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Escape From Taleban (General Movie ,)  Starring
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Synopsis
“Escape from Taleban” is the true story of a Bengali woman Sushmita Bandhopadhyaya, who married an Afghan national, and was subjected
to many atrocities by Taleban in Afghanistan. The film, starring Manisha Koirala in the lead role, tells vividly the story of her
escape from Afghanistan and her journey back to India.
Sushmita (Manisha Koirala) lives in downtown Kolkata. She marries an Afghani named Jaanbaaz Khan (Nawab Khan). She is madly in love
with him.
After some prodding by Jaanbaz, Sushmita agrees to leave her country and go with him to Afghanistan and settle there in a small town
Sarana, near Kabul. Once in Sarana, Sushmita’s nightmare begins when she, like other Afghan women, becomes the victim of subjugation
under the Taleban rule. She is forced to wear the Burqa and also compelled to convert to Islam.
Soon Sushmita decides to fight the Taleban hegemony and flee to India. Easier said than done. It takes her more than five years to
overcome the difficulties that lie in her way. At times circumstances even force her to pick up the gun.
“Escape to Taleban” is based on Sushmita Bandhopadhyaya’s heart-rending accounts of life under Taleban in her autobiographical novels
“Kabuliwalar Bengali Bau” and “Afghan O’ Ami”.
Review
Directed by U. Chatterjee, ‘Escape From Taleban’ is a gripping story of an oppressed woman who raises her voice against the atrocities
of Taliban.
Manisha gives a mature performance playing the subjugated housewife of an Afghan. With quicksilver ease the actress brings about on
screen the transformation of a simple girl to an oppressed wife and subsequently to a woman who loses faith in her husband and raises
arms against her oppressors.
Although the film has its flaws, what sets it apart from Bollywood’s kitschy fare is the realistic treatment of the subject. The
costumes, sets, and the dialogues in the film are quite authentic. The film also takes a viewer into the customs and lifestyle of
Afghani people.
‘Escape to Taleban’ will appeal to serious viewers who appreciate cinematic sensibilities more than puerile Bollywood dramas.