Harij Weds Sajili
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.
18 mins
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?
Angela Page
Producer
Angela Page
Writer
Subha Dey
Director of Photography
Gautam Palakki
Editor
Ankush Deva
Assistant Director of Photography
Benu Bina Banik
Assistant Decorator
Angela Page
Screenplay
Apurv Prasanna
Sound Designer
Adrian Valentine Rodriguez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andreas Brückl
Color Grading
yashika routray
Colorist
Neil Chatterjee
Graphic Designer