Damini

Name: Damini
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Released: 1993-01-01

1993 film by Rajkumar Santoshi

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Also known as Damini – Lightning

Released: 1993
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
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Producer: Aly Morani
Cast: Rishi Kapoor
, Sunny Deol
, Meenakshi Seshadri
, Vijayendra Ghatge
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Genre: drama film
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Country of origin: India
Original language: Hindi
Composer: Nadeem-Shravan

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Damini (transl. Lightning) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed and co-written by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film stars Meenakshi Seshadri in the titular role, Rishi Kapoor, Amrish Puri and Sunny Deol, along with Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Paresh Rawal. Aamir Khan makes a special appearance. The story revolves around Damini who witnesses her housemaid being raped by her brother-in-law and his friends. Despite facing many obstacles, she strives to get justice for herself with the help of her husband and Govind, a lawyer. The film is considered one of the best woman-centric films ever made in Bollywood.

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Performer: Nadeem-Shravan
Distribution format: video on demand

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