Maine Jeena Seekh Liya(1982)

Storyline

Shankar marries the uneducated Lajjo to please his mother, but he is unhappy with her. He moves to Bombay for work and ignores his family. When Lajjo comes to the city to find him, he wants to send her away so he can pursue a relationship with another woman.

“A simple wife learns to live in a city of strangers.”

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Cast & Crew

Trivia

• The film was directed by Bhisham Kohli, who was better known as a cinematographer for films like 'Bobby' and 'Prem Rog'.
• It was one of the earliest major film roles for actress Padmini Kolhapure, who was a popular child star transitioning to adult roles.
• The movie's title translates to 'I Have Learned to Live', reflecting the female protagonist's journey of self-reliance.
• The story critiques the tradition of not educating girls, a social issue in parts of India during that era.
• The film was not a major commercial success, overshadowed by bigger hits of 1982 like 'Namak Halaal' and 'Shakti'.
• Actor Mithun Chakraborty, who plays Shankar, was at the peak of his 'disco dancer' fame around this time.
• The plot of an uneducated village wife adjusting to city life was a common theme in 1980s Hindi cinema.