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| name = Escape From Taliban | | name = Escape From Taliban | ||
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| Escape From Taliban | |
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| File:Escape From Taliban 2004 DVD cover.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ujjal Chattopadhyaya |
| Produced by | Ashok Khemka Vijay Nopany |
| Written by | Sushmita Banerjee (book A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife) Ujjal Chattopadhyaya (screenplay) Shubhrajyoti (dialogue) |
| Starring | Manisha Koirala Nawab Shah (actor) |
| Music by | Babul Bose |
| Cinematography | Vivek Banerjee |
| Edited by | Ujjal Nandi |
Release date |
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Running time | 166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi Urdu English |
Escape From Taliban is a 2003 Indian film directed by Ujjal Chattopadhyaya. The film is based on the story A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife by Sushmita Banerjee, who fled Afghanistan in 1995 after six years of living there with her Afghan husband.[1] During that time, the Taliban issued a death sentence for her because she refused to abide by their rule on converting to Islam.[2] Sushmita Banerjee, whose book inspired this movie, was shot dead by suspected Taliban militants in Afghanistan in September 2013.[3]
Plot
This story based on the story of Sushmita Bannerjee, a Bengali Brahmin woman, who was married to an Afghan businessman in 1989, shifted to Afghanistan in the same year and later fled back to India in 1995 to escape the Taliban.
Cast
- Manisha Koirala as Sushmita Banerjee/Sayed Kamal
- Nawab Shah as Jaanbaaz
- Vinita Malik as Abu
- Prithvi Zutshi as Dranai Chacha
- Alyy Khan as Abdul Malik
Music
| Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Aye Jaane Jaa" | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| "Titli Si Ud Chali" | Alka Yagnik, Sana Aziz |
| "Jeete Hain Yahan" | Sneha Pant, Kumar Sanu |
| "Jeete Hain Yahan" (Arabic) | Chorus |
| "Kahan Se Aate Hain" | Asha Bhonsle |
| "Rimil Baba" | Sadhana Sargam, Babul Supriyo, Sonu Nigam |
References
- ↑ Chandrika Narayan; Masoud Popalzai (5 September 2013). "Afghan militants target, kill female author, police say". CNN.
- ↑ Jeevan Vasagar. "Direct from Bollywood: Taliban the musical." The Guardian. 19 February 2003.
- ↑ "Indian Author Sushmita Banerjee killed by Taliban in Afghanistan". Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links
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