Damini - Lightning (1993)

The theme revolves around the character Damini who represents truth and innocence. After her marriage in renowned wealthy family, Damini happens to see a cruel act done by her ... See full summary »

Director:

Rajkumar Santoshi

Writers:

Sutanu Gupta, Dilip Shukla

Stars:

Meenakshi Sheshadri, Tinnu Anand, Sulabha Arya

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Meenakshi Sheshadri	...	Damini Gupta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tinnu Anand	...	Shekhar's Uncle
Sulabha Arya	...	Shekhar's aunt
Suhas Bhalekar
Sunny Deol	...	Govind
Anu Dhawan
Vijayendra Ghatge	...	Inspector Kadam
Rohini Hattangadi	...	Mrs. Sumitra Gupta (Shekhar's mom)
Rishi Kapoor	...	Shekhar Gupta
Aamir Khan	...	Himself
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Mr. Gupta (Shekhar's dad)
Viju Khote	...	Mangesh
Prajakta Kulkarni	...	Urmi - Maid Servant
Achyut Potdar	...	Commissioner of Police
Amrish Puri	...	Indrajit Chaddha (Scheming Lawyer)

Storyline

The theme revolves around the character Damini who represents truth and innocence. After her marriage in renowned wealthy family, Damini happens to see a cruel act done by her brother-in-law. She wants the victim to get justice, but the family including her husband oppose her, which leads her to leave the house. Soon she is helped by a drunkard, an ex-advocate, who helps her in all respect to reach to her aim and therefore justice.

---

Plot Keywords:

lawyer | justice | mental institution | rape | female servant | 

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

30 April 1993 (India)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

175 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Nari Nuhen Tu Narayani (2007)

User Reviews

Meenakshi is simply too good

First things first, a great movie. Not because it boasts of an original story -- in fact the story is quite predictable -- but because of the characterisations, the performances and the dialogues. The movie is essentially about the trials and tribulations of Damini Gupta (Meenakshi Seshadri), a witness to an incident of rape involving her own in-laws, and how she fights for justice and emerges victorious against all the odds. Damini is special because of an out-of-the-world performance by Meenakshi. As a naive but honest woman, who is pushed too far, she makes a remarkable impact. Sunny Deol, in a crowd pleasing role he also pitches in with a good performance) and some powerful dialogues, may have walked away with all the credit but this movie is a Meenakshi vehicle and there are no two ways about it. She deserved more credit for the same. It is difficult to digest that Juhi Chawla won the best actress award that year for her role (???) in "Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke," while Meenakshi's performance went unnoticed. But deserving people rarely get awarded in Bollywood. Anyways, three cheers to your performance Meenakshi.