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Adajya

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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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.

Released: 1997-07-1893 minDir: Santwana BardoloiDrama

Cast

Tom Alter as Mark Sahib
Trisha Saikia as Giribala
Bishnu Kharghoria
Triveni Bora
Bhageerathi Bai Kadam
Shakuntala Barua

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Key dates

Published: 1 January 1996

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Instance of: film
Genre: romance film
Country of origin: India
Original language: Assamese
Cast member: Tom Alter

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==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.