Lajja

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6.6

IMDb Votes: 2,927Open on IMDb

Rated: Not Rated

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.

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Runtime: 202 min

Awards: 1 win & 16 nominations

Box Office: $376,000