Adajya

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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.[3]

Cast

  • Tom Alter as Mark Sahib
  • Trisha Saikia as Giribala
  • Bishnu Kharghoria
  • Triveni Bora
  • Bhagirothi
  • Nilu Chakrabarty
  • Chetana Das
  • Indira Das
  • Mintu Barua

Awards

44th National Film Awards[4]
International Film Festival of India
  • Special Jury Award[6]

References

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External links

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