Mumbai: A historic legislation criminalising instant triple talaq among Muslims received Parliament's nod on Tuesday. The move will provide a much-awaited relief to the women of the minority community by ending the "archaic and medieval" practice. While the government is yet to see a smooth sailing in the Upper House to outlaw triple talaq, here is a look at the reflection of instant divorce among Muslims in Hindi cinema.
As the Parliament passed the triple talaq bill, Raj Babbar, an actor and senior Congress leader termed the passage of bill as "historic mistake”. The same actor in his prime starred in 1982 released 'Nikaah' which depicted complex aftermath of the divorce which entangles lives of three leading characters of the film essayed by Deepak Parashar, Salma Agha and Babbar.
In 2017, national award-winning director Shivaji Loton Patil raised the issue of triple talaq in his directorial 'Halal'. Amol Kagne, Chinmay Mandelkar, Pritam Kagne and Priyadarshan Jadhav collaborated to shed light upon the trials and tribulations that women in our society have gone through. The film did rounds of the film festivals including Cannes.
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Aleena Khan came up with 'Code Blue', which was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival this year.
Featuring Alok Nath, Rishi Bhutani, Sushmita Mukerji and Aleena in the lead role, 'Code Blue' is about fight of womanhood; it is not political, religion or caste-based fight. It is about survival and living a dignified life.
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Late filmmaker and actor Lekh Tandon too concluded his filmography with 'Phir Ussi Mod Par'. His final outing as a director got posthumously released on International Women's Day this year.
The bold treatment of the controversial subject and unsavoury repercussions of the prevalent practice of the talaq was lauded at the Berlin Film Festival in 2018 where it opened to a packed house with a rousing response.
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The subject of triple talaq has time and again lured filmmakers in Hindi cinema but it demands a lot of sensitivity to execute it on-screen giving in the current sociopolitical scenario.
Reports of Sanjay Dutt being roped in for Samir Karnik's film on triple talaq emerged earlier this year. Sanju is said to be playing role of a lawyer who is trying to get justice for her client who is a victim of instant divorce.
On a related note, Bollywood has also witnessed a real-life triple talaq ordeal faced by Mahjabeen Bano aka Meena Kumari.
The tragedy queen of Hindi cinema was thrown into a turmoil when filmmaker Kamal Amrohi divorced her. The 'Pakeezah ' helmer later realized his mistake and the only way they could reunite was after nikah halala.
Thus, Meena married Amrohi's friend and Zeenat Aman’s father Amanullah Khan. A month after this marriage, Aman divorced Meena and she married Kamal again.
While the Bollywood bigwigs are yet to share their opinion, celebs like Ashoke Pandit, Payal Rohatgi and Kamal R Khan have hailed the NDA government for playing a huge part in nullifying a decadent old system of triple talaq.
