Original subtitles

She won't give in. - Don't make matters worse

All of you go. You go too

''Sahib Kamal, come here... you don't understand this''

''l haven't said anything wrong, Abu. l'd like to see what he's here for''

How dare the infidel woman challenge me?

l'll fix her. l'm going to kill her

''Please don't do that, Asam. Sahib Kamal, don't say a word''

''Why did you stop? Uncle, l'd like to see...''

and l'd like everyone to know how you beat up a woman

''Besides, l'm a kafir, and you are a true Mussalman. So go on, hit me''

''Hush, Sahib Kamal''

''Uncle Asam, don't call her kafir''

She's part of our family

(Exorcism spells in Arabic)

''(The verses are recited to exorcise possession by evil spirits)''

''Allah, have mercy''

Samala... hold on

''Samala, be brave''

Call Sahib Kamal. Go fetch Sahib Kamal

You fooll Bloody oafl

Are you a doctor? You treat a woman as if she's an animall

Why must you play with innocent lives when you know nothing at all?

What's that woman telling me? ls she trying to teach mel

''Doesn't she know l am a healer? - Healer, my footl''

You're a bloody fraudl You killed herl

She was in pain. l was only trying to help her

l'm not letting you off easily. You will pay for this

Do what you want to do

Stop itl Pleasel

''Sahib Kamal, my daughter is no more''

No one can bring my daughter back

Stop fighting

An infidel Kafirl

''Abu, no one can bring her back''

l'm so sorry

But l will try my best to see that women get proper treatment

''Abu, will you help me open a dispensary here?''

''l will, Sahib Kamal''

l will help

''ln this endeavour, l will surely help you, Sahib Kamal''

Samala died... but her death gave us a new direction

''With Abu's help, l set up a dispensary for women''

My Father's friend had got me acquainted with medicines

''ln these hilly interiors, that experienced helped''

Jaanbaz hasn't come home for 3 days. l don't know his whereabouts

These days he tells me nothing

Stopl

Stop or we will shoot

Shootl

''Where are you going? - Where are you going, Sahib Kamal?''

''The Taliban has killed Jaanbaz. - No, you've been dreaming''

Jaanbaz... has gone to lndia

What...?

When? Why? - To make money for the family

But why didn't he tell me? - He didn't? l never knew that

She...

You knew it?

Then why didn't you tell me?

He promised you that he wouldn't see me

But he had come

l... l'm pregnant

Jaanbaz left

Jaanbaz left... and he left me all alone

''And with that, l lost my last hope of returning''

What did Jaanbaz offer me? A miserable lifel And insults

''For all my love for him, this is all l got from him''

Where are you? l'm lonely here...

''bereft of support, bereft of love''

Sadgi was suffering labour pains

But none cared

Every one was happy celebrating. Gulbibi had delivered

Sadgi was pregnant even before she married

But she wasn't immoral. lt was Kala's baby

''But as per Afghan customs, such a baby is a bastard''

As a result she was looked down upon and her life was made miserable

Everything will be fine

Your baby... she's so beautiful. Look

What good is it? No one needs her

No one will love her

''Sadgi, would you do me a favour?''

''Let me adopt your daughter, please''

l lost my baby

''Sahib Kamal, by the Holy Koran l swear...''

''from now on, this baby...''

belongs to you

Thank you... thank you very much

''From now on, you are my daughter''

And l'm going to call you Tinni

You dare back answer me?

l'll kill youl - Stop itl Don't hit her

Why are you hitting her?

Asked for tea... l don't give on time. He beat me

Take thisl

l'll fix youl

You villainl You beastl - Don'tl Stop itl

Shameless wretchl You dare hit a woman?

Who do you think you are? How dare you hit her?

How dare you hit my brotherl

Kafirl You hit my brother?

l'll kill youl - Stop itl

What's going on here?

D'you take the house for a jungle?

''Beasts, alll This one was hitting Gulgutti''

You live off Jaanbazl You splurge on his moneyl

How dare you hit her? Bloody wastrelsl

''Relax, Sahib Kamal''

''Kala, go to your room.''

