Set in the backdrop of Assam, a state in the north eastern part of India, the film portrays the conservative pan Indian socio cultural life where the women are subject to domestic violence. The Saikia family are extremely wealthy. 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. To add insult to injury, he spends their wedding night with a prostitute called Chameli. Durga continues to be tortured by her husband and after a drunken night he rapes her.

Starring

Raveena Tandon, Sayaji Shinde, Sanjay Suri, more..

Director

Kalpana Lajmi

Language

Hindi

Genre

Release Date

Fri May, 04 2001

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Raveena Tandon

... Durga

Sayaji Shinde

... Sanjay Saikia

Sanjay Suri

... Sunil Saikia

Raima Sen

... Deepa

Bharti Jaffrey

... Laxmi Goswami

Kalpana Lajmi

... Story / Writers

Anirban

... Editor

Jatinder Sharma

... Cinematography

Bijoice Verghese

... Cinematography