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Damini – Lightning is a 1993 Indian crime drama film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi starring Meenakshi Seshadri in the title role alongside Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Tinu Anand, Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles and Aamir Khan in a special appearance. The story is of how a woman fights against society for justice. The film is considered to be one of the best woman-centric films ever made in Bollywood.
Original Release
04/30/1993
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Meenakshi Sheshadri | Damini Gupta |
| Rishi Kapoor | Shekhar Gupta |
| Sunny Deol | Govind |
| Amrish Puri | Indrajit Chaddha / Indrajit Chaddha (Scheming Lawyer) |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Mr Gupta / Mr. Gupta (Shekhar's dad) |
| Rohini Hattangadi | Mrs Sumitra Gupta / Mrs. Sumitra Gupta (Shekhar's mom) |
| Prajakta Dighe | Urmi - Maid Servant |
| Vijayendra Ghatge | Inspector Kadam |
| Ashwin Kaushal | Rakesh Gupta |
| Viju Khote | Mangesh |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Meenakshi Sheshadri | Damini Gupta |
| Rishi Kapoor | Shekhar Gupta |
| Sunny Deol | Govind |
| Amrish Puri | Indrajit Chaddha / Indrajit Chaddha (Scheming Lawyer) |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Mr Gupta / Mr. Gupta (Shekhar's dad) |
| Rohini Hattangadi | Mrs Sumitra Gupta / Mrs. Sumitra Gupta (Shekhar's mom) |
| Prajakta Dighe | Urmi - Maid Servant |
| Vijayendra Ghatge | Inspector Kadam |
| Ashwin Kaushal | Rakesh Gupta |
| Viju Khote | Mangesh |
| Paresh Rawal | Mr. Bajaj |
| Aamir Khan | Himself / Self |
| Anjan Srivastav | Chandrakant (Damini's dad) |
| Suhas Bhalekar | |
| Tinnu Anand | Shekhar's Uncle |
| Sulabha Arya | Shekhar's aunt |
| Anu Dhawan | |
| Madhav Moghe | |
| Achyut Potdar | Commissioner of Police |
| Vishwajeet Pradhan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Aly Morani | Producer |
| Karim Morani | Producer |
| Bunty Soorma | Producer |
