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| Directed by | Santwana Bardoloi |
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| 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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| Country | India |
| Language | Assamese
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Adajya (Template:Translation) is a 1996 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Santwana Bardoloi based on Indira Goswami's 1986 novel Dontal Haatir Uiye Khowa Haoda .[1] The film was screened at several international film festivals.[2]
Plot
The film is set in 1940s Assam. Three widows struggle to lead dignified lives amid 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.[3]
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[5]
- Best Cinematography – Mrinalkanti Das (also for Rag Birag)
- National Film Award – Special Mention – Bhagirothi (also for Dolon Roy for Sanghat)
- Special Jury Award[6]
References
- ↑ Waiting with hope, Thakuria, Nava(10 July 2017).
- ↑ Maj Rati Keteki: Revealing an author's insight, Thakuria, Nava(30 May 2017).
- ↑ Indira Goswami: Margins and Beyond{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(22 June 2022). ISBN 9781003147015
- ↑ 44th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ Maj Rati Keteki: A mirror to Assamese society, Phukan, Vikram(27 January 2018).
- ↑ Back to films after a two-decade hiatus(11 December 2016).
External links
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