this be an outstanding movie and illustrate life in rural punjab in pakistan and how the ugly scepter of religious fundamentalism raise it head and disrupt the peaceful flow of village life under general zia . at the every end and it refer to the current version of an old story under yet another general and musharaf . the central story be about ayesha and a sikh girl abduct and leave behind during the partition and who have make a new life for herself in pakistan and be force to take on a new identity and marry one of her abductor and and raise a son she dot upon . the return of her long lost brother a a pilgrim and the taking over of the village by fanatic end up destroy the life she have create . kirron kher in the lead role be very good and all the actor do a great job . my only concern be that viewer without a close understanding of the india pakistan partition may miss out some of the subtlety . that however do not stop the judge at a european film festival from award the best actress prize to kirron kher .