Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence

Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001)

Daman

A Victim of Marital Violence

The Saikia family are an extremely wealthy family in Assam. The two sons of the family are Sanjay (Sayaji Shinde) and Sunil Saikia (Sanjay Suri). The latter being the kinder of the two whilst the former is very hot-tempered and has occasional mood swings. The parents decide to get him married to Durga (Raveena Tandon), a lower caste girl from a poor family, thinking she will be able to cope with Sanjay's temper. Sanjay initially refuses to marry Durga, but when his mother threatens to cut him off from the family will he relents. Thus, Durga marries Sanjay and looks forward to her new life. From day one, Durga is subjected to physical and mental harm by her husband.

Date of release
2001-05-04
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Drama
Director
Kalpana Lajmi

Casting

Interesting facts

Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kalpana Lajmi released on 4 May 2001. The lead actress, Raveena Tandon, won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Durga Saikia. The film follows the story of a battered wife. The film was distributed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It marked the debut of singer Shaan as an actor.

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