Damini - Lightning(1993)
Damini - Lightning (1993) is a 175-minute Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. With a rating of 6.1/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1993.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1993
- Director
- Rajkumar Santoshi
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 55m
- Rating
- 6.1/10
Storyline
A young woman witnesses her wealthy brother-in-law commit a violent crime. When her own family, including her husband, tries to silence her, she leaves home. With the help of a disgraced, alcoholic lawyer, she fights to bring the victim justice.
“A woman risks everything to expose a family's dark secret.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Damini - Lightning
Cast reunions in this film: Meenakshi Seshadri & Sunny Deol (5 films together), Meenakshi Seshadri & Rishi Kapoor (3 films together), Sunny Deol & Rajkumar Santoshi (3 films together), and Meenakshi Seshadri & Rajkumar Santoshi (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title was originally 'Damini: The Lightning' to symbolize her sudden and powerful impact.
- Actor Sunny Deol improvised the famous 'Tareekh pe tareekh' courtroom dialogue, which became iconic.
- Meenakshi Seshadri, who played Damini, was pregnant during parts of the filming but it was cleverly hidden.
- The role of the drunkard lawyer was first offered to Nana Patekar before Amrish Puri was cast.
- The film's success led to real-life discussions about legal reforms for victims of sexual assault in India.
- Director Rajkumar Santoshi drew inspiration from real-life cases of women fighting for justice in the 1980s.
- The movie's climax courtroom scene was shot in a single take to maintain emotional intensity.