“The Diplomat,” a movie starring John Abraham and Sadia Khateeb, has taken Netflix by storm, becoming the top film within two days of its release. The film is based on the real-life story of Uzma Ahmed, an Indian woman who was trapped in Pakistan in 2017. What starts as a love story soon turns into a nightmare for Uzma, who is abducted and forced into marriage at gunpoint. The movie highlights her harrowing experience and her eventual escape, but how much of it is fact and how much is fictionalized?
The Diplomat: Uzma Ahmed’s Escape Story
Uzma Ahmed was a 27-year-old woman from Delhi studying business management in Malaysia. There, she met Tahir Ali, a Pakistani man, and they fell in love. However, their romance soon took a dark turn. Tahir tricked Uzma into traveling with him to Pakistan, where she was shocked to learn that he was already married with children. Soon after, Uzma found herself trapped in a house in a remote area of Pakistan, her travel documents taken away, and her every move controlled. She was forced to marry him at gunpoint and kept confined, a situation that seemed more like kidnapping than anything else.
The movie sticks fairly closely to the real events, but like most films, it takes some creative liberties for cinematic effect. While the focus of the film is on Uzma’s emotional and physical ordeal, it also delves into themes of nationalism and diplomacy. Some moments, like a fictional attack on an Indian diplomat, are more dramatized for effect.
Uzma’s escape came when she managed to secretly contact her friend in Malaysia. With her friend’s help, she contacted the Indian High Commission in Pakistan, and soon, the diplomatic efforts, led by Sushma Swaraj and JP Singh, helped her return to India safely.
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After her return, Uzma’s life took a positive turn. She was given financial assistance, which she used to start a small beauty salon in Delhi, named after her daughter, Falak.
