Meherjaan

It is a totally bad movie based upon all the lies. Do not watch this movie. In this movie the director did not actually explain the true scenario of our independence war. That was not only a simple riot that was a 9months long war to achieve our independence from brutal Pakistani army. Pakistani army raped 3million women from age of 6 to 65 during the war and killer more than 10 million people. There is no mention about this. The director tried to give just her own opinion which is all based on lies. Really feeling ashamed to say she is a Bangladeshi, i wish we don't have this type of person in our country. So people do not waste your time watching this.

Meherjaan is more about the war of different ideologies than the actual combats that took place in 1971 Bangladesh. The interactions among Freedom fighters, the communists and the seekers of reconciliation showed this dilemma very well. The story is told from a perspective that was never seen in any previous 1971 movies, the dilemma of social leaders, the fact that people did not cease to be human beings just because a war is happening and they belong to a particular side of the battle. As far as love is concerned, the image of "the Knight and his girl" portrays the teenage emotions which disregards the surrounding realities. There are some memorable scenes in Meherjan, e.g. the scene when Wasim leaves the village in a boat for ever; or when Meher comes to the window to see his imprisoned lover. The cinematography in this film is generally good, and great at some points. The Baul music used in some scenes were helpful to understand the emotions of the characters. Victor Banarjee have done a wonderful acting as the Grandpa. But some conspicuous flaws prevented this film from becoming a great one. The costume of the female characters was not consistent with the time of the story. Very recent styles of dialog and pronunciation were used by the characters of 1971 Bangladesh. The acting of the two romantic leads were not up to the mark. The chemistry between Meher and Wasim were not allowed to be shown before the audience. I have rated this movie 6/10 which is way higher than other contemporary Bangla films. If you are tired of the same typical stories of war, go watch this movie to see something new.

when there are only few movies about the historical war in 1971, this kind of movie will confused everyone. The director should be ashamed for it. there are many historical event about 1971, how many of them are focused already? still we cry when we read the true story from freedom fighter. this kind of movie can be made after making 1000 positive movie about our war. then people can accept it as a story. this is a propaganda and a chance to commit their act by a movie. the director tell that she is a daughter of a freedom fighter, then what about her grandfather? people of Bnagladesh know about them very well. rather it is unexpected to get a movie like this in this time when the government is for the freedom fighter. shame on you Ms director and also to your father.

My 2 cents 1- Most reviewers have not seen the movie 2- hey are running amok by passion thats clouding what the director is trying to show (words like ISI, Pakistani propaganda and giving a history about Bangladesh war) 3- Director is not glorifying Pakistan army! Even that army and its people consider 1971 war an ill fated and bad move. 4-Director simply is depicting human emotions that can be varied even at times of war, one can fall for the enemy! 5- Just take it as a story and do not extrapolate it don't bring your opinions about sex slavery and stuff those have been well documented in books, read them! 6- Put your unbiased goggles on, take a sip of Anti-passion tea and watch the movie!

As the 40th anniversary of the 1971 war approaches, the Bangladeshi government has set up an International Crimes Tribunal to investigate the atrocities of that era. There has been a denial by "certain political groups" of the history of the war, and a failure to account for the crimes of sexual violence against women," said Sara Hossain to NY times, a human rights lawyer based in Dhaka. The director just admitted Mrs. Hossain thoughts. Director successfully failed to show the experiences of women — the independence fighters, the victims of rape, the widows — during the war and more importantly the violence, sexual assault they experienced rarely acknowledged in this movie. "As a young teenager in 1971, I had heard a lot about female university students, young village girls and women being raped and held captive, effectively forced into sexual slavery, in the military cantonment. But after the war, very soon, one heard nothing more," said Irene Khan, former secretary general of Amnesty International in NY times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/world/asia/25iht-letter.html) where as writer intentionally regret this fact. Bangladesh is only now grappling with war crimes — and with great difficulty, given the way the issue is mired in the politics of religious fundamentalist parties. The gender dimension of the atrocities is not fully acknowledged, nor is the huge contribution that women made to the liberation struggle as fighters and supporters in Meherjaan. "Rape in Bangladesh had hardly been restricted to beauty," Brownmiller writes. "Girls of eight and grandmothers of seventy-five had been sexually assaulted ... Pakistani soldiers had not only violated Bengali women on the spot; they abducted tens of hundreds and held them by force in their military barracks for nightly use." Some women may have been raped as many as eighty times in a night (Brownmiller, p. 83). How many died from this atrocious treatment, and how many more women were murdered as part of the generalized campaign of destruction and slaughter, can only be guessed at. These are the facts, history and proud of Bangladesh. By twisting all of these facts the director just slapped us and Bangladesh. Finally, I thanked Bangladesh govt. to ban this movie. I would not recommend to any people to watch it because they will learn the wrong history, facts of Bangladesh of 1971 and the unforgettable contribution what was done by our sister, mother and wife.