''You too, Musa. Sawali''

''Come with me, Sahib Kamal''

Rememberl Books other than the Koran spread Satan's message

He tries to lure you with his teaching. Desist from him

Glory be to Allah's greatnessl

We are the Taliban. We shall soon rule this world in the days to come

Glory be to Allah's greatnessl

''Sahib Kamal, save mel They will kill mel''

Nobody can save youl You're coming with usl

''Sahib Kamal, l don't want to marry. Do something, please''

Where are you taking her? - Why care? Are you her mother?

''No, but she doesn't want to marry''

She will marryl And she will go with her husband. Come onl

''Nol Sahib Kamal, l'm being forced to marry a murderer''

''He isn't a murdererl He's Taliban, a follower of lslam''

You just can't take her away

Shut upl Nonel None can stop the Taliban

Come with us. Come onl

''Mummy, help mel l don't marry to marry a Taliban''

''l don't marry to marry a Taliban, Mummy''

You're anemic. Your chances of survival are grim

Nobody can keep weapons at home

All weapons must be deposited at the nearest mosque

No female may come out of the house unless escorted by a male relative

Offering prayer five times a day is compulsory for every Muslim

Shaving of facial hair is prohibited

All books other than the holy Koran are evil

lt is prohibited to play music on occasions like weddings etc.

Females must obey the discipline of the burqa when outdoors

''Honestly, there are forty-two types of grapes in Afghanistan''

Say itl

Nol

Repeat after me:

There is no God other than Allah

''You won't repeat it, eh? Kill theml''

l won't spare theml

l'll kill these Taliban

''What's the matter, Roshandar?''

What are you upto? - Out of my way

''Roshandarl What happened to you, my brother?''

You guys have put guns in the hands of your future

All of you will be killedl All of you

''Mother, l'm not sure if you received my last letter''

''l'm seriously stressed out, Mother''

''l feel as if l'm dying everyday, in bits and pieces''

Goodbye. - God bless you

''Take care, son''

''Adraman, post this letter to lndia''

And call up Jaanbaz and tell him that l'm waiting for him

''Goodbye. - God be with you, son''

Take it and obey the instruction given there

O peoplel Here are the instructions that guarantee your success here...

We're out after a long time. lt feels so nice

You'll enjoy the wedding too

Females must obey the discipline of the burqa when outdoors

No body can keep weapons at home

All weapons must be deposited at the nearest mosque

No female may come out of the house unless escorted by a male relative

Offering prayer five times a day is compulsory for every Muslim

Shaving of facial hair is prohibited

All books other than the holy Koran are evil

Music is prohibitted during wedding and other events

We are looking for Siddique

Where is Siddique? Where is he?

''Siddique, come out fastl l don't have time''

''Come out, Siddiquel''

Okay. He's wasting our time

Why was music played? Don't you know our ordinance? Our Fatwa?

Ransack and destroy everythingl Then find Siddique

Baby girl... tell mel

Where is Siddique?

Where is Siddique?

Spare mel Spare mel

''My friend, where have you been?''

You wasted our time

You will spread lies about us

Hit himl

Why're you beating him?

Siddique spreads lies about us

He tells people that we are power hungry

Liesl All liesl

''We are Taliban, the true Muslims''

He incites people against us

He asks them to send their girls to school

Why do you beat him?

''You call yourself Taliban, the true Muslims''

''For Koran's sake, please leave himl''

Make Siddique understand

We are giving him a second chance

lf he spreads wrong rumours about us ...

we will returnl

lf we have to come here again...

none of you will stay alivel

Let's go

''lnfidel womanl You're here, too?''

And why do you wear such clothes?

She is my guest

l know who she is

Take this child away

Please leave herl - Wait

The next time l see you in such skimpy dresses...

''l swear by Allah, l'll have you hung in public''

Beware. Get it?

Be very careful

Let's go

Who am l?

l ask myself this question over and over

''While leaving my country, l was told...''

