The Catastrophe (1987)
Rakeshwar Bora, a simple Assamese farmer, faces ruin when a greedy landlord deceitfully claims his ancestral land by demanding a mortgage receipt that was never provided. To afford the steep bribes required by a corrupt legal system, Bora is forced to sell his livestock and send his young son to work as a servant for the same landlord. His ultimate humiliation occurs when financial desperation forces him to hang political banners praising the very man who destroyed his livelihood.
Director:
Jahnu Barua
Writer:
Jahnu Barua
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Indra Bania as Rokheshwar Bora |
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Badal Das as Mondol |
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Purnima Pathak as Taru Bora |
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Pranjal Saikia as S.D.C. |
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Gaurav Bania as Mohen |
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Shobhana Gogoi as Moni |
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Hemen Choudhury as Sanatan Sharma |
| Directing | Jahnu Barua | Director |
| Sound | Satya Baruah | Music |
| Writing | Hemen Borgohain | Story |
| Editing | Heu-en Baruah | Editor |
| Production | Sailadhar Baruah | Producer |
| Writing | Jahnu Barua | Screenplay |
| Camera | Anoop Jotwani | Director of Photography |