Lajja (2001)

Director:

Rajkumar Santoshi

Writers:

Ranjit Kapoor (dialogue)
Ashok Raut (associate script)

Release Date:

19 September 2001 (Kuwait)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

When Tears Stop... A Revolution Begins

Plot:

Vaidehi (Manisha Koirala) gets married to Raghuvir (Jackie Shroff), an NRI. Suffering the agony of an unhappy marriage...

Plot Keywords:

Dowry | Groom | India | Wedding | Bride

Awards:

1 win & 12 nominations

Cast

Rekha	...	Ramdulaari
Anil Kapoor	...	Raju
Jackie Shroff	...	Raghu
Madhuri Dixit	...	Janki
Ajay Devgan	...	Bulwa
Manisha Koirala	...	Vaidehi
Mahima Chaudhry	...	Maithili (as Mahima Choudhary)
Samir Soni	...	Manish (as Sameer Soni)
Suresh Oberoi	...	Raghu's dad
Gulshan Grover	...	Virender
Tinnu Anand	...	Purshotam
Govind Namdeo	...	Hazarilal
Anjan Srivastav	...	Nekchand (Maithili's dad)
Farida Jalal	...	Mrs. Saroj
Rohini Hattangadi	...	Mrs. Hazarilal

Also Known As:

The Shame (India: English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

India:202 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

India:A | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Company:

Santoshi Productions

Trivia:

Aishwarya Rai was offered a role in the film, but the movie was already very long, forcing Rajkumar Santoshi had to drop her out.

Soundtrack:

Badi Mushkil

Women are trying to find a place in Society

This movie is very gripping and strong. It portrays a sense of loneliness yet unity among women. In other words, a woman (Manisha) feels neglected and goes on a journey to escape it. On the way, she finds women in similar situations and Manisha sees how they handle it. The woman Manisha portrays wants to prove that all women are united and just don't know how to express their feelings of neglect in a way that men and society will not condemn them. The characters in this movie are totally independent albeit linked. Manisha was a little unbalanced at first but as the movie continued her character became stronger and more patriotic. She seemed to be in search of self identity and whether she can escape prying eyes of men. Rekhaji was the most dominant character. She showed that even elder women are subjected to harassment. Her part left the audience wondering if there is any justice for women. Maduri was really interesting. Her role was vivacious yet serious. Mahima was also wonderful. She was given a small role yet powerful. Ajay Devgan balanced the movie. He wanted to show that not every man wants women to be treated like this. The movie is a little slow but the direction was well rounded and beautiful. It is a little biased but when Ajay Devgan enters he balances the equation. A couple of the songs were melodious and it was integrated with the story making it hard to fast forward some of the slow parts. Each scene tends to take some time to come to the point but the climaxes were well done.