''since l married a Muslim man, l was no more a Hindu''

''And here, among Muslims, l'm called an infidel''

l know only one religion. Humanity

What's my identity then?

l'm a woman. Only a woman

And that's my true identity

One female is called a woman

Two or more females are called women

The whole of females are called women

You go now

''Followed, everyone?''

Why aren't you writing? - My arm hurts badly

What's wrong? - My husband beat me severely

You women have no idea what a disgusting life you're leading

Since childhood you've been taught to be the slaves of men

The Taliban teach your men to treat you like a shoe

''This is wrong. Your men beat you, commit atrocities on you''

And you folks suffer it all quietly

Don't be under this impression. Break free

''Break free, please. And learn to fight for your rights''

Let the world know. Stand up against tyranny...

Cover your facesl

Oh my Godl

What were you teaching them? - They are my patients

How do you treat them? - l give them medicines

''Medicines, eh?''

Stop...

''Teaching the language of Satan to our womenfolk, eh?''

l'm teaching them the language of humanity...

and to stand up against your tyrannyl - Don't you darel

Seel This is how a woman like her should be treatedl

Pick her up

Stop itl

Hold it

Stop itl

Don't do thisl Stop itl

What are you doing? You talk of lslam and beat women like thisl

You are animalsl - Watch your tonguel

You are taking the side of a fallen woman like herl

Nol She is not a fallen woman

She hasn't done anything wrong

You are treating her like this because she is all alone

But remember thisl Her father is a reputed military officer in lndia

And rememberl lf her father comes to know you are treating her like this...

you can imagine how he will treat Afghans in lndia

All right. We will spare her this time

''But if she does this again, we will cut her to piecesl''

Let's go

''Get up, dear. Be brave''

l can't stay here anymore

l don't want to stay here

''Assalam Aliekom, Mother''

Greetings from Adraman to Aunt Abu and Uncle Dranai

Adraman sent this cassette for Gulbibi

Gulbibi is unwell. She needs to go to Pakistan for treatment

''Send over Gulbibi. Here, she'll be taken good care of''

Let her take a cab to Khosht

''Listen to it, while l call the doctor''

Relax

''From Gujarhat, you must travel to Rawalpindi''

''From Rawalpindi, you must take a train to Karachi''

''Mother, l'll receive her at Karachi station''

Goodbye. God be with you

Stopl

Where are you going ?

Where're you going with her?

We'll first go to Badari's house

Then l'll visit my mother's grave and she'll go to Guncha's house

And who's going to cook here? Your mother?

She isn't going. You may go if you want to

No. l will also go. - Shut upl

lnsolencel Why did you strike her?

Uncle Dranai... - Yes? What's going on here?

They are going. - Where are you going?

We're going to Guncha's place. - They are going to see your sister

But... - Nol

Go on

You go too

''This way, Sahib Kamal''

lt's funl

''Gulgutti, l'm so happy''

l'm so happy today

''Sahib Kamal, you are leaving... you're going for good''

''l know, Sahib Kamal...''

you have tipped someone to get you across to Pakistan

He's waiting for you in Alkdari

''l can help you if you want, Sahib Kamal''

l know...

Jaanbaz made you suffer no end

But promise me you won't bring him to harm

''Gulgutti, how can l think of harming Jaanbaz?''

''No matter what he did to me, l wouldn't think of hurting him''

He's my husband. - No

l'll help you

But Jaanbaz will be mine

Only mine. - Yours?

Yes. - Jaanbaz will only be mine. Not yours

''l'll help you, but Jaanbaz will only belong to me''

''Decide, fast. Swear by the holy Koran''

''The Taliban is coming. Tell me fast, l'll help you''

''Decide, Sahib Kamal. Jaanbaz will only belong to me''

Decide. Swear by the holy Koran. The Taliban is coming

Do you agree? - l agree

Where are you going?

Where are you going? - We are going to Alkdari

''She'll go to her sister-in-law's house and l, to my mother's grave''

A man should accompany you. Don't you know that?

