''Kaal Sandhya'' is a 1997 Indian

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film dwelling on militancy in

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, directed by

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. The film deals with the theme of the impact of the insurgency on common people. It stars

Jatin Bora Jatin Bora (born 25 April 1970) is an Indian actor and director who has appeared in Assamese language films since 1989. He is also an actor and director in some mobile theatre groups of Assam, including Aabahan, Hengool, Ashirbaad, Bhagyadevi ...

, Ashish Vidyarthi,

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, Pranjal Saikia, Hemen Barman,

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and Mridula Baruah in the lead roles. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in New Delhi that year and also as part of the Indian section at the Cairo International Film festival.

Plot summary

Ranjit, an educated and unemployed young man, is drawn into militancy. As armed insurgents indulge in targeted killings he too is involved in the killing of Anuradha's husband. A few days later, a professor of the local college, Banajit Dutta too is shot dead. Ranjit grows close to the family of the professor as time goes by and is tortured by guilt and remorse.

Cast

* Ashish Vidyarthi *

*Hemen Barman *

*Mridula Baruah *Nikumoni Baruah *Rajeeb Bhatacharyya *Upakul Bordoloi *Chetana Das *Jayanta Das *Sangeeta Goswami *Arjun Guha-Thakurta *Sanjeev Hazarika * Baharul Islam *Towfiq Rahman

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