Lajja

Rajkumar Santoshi should be lauded for the subject he takes on, and deserves praise for not being faint-hearted about it. He is not afraid to show, literally, what happens to women in India. That being said, Santhoshi suffers a bit... Full review

Films like Lajja, Shakti: The Power, and a few others have two things in common. They are disturbing, but you can't help it because of the performances. The movie has a large star cast, and most of them stun you.... Full review

The bearings of western-style Feminism on the various subcultures of India have hitherto remained largely non-existent, the two entities belonging to alien realms and threatening (in the name of tradition) never to coincide. Art imitates life (or so the claim... Full review

Barring the notable exception of DAMINI Rajkumar Santoshi's movies have always relegated the female leads to a secondary status . LAJJA , being completely women-dominated , therefore comes as a surprise . The core subject is thought-provoking , the acting... Full review

Coincidentally, I watched Lajja and Matrubhoomi on two consecutive days. Both dealt with the male dominated society in India, womans inability to change it, and how the disparity goes unnoticed by both. Life continues as it has been for centuries,... Full review

This is got to be a classic of Hindi cinema. It is so well done, technically and performance-wise and the selection of the top-class female cast alone is a reason to like this film. But most of all it did... Full review

The Hindi Dirctors are brilliant in the Gory authenticity that an ordinary viewer is horrified to see on the Screen, when even the thought of the same is difficult to fathom. Rekha's Rape Scene is something that will linger for... Full review

This film about the plight of women in india is indeed deeply disturbing and angry.Shock value and ultra realism have been used to the max. The world needs to wake up and understand the plight of women in more conservative... Full review

I had been really apprehensive with all the hype suroounding this flick. I have seen mixed to great reviews and was wondering how it will balance so many actors in 3 hour 5 minutes. I was pleasantly surprised. Every actor... Full review

I absolutley loved this movie. No doubt Lajja will become a masterpiece. Manisha Koirala, Mahima Chaudhary, Rekha, and Madhuri Dixit give such memorable performances in this film. The dance numbers with Urmila Matondker and Sonali is wonderful.Lajja is a story... Full review

I am aware of Sivan's film. Or maybe we could just have English subtitles to the Hindi dialogues since that would look more authentic," Santoshi wonders aloud, as he prepares for the biggest challenge of his creatively fecund career. ... Full Review

Johnny Lever makes a rare television appearance to perform a side-splitting stand up routine. Music composers Adnan Sami and Alka Yagnik who recently won an MTV Asia award will also grace the screen. ... Full Review

Eight decades and 30,000 songs later her voice continues to inspire the nation. As Lata Mangeshkar turns 80 today, everyone in Bollywood queued up to wish her. ... Full Article

Both Parineeta and Laaga Chunari seem to be from a different era. Parineeta is a novel. It is a classic. Aditya (Chopra, producer) was nursing the idea of Laaga Chunari for 11 years. ... Full Article

A lot of us found you through pop music. Then we 'happened to discover' that you also sing classical... And many of us have been hooked ever since. ... Full Article

S he started her film career at the young age of 16. Ten years later, Aarti Chhabria has worked in almost 20 films, including Lajja, Awaara Pagal Deewana and Shootout At Lokhandwala . ... Full Article

A s Ramdulari in Lajja , Rekha proves one thing beyond doubt: Film queens don't fade away.They simply reinvent themselves.Every reinvention of Rekha has been a voyage of discovery for this ultimate glam-goddess. ... Full Article

A Madras city court, on August 31, stayed the release of Hindi film Lajja all over the country and outside till September 3, as the producers had 'failed' to repay loan commitments for its production. ... Full Article