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.
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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...
Lajja (2001) was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film is a Drama production with a runtime of 3h 5m, rated 7.0/10.
Lajja runs 3h 5m (185 minutes total). Audience rating: 7.0/10 from 17 votes. Genre: Drama.
Lajja is rated 7.0/10 by 17 viewers — well-rated and generally recommended. A good pick for Drama fans.