Meherjaan (2011)

A film about loving the other. This film critiques certain pitfalls of nationalism that create conditions to justify war, killing and violence. 'Meherjaan' attempts to offer an aesthetic solution to war and violence.

Director:

Rubaiyat Hossain

Writer:

Rubaiyat Hossain

Stars:

Jaya Bachchan, Victor Banerjee, Omar Rahim

15 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jaya Bachchan	...	Meher (as Jaya Bhaduri)
Victor Banerjee	...	Khwaja Saheb
Omar Rahim	...	Wasim Khan
Shayna Amin	...	Young Meher
Humayun Faridi	...	Khonkar
Khairul Alam Sabuj	...	Meher's Father
Sharmili Ahmed	...	Meher's Mother
Azad Abul Kalam	...	Sumon
Reetu Abdus Sattar	...	Neela
Nasima Selim	...	Sarah
Rubaiyat Hossain	...	Salma
Ashique Mostafa	...	Shimul
Shatabdi Wadud	...	Khalil
Iqbal Sultan	...	Captain Baset
Monira Mithu	...	Aunt Mithu

Storyline

During the war in 1971, Meher falls in love with a soldier from the enemy side. When her love is discovered, she is shamed and silenced by her family and society. Today 38 years after the war, Meher has a visitor she cannot turn down. Sarah-a 'war-child,' Meher's cousin Neela's daughter, who was given away for adoption has come back to piece together her past. Together, these two women must re-tell history through their stories in order to cut through the stigmas and walk into light.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | south asian | lesbian affair | loving the other | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was withdrawn from the movie theaters on Bangladesh due to the objections of different groups of people.

User Reviews

Absolute Rubbish; this flick deserves to be in the sewers...

One of the worst movies in the history of Bangladesh. The movie spreads a blatant LIE of unfathomable magnitude. The director, according to various reports is an ISI-funded activist with the political agenda of confusing a wider new-generation audience. Absolute distortion of historical facts have been depicted, and a heinous effort of misleading the perception of unaware audience is apparent. People from all spheres with slightest knowledge regarding the Liberation War of Bangladesh have condemned this blunder of a movie. Thousands have voiced their frustrations regarding the movie content and how it might be viewed as utterly shameless 'Goebbelsian Propaganda'.

My advice: "Do not even think of wasting time watching this utter rubbish. And if you really do, please do not conceive the LIES the director systematically portrayed"

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Bangladesh

Language:

Bengali English Urdu

Release Date:

21 January 2011 (Bangladesh)

Filming Locations:

Bangladesh

Company Credits

Production Co:

Era Motion Pictures, Khona Talkies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1