Lajwanti

Lajwanti (1958) : Brief Review -

An extremely matured family drama for 50s bollywood which holds powerful feminist perspective too. While watching Lajwanti, i wanted to call it a powerful feminist drama until it turned into a complete family in the second half. That still didn't let me forget how powerful feminist perspectives it showcased earlier so i think that's something which separates Lajwanti from other typical family dramas of old bollywood. The film is about Kavita, a loyal housewife, who is wrongly accused for illicite activities by her husband and society had to leave the house and her daughter. Soon after she leaves, the husband realises his mistake and tries to reconcile but fate has planned something different for them. After 10 years they reconcile but only to see bad implications on their daughter. Lajwanti presents the leading lady in very powerful avatar which was missing in family dramas of that time. We used to see only crying and enduring faces then, but thankfully Lajwanti shows us the sensibile, motivating and fighter side of a woman. On the other side, it brings maturity in that immature character of a daughter which is again a very sensible move and quite progressive idea too. Nargis never fails to deliver the promises and Lajwanti is no different. She is fab as Kavita in every scene. The child artist Kumari Naaz gives a remarkable performance that will be remembered for years. How confident she was and how matured her acting skills were. Balraj Sahni is good as always, this man never disappoints. Lajwanti has nice situational music, fine dialogues, high-end emotions of matured sense and great direction of Narendra Suri. Overall, Lajwanti is a Classic combo of Family Drama and Powerful Woman orientation. A deserving National Award.

RATING - 8/10*

By - #samthebestest.