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"All it took was the first act of courage."

2015

1h 56m

7.3(94 votes)

Drama

Overview

In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.

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Production Companies

Blue Waters Motion Pictures

Ajay Devgn FFilms

Entertainment One

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Radhika Apte

Lajjo

Radhika Apte

Acting

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Rani

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Acting

Sayani Gupta

Champa

Sayani Gupta

Acting

Surveen Chawla

Bijli

Surveen Chawla

Acting

Adil Hussain

Mystic Lover

Adil Hussain

Acting

Sumeet Vyas

Kishan

Sumeet Vyas

Acting

Riddhi Sen

Gulab

Riddhi Sen

Acting

Lehar Khan

Janaki

Lehar Khan

Acting

Chandan Anand

Rajesh

Chandan Anand

Acting

Farrukh Jaffar

Janki's Grandma

Farrukh Jaffar

Acting

Mahesh Balraj

Manoj

Mahesh Balraj

Acting

Tanya Sachdeva

Rekha

No Image

Acting

Kamla Devi

Amma

No Image

Acting

Daddi Pandey

Sharma Ji

No Image

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