India / Jun 08, 1958
2h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mumtaz Begum | Jamuna (as Mumtaz) |
| Leela Mishra | Nirmal's Sister (as Leela Misra) |
| Nazir Kashmiri | |
| Amrit Kumar | |
| Krishna Duggal | |
| Daya Devi | (as Dayadevi) |
| Ramlal | |
| Kamal Dukhia | (as Kamal Dukhiya) |
| Manjula Vijayakumar | |
| 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) |
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lajwanti |
| Original language | हिन्दी (HI) |
| Spoken languages | हिन्दी |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 8 giugno 1958 |
| Production | Mohan Segal |
| Editing | Pratap Dave |
| Cinematography | M.N. Malhotra |
| Assistant directors | Surendra Shailaj, Narendra Suri |
| Production design | Sudhendu Roy, N.M. Aytoda |
| Art direction | Sudhendu Roy, N.M. Aytoda |
| Set decoration | Sudhendu Roy, N.M. Aytoda |
| Music | Sachin Dev Burman, Essa M. Suratwala |
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| Sound | Sachin Dev Burman, Essa M. Suratwala |
| Costume design | Shivram Salvi, Sunder Lal, Janu Modak, Salma |
| Makeup | Sunder Lal, Janu Modak, Salma, Shivram Salvi |
| Hairstyling | Sunder Lal, Janu Modak, Salma, Shivram Salvi |
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