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
Radhakrishan
Pyare Mohan (as Radha Kishen)
Prabhu Dayal
Actor
Manorama
Mrs. Godabri Mohan
Narendra Suri
Director
Sachin Bhowmick
Writer
Mumtaz Begum
Jamuna (as Mumtaz)
Leela Mishra
Nirmal's Sister (as Leela Misra)
Mohan Segal
Producer
Mohan Sehgal
Producer
Sachin Dev Burman
Composer
Daya Devi
(as Dayadevi)
Kamal Dukhia
(as Kamal Dukhiya)
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)
Sudhendu Roy
Art Direction
M.N. Malhotra
Cinematography
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 8, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 38m
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).