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18/07/1997 Drama 1h 33m
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Overview

The film, based on Indira Goswami's Dontal Haatir Uiye Khuwa Haoda, is set in 1940s Assam. Three widows struggle to lead dignified lives despite 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.

  1. Santwana Bardoloi

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tom Alter

    Mark Sahib

  2. Trisha Saikia

    Giribala

  3. Bishnu Kharghoria

  4. Triveni Bora

  5. Bhageerathi Bai Kadam

  6. Shakuntala Barua

  7. Chetana Das

  8. Indira Das

  9. Sohini Sengupta

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Assamese

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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