There was no one at home. My husband is in lndia

You are not allowed to go alone. - Pleasel She's a doctor

Where are you from? - Sarana. l'm from Sarana

Greetings. - Greetings to you too

What's the matter? - You know these women?

''Tell them they can't go out alone. - l will, l will''

May Allah be with you. - May Allah be with you

''Uncle, how did you know we were coming to your place?''

l had no idea. l was on my way to Alkdari

Will you do me a favour? - What is it?

You got a bicycle. Would you go and get the sewing machine from my house?

l want to stitch dresses for your children

''l'll go there in the evening. As of now, you are coming home''

We'll go there by ourselves. Please get the sewing machine

What if the Taliban detain you? - Don't worry about us

The Taliban is out of sight. Nothing to fear now

''lt's getting late, you must go at once. Sadgi knows you are coming''

All right. Take care

See you. - God willing...

Good thinking

''Sahib Kamal, are you cross with me?''

''Don't be angry with me, please''

You...

you're going back to your family

''Whereas, l have no one''

l pray to Allah. May He give you all the happiness

But...

''for myself, l want only Jaanbaz''

Only Jaanbaz

May God bless you. - Sahib Kamal...

leave now. Go

''Where are we going, Mummy? - We're going home, my darling''

''The butterfly takes flight on the wings of the wind''

''With my little blossom by my side l am going home''

''The butterfly takes flight on the wings of the wind''

''With my little blossom by my side l am going home''

''Even this earth walks along with me''

''Today l am a person transformed''

''The butterfly takes flight on the wings of the wind''

''With my little blossom by my side l am going home''

''The scenic views along my way are so very lovely''

''lt seems as if they all want to stop me''

''But nothing can stop me from my purpose''

''l shall reach my goal that's for sure, my dear''

''Waves of happiness surge in my heart''

''l exult in the joy of meeting my own loved ones''

''The butterfly takes flight on the wings of the wind''

''With my little blossom by my side l am going home''

The world of dreams...

lt only remained a dream

''The dream shattered when my eyes opened''

''He in whom l centered all my hopes turned out to be faithless''

''He abandoned me. l am left desolate, so alone''

''O Mummy, let it be''

''Lookl Your daughter walks beside you''

''The butterfly takes flight on the wings of the wind''

''Today, l go with my mother to our home''

''The butterfly takes flight on the wings of the wind''

''With my little blossom by my side l am going home''

''Even this earth walks along with me''

''Today l am a person transformed''

''The butterfly takes flight on the wings of the wind''

''With my little blossom by my side l am going home''

Where did you leave her? Tell mel

You won't tell me?

Shameless wretchl Speakl

''You went to your mother's grave? You liarl Speak up, shameless wretchl''

Where is she?

Where is she? Tell mel

''Kala, thrash her''

l will tell you

She is in Pakistan...in Pakistan

Sister...?

''Sisterl - Avi, l have escaped''

''l'm in Pakistan now. Do something, Avi''

''lf they find me, they'll kill me. - Who?''

Please do something. - Who will kill you?

''l'm going to the lndian Embassy, to get my passport''

Sisterl Sisterl

''Let's play a hand of cards, uncle Asam''

''Greetings, brother''

This is Adraman from Pakistan

''Greetings, Adraman. How are you?''

Sahib Kamal came to my house and ran away from here

What are you saying? - lt's true

Where are Kala and Musa? - They are with me

''Moronl How could you let her flee? - Brother, l was away''

What is it? - Sahib Kamal ran away from home...

And went to Adraman's house

Kala and Musa have come after her but she has vanished from there too

Tell Adraman to look for her immediately

''Listen, Adraman. Find Sahib Kamal''

Make her understand she's spoiling our family name

''Find her at once and let me know. - Okay, we'll check the Afghan Embassy''

''Try to understand, madam. You have no passport''

''l had, l'm telling you... - l'm really sorry''

You're coming from Afghanistan. l can't give you a passport in Pakistan

You've been in Afghanistan for 6 years. You need to have an Afghan passport

And then you need a visa from the lndian Embassy in Kabul

lmpossible. They'll kill me the moment l reach there

My husband is now in lndia. He has abandoned me

l can do nothing for you. - Help me somehow please

l and my daughter are absolutely helpless

My brothers-in-law are after me

They will forcibly take me away with them

Only the Afghan Embassy can help you. You'd rather try there

l'm an lndian. Please help me

Where's the Afghan Embassy? - No idea

Where's the Afghan Embassy? - Over there

lf we catch her this time...

