Bonani
Sign in to saveBonani (The Forest) is a 1989 Assamese language drama film directed by Jahnu Barua, starring Sushil Goswami, Bishnu Kharghoria and Monami Bezbaruah. The film is set with an ecological angle and won the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment.
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10.0With this ecological drama, Assam’s leading director Jahnu Barua continues exploring the conflict between corrupt state politics and a determined individual (cf. Halodiya Choraye Baodhan Khaye, 1987). The forest ranger confronts illegal timber merchants and contractors on behalf of impoverished tribals. The honest ranger’s activities get him into trouble and he is constantly transferred from one post to another, to the annoyance of his wife who wants him to settle down and look after their ailing child. Eventually she supports her husband’s fight and the tribals realise they need weapons to defend themselves against rapacious outsiders.
Released: 1990-01-18108 minDir: Jahnu Barua
Cast
- Mridula Baruah
- Sushil Goswami
- Bishnu Kharghoria
- Golap Datta
- Lakshmi Sinha
- Munim Sharma
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1990
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Assamese
- Director
- Jahnu Barua
- Duration
- +108
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Bonani (The Forest) is a 1989 Assamese language drama film directed by Jahnu Barua, starring Sushil Goswami, Bishnu Kharghoria and Monami Bezbaruah. The film is set with an ecological angle and won the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment.
==Plot summary== The film centres on a forest ranger who confronts illegal timber merchants and contractors on behalf of the impoverished tribal people. His actions result his frequent transfers that annoys his wife who wants to settle down and look after their ailing children. Eventually she stands by her husband in his fight and the tribal people also realise that they need a weapon to defend themselves.