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The Catastrophe (1987)
Directed by Jahnu Barua
Drama · 2h 00m
Rakeshwar Bora, a simple Assamese farmer, faces ruin when a greedy landlord deceitfully claims his ancestral land by demanding a mortgage receipt that was never provided. To afford the steep bribes required by a corrupt legal system, Bora is forced to sell his livestock and send his young son to work as a servant for the same landlord. His ultimate humiliation occurs when financial desperation forces him to hang political banners praising the very man who destroyed his livelihood.
Cast
Indra Bania
Crew
- Director
- Jahnu Barua
- Screenplay
- Jahnu Barua
- Director of Photography
- Anoop Jotwani
- Editor
- Heu-en Baruah
- Producer
- Sailadhar Baruah
Details
- Original title
- হালধীয়া চৰায়ে বাওধান খায়
- Release date
- 1987-02-26
- Runtime
- 2h 00m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- AS
- Spoken languages
- Assamese
- Countries
- India
- Production
- Dolphin Films Pvt. Ltd