We can't issue you a passport

Why not? - We would've have issued one...

only if you been staying in Pakistan

You'll have to get the passport from the Afghan Embassy...

and the visa from the lndian Embassy. - Please sir

''My brothers-in-law are after us. lf they find us, they will kill us''

''Why did you let her go from your house, Adraman?''

Let's hurry up and find her

There she isl

''Stopl Pull her into the car. Tinni, sit in the car. Hurryl''

Let me gol Helpl - You left without informing us?

''Let's go. Kala, hurry up''

Why did you take my daughter with you?

''Take Tinni away, Kalal - Let her go''

''Touch my daughter again, and l'll hack you to pieces. l warn you''

Take her bag away. - Don't take my daughter away

l'll accept lslam. Give me back my daughter

''From where do tears well up in the eyes''

''From where do tears well up in the eyes''

''Without thinking, or even asking for leave...''

They flow and tell the world...

the sorrow in our heart

''From where do tears well up in the eyes''

lt's a time of grief today...

Of a loneliness so vast...

''lt's the time when it rains tears''

''But l shall continue to stride on''

''Even with you for company, O tears''

Stopl

''Stop, l sayl''

You can't escapel Stopl

Let's move

''Sol Your daughter goes and marries a Mujahidin, hal''

''And now from lndia, she spreads wrong rumours about usl''

Go and look for her

Has she sent you any gifts?

Have mercyl Have mercyl

l'm taking your daughters away. Thank me

''Have mercyl For God's sake, leave my daughters alone''

Please spare mel

l don't know where my sister Jarguna is

l won't spare youl

Ohl so your son is very bravel Then give us your son

Please spare my sonl - Tell your daughter...

l'm taking him with me. l need him

Don't hit the child. - l need himl

''For Allah's sake, don't kill the child''

Give me the child

Tell your daughter...

anyone who speaks wrong things about us will die like thisl

''Sahib Kamal, try to understand my predicament''

''lf the Taliban find out, they'll kill my family''

''Yes, Sahib Kamal... go home. lf Kala and Musa finds out...''

Why d'you keep running away? Why are you taking my daughter with you?

''Leave her, Kala. - Don't do this, Kala''

''Give her the child back, Kala''

''Stopl Give me my daughter. - No, no...''

What's the matter? - Tell her to give my daughter back

Give him the child. - Uncle Dranai...?

Go away

Uncle Dranai... - You tried to run away again?

Yes...

''You ran away again? - Yes uncle, but...''

But why? Why have you been doing this over and over?

''Why do you want to malign our family? - Hear me out, uncle...''

Shut upl The Taliban is right

You are a shameless woman

Go away

Do what you want. Gol

Yes Gulgutti...?

''Kala, Musa and Sawali aren't at home. They have gone to a party''

Good. Will you do me a favour? One last favour?

What is it? - Would you go and see...

''what uncle Dranai, Abu and Sadgi are doing in their rooms?''

''Please, do it''

What is it?

What?

What is it? - You...

''l'm leaving now. l must go, now''

''No, the gate is closed. l'll take the route by the canal''

The Taliban... - l must go

l must try again. Please go

''Sahib Kamal, be very careful. - l will''

''No, don't cry my child''

Who...? What's the matter?

