Meherjaan

Meherjaan is the feature-length début film of Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain. The film was pulled from theatres due to the hostile response of some segments of the audience after its release in January 2011. Meherjaan claims to be a women's "feminine" re-visiting of the Bangladesh Independence War with Pakistan in 1971, while many feel discomfort with the deconstructive representation of the '71 conflict. Cast Jaya Bachchan as Meher Victor Banerjee as Khwaja Saheb (Grandfather) Omar Rahim as Wasim Khan (Pakistani Soldier) Shaina Amin as Young Meher Reetu A Sattar as Neela (Birangona/Freedom fighter) Azad Abul Kalam as Shumon (Communist Party worker) Humayun Faridi as Khonker (Razakar) Sharmili Ahmed as Meher's Mother Khairul Alam Sabuj as Meher's Father Monira Mithu as Meher's Aunt Nasima Selim as Sarah (Warchild) Rubaiyat Hossain as Salma Ashique Mostafa as Shimul (Freedom fighter) Shatabdi Wadud as Khalil Iqbal Sultan as Major Baset (Pakistani Major) Rifat Chowdhury as Arup Arup Rahee as Rahee Rajeev Ahmed as Sami Tansina Shawan as Joba (Freedom Fighter) Festivals and awards Meherjaan has been participated in many film festivals including Kolkata Film Festival, Festival International de Films de Fribourg, Festival de Cine de Bogotá,Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay, London Asian Film Festival, Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema.