Gonga Chilonir Pakhi
Appearance
Gonga Silonir Pakhi (Feathers of the tern) | |
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Directed by | Padum Baruah |
Written by | Lakshmi Nandan Bora |
Produced by | Padum Baruah |
Music by | Padum Baruah |
Release date | 1976 |
Countries | Assam, India |
Language | Assamese |
Gonga Silonir Pakhi (Assamese: গংগা চিলনীৰ পাখী, English: Feathers of the kite) is an Assamese language film by Padum Barua released in 1976. The film is based on the novel of the same title authored by Dr Laxminandan Borah.
Plot summary
The film depicts the story of Basanti, a young village woman, pitted against two men in a small town environment of the sixties. After the death of her husband Mathura, she starts dreaming of a new life with her former lover Dhananjay. He fails to respond forcing Basanti into the lonely life within a widow’s bondage.
Characters
- Basanti, a young village woman
- Mathura, Basanti’s husband
- Dhananjay, Basanti’s former lover
- Bhogram, Basanti’s elder brother
- Taru, Basanti’s elder sister-in-law
- Monbori, the house cleaner