Bornodi Bhotiai[a] (Assamese pronunciation: [bɔɹnɔ.di bʱɔtijɔai]; transl.They are flooded by the Brahmaputra) is a 2018 Indian Assamese-language drama film, written, directed and produced by Anupam Kaushik Bora under the banner of Bhawaria Tea Positive Productions. The film stars Dorothy Bharadwaj.[2][3]

Bornodi Bhotiai
Directed byAnupam Kaushik Bohra
Written byAnupam Kaushik Bohra
Produced byAnupam Kaushik Bohra
StarringDorothy Bharadwaj
CinematographyPrayash Sharma Tamuly
Edited byRantu Chetia
Music byTarali Sharma
Production
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Bhawariya T-Positive Production
Release dates
  • 28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) (Mumbai)[1]
  • 3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) (India)

Cast

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  • Dorothy Bharadwaj as Moukan
  • Anupam Kaushik Bohra as Luit
  • Diganta Konwar as Bihuwa
  • Dulal Nath as Dino
  • Kenny Basumatary

Release

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The film premiered at the 2018 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival on 28 October 2018.[1] It was released theatrically in India on 3 May 2019.[4]

Reception

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Sharanya Gopinathan of The News Minute called the film "elegant" and "soul-quenching." She further wrote, "When dealing with a movie as subtle and saturated with beauty as Bornodi Bhoiai, there isn’t really a clear way to trace a specific or linear plot. Thanks to the beauty of its elements, themes and cinematography, you could easily forget that it has or needs a plot at all, and you’d be happy to see it carry on for a couple of hours longer just for the satisfaction it provides the soul."[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Bornodi Bhotiai: Love by the River

References

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  1. ^ a b "Festival Catalogue 2018" (PDF). Mumbai Film Festival. 2018. p. 153. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ Agarwala, Tora (13 November 2018). "In Assamese film Bornodi Bhotiai, find a Majuli that no one knows of". The Indian Express. Guwahati. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ Saikia, Arunabh (30 October 2018). "In Assamese film 'Bornodi Bhotiai', a love letter to the shrinking river island of Majuli". Scroll.in. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Movie Review: 'Bornodi Bhotiai' is redefining the Assamese film industry". India Today NE. Guwahati. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  5. ^ Gopinathan, Sharanya (4 December 2018). "'Bornodi Bhotiai': An elegant, soul-quenching Assamese film you didn't know you needed". The News Minute. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.