, Janaki (Madhuri Dixit) a theatre artist and Ramdulari (Rekha) a village midwife - all of whom are victims of male chauvinism. They however refuse to be put down and fight for their rights.
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Cast: Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit

Crew: Rajkumar Santoshi (Director), Madhu Ambat (Director of Photography), Anu Malik (Music Director), Ilaiyaraaja (Music Director)

Rating: U/A (India)

Genres: Crime, Drama, Musical

Release Dates: 19 Sep 2001 (India)

Tagline: When Tears Stop... A Revolution Begins

Hindi Name: लज्जा

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Did you know? Before the film begins, the following statement is displayed: "None of the characters or situations depicted in this film are imaginary or fictional, really speaking. They are echoes of what is happening all around us in our so called civilized society. At best, these voices - cries, and shrieks, pleas and whispers - have been amplified for deaf people to take note. After all, the greatness of a civilization can only be measured by the status of its women." Read More
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as Raju
as Raghu
as Janki
as Bulwa
as Nekchand
as Bua
as Mrs. Saroj
as Hazarilal
as Virender
as Fakhruddin
as Maithili
as Vaidehi
as Francis
as Ramdulaari
as Anita
as Mrs. Hazarilal
as Manish
as Prakash
as Raghu's dad
as Purshotam
as Damodar

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Universal Music India
06:42

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Sameer Pandey
Playback Singer: Anuradha Sriram
06:16

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Sameer Pandey
05:58

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Sameer Pandey
Playback Singer: Anuradha Paudwal
06:32

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Sameer Pandey
Playback Singer: Krishnakumar Kunnath
06:03

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Sameer Pandey
Playback Singer: Alka Yagnik
07:17

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Sameer Pandey
Playback Singer: Shubha Mudgal
06:16

Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyricist: Sameer Pandey
06:07

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Taglines:
When Tears Stop... A Revolution Begins
Trivia:
Before the film begins, the following statement is displayed: "None of the characters or situations depicted in this film are imaginary or fictional, really speaking. They are echoes of what is happening all around us in our so called civilized society. At best, these voices - cries, and shrieks, pleas and whispers - have been amplified for deaf people to take note. After all, the greatness of a civilization can only be measured by the status of its women."

Tabu was offered Mahima Chaudhry's role but turned it down.

A. R. Rahman was signed as the film's music director, but opted out.

The film marks Aarti Chhabria's screen debut.