Lajja (film)

Lajja is a 2001 Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film is based on the plight of women in India. The movie recounts the story of four women, and stars some of the best known names in Hindi cinema, including Rekha, Madhuri Dixit, Manisha Koirala, Mahima Chaudhry, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor and Ajay Devgan. Urmila Matondkar and Sonali Bendre perform item numbers.

The movie satirizes the honor with which women are placed in society and the restrictions on them. The fact that the four women's names (Maithali, Janaki, Ramdulhari, and Vaidehi) are all versions of Sita, the ideal Hindu woman's name, is a message in itself.

The film was a flop at the box office in India

Rekha and Madhuri Dixit were nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, while Madhuri Dixit won the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female for her performance.

Plot

Vaidehi (Manisha Koirala) lives in New York with her husband Raghu (Jackie Shroff) and in-laws. On the outside she lives a modern sophisticated life, but behind closed doors her husband is abusive and has extra marital affairs. When she takes a stand for herself, she is banished from her husband's household. She goes back to her parents' house in India, but they too reject her, saying that if she returns to her maternal home, she would bring shame...
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