Director
Onir's
movie
I
am,
is
a
tale
of
4
stories
woven
together.
It
is
about
the
issues
and
dilemmas
that
bruise
the
modern
Indian
society.
One
part
of
the
stories
in
the
film,
named
I
am
Megha,
stars
the
beautiful
Juhi
Chawla
in
the
role
of
a
Kashmiri
Pandit
widow.
This
character
is
based
on
the
life
of
actor
Sanjay
Suri"s
mother.
Director
Onir
reveals
that,
“Juhi"s
character
is
that
of
a
Kashmiri
Pandit.
Her
character
is
inspired
by
Sanjay
and
his
mother"s
life
because
they
are
refugees
from
Kashmir."
The
story,
revolving
around
the
life
of
a
refugee
takes
Megha
(Juhi)
back
to
Kashmir.
After
20
years
the
lady
goes
back
to
the
very
house
where
she
lived
and
many
incidents
from
Urvashi
Suri"s
(mother
of
Sanjay
Suri)
life
have
been
incorporated
into
the
film.
Actor
Sanjay
Suri,
a
lead
in
the
film
confirms
that
,
“Yes,
it
is
loosely
based
on
my
mother"s
story
but
it
is
also
about
coming
to
terms
with
your
past.
Every
person
who
has
left
Kashmir
will
identify
with
that.
My
mother
revisited
Kashmir
after
17
years
but
she
didn"t
visit
our
house
in
Srinagar
where
dad
was
killed"