An interesting story-line, but a weak script makes this another forgettable movie. The almost-wordless acting from Nandita Das is one of the redeeming points of the film (and it didn't hurt that she looked lovely in the most colorful of costumes native to the northwest desert), and to some degree her devotion to her men-folk is an accurate depiction of the Indian/Pakistani woman's psyche. Also there is the stereotypical, albeit possibly accurate depiction of the state of the Dalits.
Still, it was disappointing in its lack of continuity and in the transitioning between scenes and subplots. The "jerked around" feeling was distracting to the point of finally being made to feel let down in the end where the much anticipated mother-son reunion is a non-event, and the husband-wife reunion gets only a mere mention while the credits are rolling.
Okay for a time-pass…