''l heard Tinni crying, So l came to see if she's sleeping or not''

She's sleeping

''lf you want, l can take her to my room. She can sleep with my girls''

''No, you go. Let me get some sleep''

Ali will take the truck up to Khosht

Jamal can take it from there to the Pakistan border

The exchange can take place at one of these check posts

Jamal knows the location

lt's dangerous taking a truck load of opium...

without knowing where to take it to

We don't have a choice. We need the arms and ammunition fast...

for our men fighting Masood in the North

You can take the arms through Kazakhstan...

to Chechnya's freedom fighters

Who are you? - l am a doctor

l'm going to Gazni to see a patient

Where are you coming from?

Sarana. - This is not the way to Gazni

l know... but l have lost my way

Why is there no man with you?

My husband is in lndia

We'll ask a Maulana to escort you to Gazni

Come with us. - Thank you

Wait here. We'll come back with a Maulana (preacher )

The doctor of Sarana

She's in the tractor and wants to go to Gazni. What's to be done?

Let's gol

Uncle Dranail - Who is it?

Uncle Dranai - What is it?

Greetings. - Greetings to you too

The lndian woman has been caught. - Where is she?

''She's been taken to Gazni, to Rafique Khurier's place''

You go there. l'll follow you

She tried to escape twice. She should be punished according to the Shariat

''As per the Shariat, if the woman disobeys her husband...''

''or if she commits adultery, she should be stoned to death''

But she isn't a Muslim. She's a kafirl

''You call me a kafir? Yes, l'm not a Muslim''

But l've never hurt anyone

''What do you say, Maulana? - As you wish''

''What right she has to incite our women, to show them dirty ways...?''

to brainwash them against lslam?

l have said nothing against lslam. l was showing them light

l was teaching them to fight circumstances

Women are treated worse than animals here

''Women have no right to education, they can't voice their opinion...''

they can't go out without an escort

''Confined inside, all a woman got to do is produce children''

''Cook and clean the house, as if she's a slave''

''lf she disobeys you, you hit her till she faints''

You kill womenl A woman means nothing to you but a slavel

These laws were drafted by fanatics

lt's wrong to abide by such laws. Absolutely wrong

lt's absolutely foolish

These are not the preachings of lslam

lslam does not teach such things

''Teaching us lslam, eh?''

She has offended every Fatwa

She has tried to prove false the teachings of the holy Koran

She has offended lslam

lt's a sin to let her live

''Sushmita Khan, wife of Jaanbaz Khan...''

you are declared guilty

Because you ignored the fatwa and offended lslam

You will be converted to lslam...

whipped twenty-five times...

before being punished according to the Shariat laws

''What have you to say, Dranai? - l concur''

''Whip her, Abdul Malik''

What are you upto?

''Give me the gun, Sahib Kamal''

Neverl l've recognised you. l don't trust anybody

Don't say that. - Get herl

Break the doorl

After herl

Splitl

There she is

Stopl

Kill herl

''Stop, Sahib Kamal. - No uncle Dranai...''

let me go

l'm not going back. l want to live. - Get in

''Please let me go. - Sit there, quietly''

''Stop, infidel womanl''

''O Allah, forgive her and have mercy on her...''

''O Allah, pardon the males and females that are alive''

Do it by Your infinite grace...

O the One Who is most merciful of all

''Come, Sahib Kamal''

Uncle...?

Don't be surprised

Don't ever think that uncle Dranai will do injustice to you

Uncle...

Not a word

Take this

Your ticket... to lndia

l made a passport for you. Your name on it is Shabnam Khan

''All along l knew, Jaanbaz was the root cause of all your problems''

Yet l was silent

l request you...

please don't tell him anything after you reach home

Because Jaanbaz is the only bread-winner in our family

''lf not for him, our family will starve to death''

''So please forgive him, Sahib Kamal''

Come

Careful

''Uncle Dranai, will you send Tinni?''

''Yes, l will Sahib Kamal''

Certainly. You will have Tinni all by yourself

Allah will help you

''Farewell, Afghanistan''

''O country, lost in the wilderness of ignorance, farewell''

''Farewell, O unfortunate souls of Afghanistan''

Pleasant and unpleasant memories... l take them all along with me

''Tinni, my daughter, we'll meet soon''

''However, even if we are not united, please do remember your mother''

Grow up to be an independent woman