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Harij Weds Sajili

Harij Weds Sajili

18m•Comedy•Drama

A young bride trapped in a perilous arranged marriage in suburban India, fakes her suicide with the help of a sex worker to reclaim her freedom from being yet another victim of a dowry murder.

Harij, a newlywed, is eager for dowry gifts that never arrive, while his wife Sajili, trapped in an unwanted marriage, detests his insatiable appetite for intimacy. Harij, frustrated by her reluctance, enlists Leila, a bold and pragmatic sex worker, to "train" Sajili in "marital duties". What begins as an unorthodox intervention, spiral into a sinister plot when Leila uncovers Harij’s chilling plans for dowry-related murder. And Leila is no ordinary bystander. Viewed by society through a lens of stigma, she steps into the role of a protector. In a clever twist, Leila offers Sajili a dangerous escape—faking her suicide and framing Harij. Can Sajili escape the patriarchal nightmare, claiming her independence, her hidden dowry, and her lover, leaving Harij and his greed exposed?

Prataya Saha · Director

Angela Page · Writer

Angela Page · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime18m
LanguageEN
Release Date—
Budget$15,000

Actors

Anshulika Kapoor

Anshulika Kapoor

Leila

Hridaan Saraswat

Harij

Rutpanna Aishwarya

Rutpanna Aishwarya

Sajili

Maneesh Verma

Harij's Father

Ashish Athawle

Raj

lakshmi karthik

Nira

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