Lajja

लज्जा

Hindi · 2001 · 202 min · drama, musical

Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi — Farida Jalal · Ajay Devgn · Madhuri Dixit · Anil Kapoor · Manisha Koirala · Rekhā · Rohini Hattangadi · Sharman Joshi · Jackie Shroff · Suresh Oberoi · Gulshan Grover · Dina Pathak · Jagdeep · Mahima Chaudhry · Aarti Chhabria · Amardeep Jha · Sameer Soni · Govind Namdev · Tinnu Anand

This 2001 Hindi-language crime drama examines the treatment of women in Indian society through interconnected stories of four female characters navigating abuse, family rejection, social stigma, and restrictions on their autonomy. The film uses symbolic character names to critique how women are idealized yet constrained by societal expectations of honor and propriety.

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IMDb 6.6 · 2,927 votes