Doordarshan Eti Jantra (English: Television a Machine) is a 2016 Indian Assamese language period comedy drama film directed by Rajesh Bhuyan and produced by Sanjiv Narain under the banner of AM Television. The story is based on National School of Drama's alumnus Himanshu Prasad Das's play Ekhon Gaonot Eta TV Asil.[1] Director Rajesh Bhuyan is also the co screenplay writer along with Santanu Rowmuria. The original playwright Himanshu Prasad Das, and Santanu Rowmuria wrote the dialogues of the film. The film stars many of the renowned actors of Assamese film industry including Jatin Bora, Utpal Das, Prastuti Porasor and Moonmi Phukan in lead role. Released on 2 September 2016 in almost 50 theaters in Assam and Meghalaya (Shillong), the film has already become a superhit in Assam.[2] It is the 12th highest grossing Assamese film.
| Doordarshan Eti Jantra | |
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| Directed by | Rajesh Bhuyan |
| Screenplay by | Rajesh Bhuyan Santanu Rowmuria |
| Story by | Himanshu Prasad Das |
| Based on | Ekhon Gaonot Eta TV Asil (Drama) by Himanshu Prasad Das |
| Produced by | Sanjive Narain |
| Starring | Jatin Bora Utpal Das Prastuti Porasor Moonmi Phukan |
| Edited by | Gagan Raj |
| Music by | Mousum Gogoi |
Production company | AM Television |
| Distributed by | AM Television |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Assamese |
Plot
editA story that dates back to the '80s. An unusual machine makes an entry into a village. It is called TV. It provokes a huge ruckus with people from all over scrambling to have a look at this black and white TV stationed at the most wealthiest of village households.
A group of enthusiastic villagers getting together to dug a hole beside the house, setting up a bamboo pole where an antenna is mounted on top of it, the mechanic turning the antenna back and forth, the visuals coming out right occasionally but most times it looks as though there is a blizzard going on, with people of all shapes and sizes assembling on the floor – these are but some of the cherished moments that naturally unfolded when TV made its debut in this village.[3]
Cast
edit- Jatin Bora as Kailash
- Prastuti Porasor as Purnima
- Utpal Das as Bitul
- Moonmi Phukan as Selima
- Moitryee Goswami as Malati
- Saurabh Hazarika as Malati's husband
- Chetana Das as Kailash's neighbor (Guest appearance )
- Siddhartha Sharma as Bitul's uncle (police officer)
- Prosenjit Bora
- Pranami Bora
- Alokjyoti Saikia
- Himanshu Prasad Das
- Lakhi Borthakur
- Rajib Kro
- Bijit Dev Chowdhury
- Manmath Barua
- Tridiv Lahon
Reception
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Soundtrack
edit| Doordarshan Eti Jantra | |
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| Soundtrack album by Mousam Gogoi | |
| Released | 2016 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Assamese |
| Label | AM Television |
| Producer | Sanjiv Narain |
The music of the movie is composed by Mousam Gogoi.
| No. | Title | Music | artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gulopia Dugal" | Mousam Gogoi | Zubeen Garg, Priyanka Bharali | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Sai Sai Tumale Mur" | Mousam Gogoi | Zubeen Garg, Chayanika Dutta | 4:40 |
World Television Premier
editThe film had its world television premiere on Prag News on 16 April 2017 at 12:30 PM IST.
Awards
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Receiver | Result |
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| 2017 | Prag Cine Awards | Best Popular Film | Won | |
| Best Actor Male | Jatin Bora | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor Female | Prastuti Parashar | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor Female in Supporting Role | Pranami Bora | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Gagan Raj | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "New Assamese Film 'Doordarshan Eti Jantra'". kothasobi.com. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Doordarshan Eti Jantra is Releasing on September 2". 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Doordarshan Eti Jantra". kothasobi.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2017.