The Catastrophe

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Jahnu Barua, Hemen Borgohain

Language

Assamese

Country

India

Release date

26 February 1987

Ensemble

Cast

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  Indra Bania

  Rokheshwar Bora

• Badal Das

  Mondol

• Purnima Pathak

  Taru Bora

• Pranjal Saikia

  S.D.C.

• Tara

• Gaurav Bania

  Mohen

• Shobhana Gogoi

  Moni

• Hemen Choudhury

  Sanatan Sharma