Adajya
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| Adajya | |
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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 |
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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 Indira Goswami's 1986 novel Dontal Haatir Uiye Khowa Haoda .[1] The film was screened at several international film festivals.[2]
Plot
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Tom Alter as Mark Sahib
- Trisha Saikia as Giribala
- Bishnu Kharghoria
- Triveni Bora
- Bhagirothi
- Nilu Chakrabarty
- Chetana Das
- Indira Das
- Mintu Barua
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 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]
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External links
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- Adajaya preview
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Categories:
- 1996 films
- 1990s Indian films
- 1996 romantic drama films
- 1990s Assamese-language films
- Best Assamese Feature Film National Film Award winners
- Indian romantic drama films
- Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award
- Films set in Assam
- Films based on Indian novels
- Films about women in India
- Assamese-language film stubs
- 1990s romantic drama film stubs