Meherjaan [SEP] country of origin
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)
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of other senior officials.
"Meherjaan".
Rahman wrote the initial screenplay for the feature-length film, "Meherjaan", but he left the project because of creative differences, and the screenplay was completed by Rubaiyat Hossain.
"Guerilla".
The film "Guerrilla" received ten Jatio Chalachitra Purushkar or National Awards, two of which were for the screenplay and dialog written by Rahman and his co-writer Nasiruddin Yusuf. Because of a disagreement with the director Rahman left Guerrilla during the production.
"Atrocity