The Great Escape - English

Sushmita Banerjee is the story of a young Bengali girl who moves to Afghanistan after marrying a Pathan. Defying her parents, Sushmita elopes to her husband's hometown only to discover that he is already married! He soon abandons her and leaves for Calcutta. Sushmita tries to rebuild her life in the tiny hamlet of Afghanistan by starting a small clinic, where she treats Afghani women. However, with the rise of the Taliban, the clinic is forcefully shut and Sushmita is punished for defying religious laws.