Given that the violence prevalent in the country is testimony to the limited tolerance that certain political groups have for cinema, it's only natural that Farida Jalal-starrer Mehram attracts criticism. The film takes on the patriarchal system that frowned on women performing the Haj pilgramage in the absence of a male relative. After being screened at the Woodpecker International Film Festival on November 11, Mehram attracted the wrath of certain viewers.

Mehram