Papori is a 1986 Indian Assamese language feature film directed by Jahnu Barua. The film stars Gopi Desai, Biju Phukan, Sushil Goswami, Chetana Das and Dulal Roy. The film was released in 1986.[1]
| Papori | |
|---|---|
 A screenshot | |
| Directed by | Jahnu Barua |
| Written by | Jahnu Barua |
| Produced by | Sailadhar Baruah |
| Starring | Gopi Desai Biju Phukan Sushil Goswami Chetana Das Dulal Roy |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Music by | Satya Baruah P. P. Vidyanathan |
Production company | Dolphin Films Pvt. Ltd |
Release date |
|
Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Assamese |
Plot summary
editThe film is set in the political background of the Assam agitation during the 1983 election. It is a story about Papori whose husband Binod is falsely arrested for her murder. A smuggler rapes Papori and her husband is convicted of it. Phukan, a police inspector finds the true murderer but cannot arrest him because the killer enjoys political protection. During this time, her daughter ends up in the hospital, where she eventually dies.[1]
Cast and characters
edit- Gopi Desai as Papori
- Sushil Goswami as Binod
- Biju Phukan as Police inspector
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Papori – 1986 – Assamese film". Chaosmag. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
Further reading
edit- Pathak, Juhi (2022). Film Appreciation on Cinemas (1980 to 1990) of Jahnu Barua: Social, Economic, Political and Cultural Perspectives, Redshine Publication, ISBN 978-93-90937-20-2
External links
edit
.svg){kind=small} | This article about an Assamese film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |