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Escape from Taliban
ESCAPE FROM TALIBAN is about an Indian woman's
account of her life in Afghanistan, which was under the rule of
Taliban. Escape to Taliban
is an adaptation of Bengali author Sushmita
Bandopadhyaya's three autobiographical volumes
Kabuliwalar
Bangali Bou, Taliban Afghani O Aami and Ek Barno Mithye Noi.
The book has sold more than 1.5 million
copies worldwide.
 Sushmita
[Manisha Koirala] is a young woman from India who falls in love with
a handsome Afghani. Abandoning country, community and family, she
follows him to his homeland. Jaanbaz [Nawab Khan], her husband,
eagerly describes the wonderful life they will share and the family
they will raise in the hilly terrain near Kabul.
In Afghanistan, Sushmita is confronted with a horrific new reality.
Under the rule of the Taliban, Sushmita's individuality and spirit
are crushed as she is forced to be compliant and meek.
At first, Sushmita's love for Jaanbaz makes the ill-treatment
bearable. But one night, Sushmita discovers her husband's terrible
secret and realizes that he, too, has considered her little more
than a commodity all along. The love she thought they shared turns
out to be a lie.
Trapped in a loveless marriage, Sushmita makes an unlikely and
courageous decision. She resolves to reclaim her lost freedom or die
trying.
Verdict: ESCAPE FROM
TALIBAN is engaging to an extent, but has some loopholes in its
script that dilutes the overall impact
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