Lajja (film)

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Lajja
Film poster
Directed by	Rajkumar Santoshi
Produced by	Rajkumar Santoshi
Written by	Ranjit Kapoor Rajkumar Santoshi
Starring	Manisha Koirala Madhuri Dixit Jackie Shroff Anil Kapoor
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja Anu Malik
Cinematography	Madhu Ambat
Editing by	V. N. Mayekar
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date(s)	2001
Running time	165 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi
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Lajja, a movie in Hindi, released in 2001 directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, 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 Bollywood, 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 mata, the ideal Hindu woman's name, is a message in itself.

Santoshi says the idea for the story came to him when he read the story of a woman who was gangraped, but he felt no one would watch a movie based on one woman therefore he added the other storylines.

[edit] Box Office and Reviews

'Lajja' did average business at the box office and was critically acclaimed. Though all actors were appreciated, it was Rekha,Madhuri Dixit,Manisha Koirala and Ajay Devgan who were most applauded.