Lajwanti

Lajwanti is a 1958 Indian drama film directed by Narendra Suri. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or for Best Film. The film was remade in Tamil as Engal Selvi (1960).

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Film · TMDB

6.8

Having been unjustly accused of having an affair, a dutiful and loving wife is thrown out of the house by her husband and forced to abandon her baby. When mother and child are eventually reunited, the mother faces an uphill struggle to regain the love of her daughter.

Released: 1958-06-08158 minDir: Narendra Suri

Cast

Nargis as Kavita
Balraj Sahni as Nirmal Kumar
Kumari Naaz as Renu (as Baby Naaz)
Prabhu Dayal
Radhakrishan as Pyare Mohan (as Radha Kishen)
Manorama as Mrs. Godabri Mohan

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Ratings

IMDb

7.5/10

59 votes

Year: 1959
Runtime: 120 min
Genres: Drama, Family
Rated: Not Rated
Awards: 1 nomination

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: India
Original language: Hindi
Cast member: Balraj Sahni
Composer: Sachin Dev Burman

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publication date: 1958-01-01
title: लाजवंती
color: black-and-white

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Cast
Soundtrack
Awards
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==Cast== Balraj Sahni as Nirmal Kumar Nargis as Mrs. Kavita Kumar Naaz as Renu Radhakrishan as Pyare Mohan Manorama as Mrs. Godavari Mumtaz Begum as Jamna Leela Mishra as Nirmal's Sister

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