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PostPosted: Fri Sep 27, 2002 5:55 am 
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Movie Preview: Escape from Taliban

- by Viral Bhayani (eBolly.com)

SYNOPSIS:

Sushmita is the protagonist of the story. She stands for everything that women of today desire. Amidst this, Sushmita gets caught in the unforgiving world of the social crossfire of the dreaded Taliban - a word that even now evokes gruesome terrorist images internationally.

It all begins with the love of Sushmita who forsakes her religion, her society, her hierarchy, her standing and everything that a woman in love typically does for the sake of her love. The love of her life is a kabuliwallah - a tall, dashing and intelligent looking young man from Afghanistan who manages to weave the dream of a family together in the desert-sprangled hilly terrains near Kabul. So she leaves Kolkata, her hometown, to set up her own new life with her lover in Afghanistan.

On reaching her in-laws' place, her dreams start getting shattered, she is subjected to the same inhuman treatment that is meted out to numerous other women from the Taliban society. She learns a new meaning of womanhood... they are supposed to be born for the pleasure of men and to bear their children. She is not supposed to have a mind nor an identity of her own. In fact, things take a turn for the worst when she is introduced to her souten (husband's first wife) in bed.

Moreover, the rise of the fundamentalist. Taliban makes her life more horrendous. It is at this time that Sushmita's individuality comes to the fore. She starts protesting at the treatment being meted out to her day after day, night after night.

All this angers the Taliban so much that a fatwa-death sentence-is issued against her. When this happens, her real fight begins-she makes her way out of the clutches of the Taliban to freedom.

Ironically, it is the Afghani women who help her in her escape to freedom. How she becomes an icon for the rest of the womenfolk and how she is supported by a section of the Afghani womenfolk forms the underlying theme for the latter part of the story.

http://www.ebolly.com/previews/taliban.asp

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 27, 2002 12:48 pm 
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It's a great plot, worthy of a release for International audiences. The title "Escape from Taaliban" itself is very attractive as compared to "By Chance timely" blockbuster KANDHHAR. Plus, they have Miss Universe escaping from Taaliban.

I hope they make it in English as well.

Good Luck.

Rana



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Mr_Khiladi
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 27, 2002 1:25 pm 
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Sorry but I find the title 'Escape from Taliban' very off-putting. It seems quite laughable! It reminds me of the movie Escape from New York. Please, at least change the title, it sounds ver B-movie! It doesn't seem like a title you can take seriously.

btw, why is she called Sushmita in the film, isn't that a Hindu name? OK it says she forsakes her religion, so I guess she converts just for love. Well I know a few Afghani Hindu's and I don't think they're the type that would do that easily (more likely westernised indians would). I hope this isn't another film to stir up religious feelings...especially at a time like this.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2002 3:52 pm 
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rana wrote:
It's a great plot, worthy of a release for International audiences. The title "Escape from Taaliban" itself is very attractive as compared to "By Chance timely" blockbuster KANDHHAR. Plus, they have Miss Universe escaping from Taaliban.

I hope they make it in English as well.

Good Luck.

Rana

Saw a news clip of this movie.

The movie is being made in English. Hindi and other versions will be dubbed versions.

Leading lady is Manisha Koirala. Miss universe (Sushmita Sen)would have been more saleable for the western audience. But, Manisha has already done this kind of roles in Bombay and other films.
Looks like intresting Film.

Rana
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