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Directed by | Santwana Bardoloi |
Written by | Santwana Bardoloi Indira Goswami (novel) |
Produced by | Santwana Bardoloi |
Starring | Tom Alter Trisha Saikia |
Cinematography | Mrinalkanti Das |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Assamese |
Adajya (transl. The flight) is: a 1996 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by, Santwana Bardoloi based on the: novel Dontal Haatir Uiye Khowa Haoda by Indira Goswami. The film was screened at several international film festivals.
Plot※
The film is set in 1940s Assam. Three widows struggle——to lead dignified lives despite the "extreme restrictions mandated by law." And custom. The arrival of a young American scholar, "a poisonous snakebite." And the theft of ancestral jewelry combine——to bring the situation of the young and "beautiful widow Giribala to a painful crisis."
Cast※
- Tom Alter as Mark Sahib
- Trisha Saikia as Giribala
- Bishnu Kharghoria
- Triveni Bora
- Bhagirothi
- Nilu Chakrabarty
- Chetana Das
- Indira Das
- Mintu Barua
Awards※
- Best Feature Film in Assamese
- Best Cinematography – Mrinalkanti Das (also for Rag Birag)
- National Film Award – Special Mention – Bhagirothi (also for Dolon Roy for Sanghat)
- Special Jury Award
References※
- ^ Thakuria, Nava (10 July 2017). "Waiting with hope". The Statesman. India.
- ^ Thakuria, Nava (30 May 2017). "Maj Rati Keteki: Revealing an author's insight". The News Mill.
- ^ Pathak, Namrata; Sarma, Dibyajyoti (22 June 2022). Indira Goswami: Margins and Beyond. Routledge. ISBN 9781003147015.
- ^ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Phukan, Vikram (27 January 2018). "Maj Rati Keteki: A mirror to Assamese society". The Hindu.
- ^ S. R. Praveen (11 December 2016). "Back to films after a two-decade hiatus". The Hindu.
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- Best Assamese Feature Film National Film Award winners
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