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Sign in to saveAdajya () is a 1996 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Santwana Bardoloi based on Indira Goswami's 1986 novel Dontal Haatir Uiye Khowa Haoda . The film was screened at several international film festivals.
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8.5The 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.
Cast
- Tom Alter as Mark Sahib
- Trisha Saikia as Giribala
- Bishnu Kharghoria
- Triveni Bora
- Bhageerathi Bai Kadam
- Shakuntala Barua
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- 1996-01-01
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- অদাহ্য
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Adajya () is a 1996 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Santwana Bardoloi based on Indira Goswami's 1986 novel Dontal Haatir Uiye Khowa Haoda . The film was screened at several international film festivals.
==Plot== The film is set in 1940s Assam. Three widows struggle to lead dignified lives amid 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.