Adajya
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Directed by | Santwana Bardoloi |
Produced by | Santwana Bardoloi |
Written by | Santwana Bardoloi Indira Goswami (novel) |
Starring | Tom Alter Trisha Saikia |
Cinematography | Mrinalkanti Das |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Release date | 1996 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Assamese |
Adajya is a 1996 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Santwana Bardoloi based on a novel by Indira Goswami.
Plot[edit]
The film, based on Indira Goswami's Dontal Haatir Uiye Khuwa Haoda, 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[edit]
- Tom Alter ... Mark Sahib
- Trisha Saikia ... Giribala
- Bishnu Kharghoria
- Triveni Bora
- Bhagirothi
Awards[edit]
- National award- Best Regional Film
- Jury's special award
External links[edit]
Categories:
- Assamese-language films
- Indian films
- 1996 films
- 1996 romantic drama films
- Indian romantic drama films
- Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award
- Films set in Assam
- Films based on Indian novels
- Best Assamese Feature Film National Film Award winners
- 1990s Assamese-language films
- Assamese-language film stubs
- 1990s romantic drama film stubs