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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 |
Release date | 1996 |
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.[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 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.[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
- ^ 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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- 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
- Indian film stubs
- 1990s romantic drama film stubs