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Laila Majnu

2018 · 139 min

A sweeping, tragic romance that grows increasingly intense and haunting, blending passionate love with mental unraveling.

Directed by
Sajid Ali
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Triptii Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Parmeet Sethi
Overview
Laila is a free-spirited girl from a conservative family who firmly believes in living for the present. Qais, a spoilt brat, falls head over heels in love with her. Their families, however, are warring over property, which leads to self-destruction, pain and bleeding hearts.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Sajid Ali
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Triptii Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Parmeet Sethi
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • madness
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance9
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Sajid Ali
Written by
Imtiaz Ali, Sajid Ali
Starring
Triptii Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Parmeet Sethi, Benjamin Gilani, Sumit Kaul, Sahiba Bali, Abrar Qazi, Mir Sarwar
Music
Niladri Kumar, Joi Barua
Cinematography
Sayak Bhattacharya
Runtime
139 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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