''Xagoroloi Bohu Door'' () is a 1995 Indian

Assamese language Assamese () or Asamiya ( ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. It has long served as a ''lingua franca'' in parts of Northeast India."Axomiya is the major langu ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Jahnu Barua Jahnu Barua (born 1952) is an Indian film director. He has written and directed a number of Assamese language, Assamese and Hindi films. Some of his notable films are ''Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai'' (1987), ''Firingoti'' (1992), ''Xagoroloi B ...

. The film was released in 1995.

Plot summary

The story revolves around a boatman who earns his living by sailing boat in the nearby

ghats Ghat (), a term used in the Indian subcontinent, to refer to the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such as a bathing or cremation place along the banks of a river or pond, the Ghats in Varanasi, Dhobi Ghat or the Aap ...

. Problem arises when the government decides to construct a bridge on it which will deprive his earnings. His son who lives in city wants his father only to take care of their property.

Cast

Bishnu Kharghoria Bishnu Kharghoria is an Indian actor from Assam. He has acted in many Assamese movies and dramas. Filmography * ''Bristi'' (1974) * ''Sandhya Raag'' (1977) * ''Kallol'' (1978) * ''Kolahal'' (1989) * '' Bonani'' (1990) * ''Firingoti'' (1992) ...

as Powal, the old man *Arun Nath as Hemanta, Powal's son *

Kashmiri Saikia Baruah Kashmiri Saikia Baruah is an Indian film and stage actress and singers who works in Assamese cinema. She was born in Mangaldoi, Assam. She has played stellar roles in award-winning Assamese films such as ''Putola Ghar'', ''Sandhya Raag'', ' ...

as Runumi *Mirel Kuddus as Land agent *Shusanta Barooah as Hkhuman, the boy *Jayanta Bhagawati as Tarun

Reception

Reviewing the film at the Indian Panorama section of the

International Film Festival of India The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is an annual film festival currently held in Goa, on the western coast of India. The festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excel ...

, S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

'' praised the performances of the cast, the music and the cinematography.

Awards

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese The National Film Award for Best Assamese Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat K ...

(1995) *

National Film Award for Best Direction The National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Bro ...

for

*GETZ Prize( 31st

Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

) *Pri Do Public Award (Best Film: Nantes Film festival, France)

References

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1995 films Films whose director won the Best Director National Film Award Films set in Assam Best Assamese Feature Film National Film Award winners Films directed by Jahnu Barua 1990s Assamese-language films {{Assamese-film-stub