Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence

Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence

Drama | May 4, 2001

The Saikia family are an extremely wealthy family in Assam. The two sons of the family are Sanjay (Sayaji Shinde) and Sunil Saikia (Sanjay Suri). The latter being the kinder of the two whilst the former is very hot-tempered and has occasional mood swings. The parents decide to get him married to Durga (Raveena Tandon), a lower caste girl from a poor family, thinking she will be able to cope with Sanjay's temper. Sanjay initially refuses to marry Durga, but when his mother threatens to cut him off from the family will he relents. Thus, Durga marries Sanjay and looks forward to her new life. From day one, Durga is subjected to physical and mental harm by her husband.

Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence

Drama | May 4, 2001

Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
The Saikia family are an extremely wealthy family in Assam. The two sons of the family are Sanjay (Sayaji Shinde) and Sunil Saikia (Sanjay Suri). The latter being the kinder of the two whilst the former is very hot-tempered and has occasional mood swings. The parents decide to get him married to Durga (Raveena Tandon), a lower caste girl from a poor family, thinking she will be able to cope with Sanjay's temper. Sanjay initially refuses to marry Durga, but when his mother threatens to cut him off from the family will he relents. Thus, Durga marries Sanjay and looks forward to her new life. From day one, Durga is subjected to physical and mental harm by her husband.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers National Film Development Corporation of India
Original title Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
Directors Kalpana Lajmi
Writers Kalpana Lajmi

Cast

Raveena Tandon

as Durga Saikia

Sayaji Shinde

as Sanjay Saikia

Sanjay Suri

as Sunil Saikia

Raima Sen

as Deepa Saikia

Ranjan Koshal

as Sailen Mahanta

Bharti Jaffrey

as Laxmi Goswami

Shaan

as Kaushik Naath

Nipon Goswami

as Surya Narayan Goswami

Kalpana Barua

as Chameli

Ishaan Barua

as Bisnu Prasad Saikia

Girija Das

as Mukut Saikia

Indira Bania

as Sardar

Jharna Bishaya

as Putoli

Dinesh Bishaya

as Naren

Chetana Das

as House Servant

Monalisa

as Dancer

Shaan Mukherjee

as Kaushik Nath