Escape from Taliban

This film would actually deserve five stars if it were a comedy, because it's a barrel of laughs. From the "Russian soldier" who looks like a Nepali, to the "Taliban commander" whose beard looks as though it's in danger of falling off every time he opens his mouth, to the "Afghan roads" with right hand drive Maruti Gypsy SUVs driving on the left side, it is unintendedly hilarious. Also, given that it was based on an (extremely badly written) Bengali book, "Kabuliwallar Bangali Bou" by Sushmita Banerjee, it's no surprise that it got a good media review from only one reviewer that I know of: the third rate Calcutta tabloid The Telegraph. Bengali parochialism at its best!