Lajwanti (1958)
2h 38m
Running Time
June 8, 1958Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Nargis
Kavita
Balraj Sahni
Nirmal Kumar
Kumari Naaz
Renu (as Baby Naaz)
Prabhu Dayal
Radhakrishan
Pyare Mohan (as Radha Kishen)
Prabhu Dayal
Actor
Manorama
Mrs. Godabri Mohan
Kusum Thakur
Mumtaz Begum
Jamuna (as Mumtaz)
Leela Mishra
Nirmal's Sister (as Leela Misra)
Nazir Kashmiri
Amrit Kumar
Sachin Bhowmick
Writer
Daya Devi
(as Dayadevi)
Kamal Dukhia
(as Kamal Dukhiya)
Mohan Sehgal
Producer
Praveen Paul
Head Mistress (as Pravin Paul)
Master Anwar
Dulari Mohan
Prithviraj Kapoor
(as Prithiviraj)
Sheila Kashmiri
(as Sheela Kashmiri)
Brahm Bhardwaj
Doctor (uncredited)
Chand Burke
Actress (uncredited)
Tun Tun
Herself (uncredited)
Narendra Suri
Director
Sachin Dev Burman
Music
Pratap Dave
Editor
N.M. Aytoda
Assistant Art Director
Essa M. Suratwala
Sound Recordist
Sunder Lal
Makeup Artist
Salma
Hairstylist
M.N. Malhotra
Cinematography
Shivram Salvi
Costume Designer
Sudhendu Roy
Art Direction
Mohan Segal
Producer
Janu Modak
Assistant Makeup Artist
Surendra Shailaj
Assistant Director
Manjula Vijayakumar
Krishna Duggal
Ramlal
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 8, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 38m
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Wiki.
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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