Lajwanti (1958)
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.
- Date of release
- 1958-06-08
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 2h 38m
- Director
- Narendra Suri
Casting
- Nargis — Kavita
- Balraj Sahni — Nirmal Kumar
- Kumari Naaz — Renu (as Baby Naaz)
- Prabhu Dayal
- Radhakrishan — Pyare Mohan (as Radha Kishen)
- Manorama — Mrs. Godabri Mohan
- Kusum Thakur
- Mumtaz Begum — Jamuna (as Mumtaz)
- Leela Mishra — Nirmal's Sister (as Leela Misra)
- Nazir Kashmiri
- Amrit Kumar
- Krishna Duggal
Interesting facts
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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