The Flight (1997)
Adajya
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.
- Date of release
- 1997-07-18
- TMDB
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Santwana Bardoloi
Casting
- Tom Alter — Mark Sahib
- Trisha Saikia — Giribala
- Bishnu Kharghoria
- Triveni Bora
- Bhageerathi Bai Kadam
- Shakuntala Barua
- Chetana Das
- Indira Das
- Sohini Sengupta
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker
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.
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