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Lajja (transl. Shame) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film produced and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Based on the plight of women and feminism in India, the film satirizes the honor with which women are placed in society and the restrictions imposed on them.
May 15, 2013 · The film is inspired by a true story of a Punjabi woman named Kiranjit Ahluwalia who leaves India to marry a London-based guy, only to be badly abused.
- Vaidehi’s Story – “I’m Not Giving This Baby to anyone. Never.”
- Maithili’S Story – “I Won’T Be quiet.”
- Janki’s Story – “Don’t Pity The Girl.”
- “Hail, Goddess!”
- Where to Watch ‘Lajja’
- Where to Find The Stars
From the beginning, the audience is thrown into a wheel of emotions as a woman cries out for her mother in need of help. The film is a nightmare of reality, the things in our lives we wish to hide because how could anything so horrible be real? The director does a good job at pulling away from intense scenes in a way that doesn’t detract from the n...
Vaidehi’s escape is the first chapter, the second chapter being Maithili’s wedding of which is the easiest story to digest of the four. We are introduced to Raju (Anil Kapoor), a thief and a wonderful man whose ideology is feminist and kind. Raju takes Vaidehi under his wing as the pair sneak into the wedding, and more than enough witty commentary ...
In the third chapter, Vaidehi goes to Raju’s home, where she meets Janki (Madhuri Dixit), an actress and theatre performer. Janki is branded as a racy actress because she lives her life as she wishes and is strong-minded; she definitely comes in for a close second as my favorite. In addition, she is pregnant and unmarried, making her situation judg...
Raghu comes close to capturing Vaidehi, but before he can, Bulwa almost kills him, but he doesn’t because Vaidehi’s kind heart stops Bulwa from doing so. It is not because she cares for Raghu, but it is because she has self-respect, and that is what she is protecting. With a fight sequence of Bulwa against those who raped and murdered Ramdulaari, t...
‘Lajja’ is available to watch on the following streaming platforms, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Google Play.
With an unknown release, Rajkumar Santoshi’s next directorial piece is for ‘21: Battle of Saragarhi’ starring Randeep Hooda, Vikramjeet Virk, and more. As said on IMDb about ‘21: Battle of Saragarhi,’ “The film is based on the battle from the 19th century when 12,000 Afghans attacked a British Indian Contingent, which also comprised of 21 Sikhs who...
The story of the character played by Rekha is based on true story, but all the other stories are also very much based on true stories to some extent. Technically the film is great. Scenes to watch out for: Mahima kicking the 'baratis' @$$.
Lajja: Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. With Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn. The lives of four women from different places are the victims of male chauvinism and marital abuse. They decide to fight for their rights and dignity against the social norms and injustice.
- (2.9K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rajkumar Santoshi
- 2001-08-31
No longer able to stand her U.S. based, morally loose husband, Raghu, Vaidehi flees to India, carrying his child. During her journey, she meets many different characters: painfully repressed women, fiercely independent woman, caring humane men and the worst misogynists in India.
The film’s remarkable central conceit is to weave together the stories of four young women, each of whom bears a name that is a common epithet of Sita—the heroine of the Ramayana and a woman whose treatment by her husband has elicited sympathy and provoked public debate for millennia.
