Meherjaan
(2011)
★ 3.3 IMDb · 738 votes
Year: 2011
Runtime: 119 мин
Country: Bangladesh
Director: Rubaiyat Hossain
Cast: Jaya Bachchan, Victor Banerjee, Rahim Omar, Humayun Faridi, Amin Shaina, Khairul Alam Sabuj, Sharmili Ahmed, Azad Abul Kalam, Reetu Sattar, Nasima Selim
Plot
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.
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.