Daina is a 1984 Indian
Bodo
Bodo may refer to:
Ethnicity
* Boro people, also called ''Bodo'', an ethno-linguistic group mainly from Northwest Assam, India
* Bodo-Kachari people, an umbrella group from Nepal, India and Bangladesh that includes the Boro people
Culture an ...
documentary film
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
directed by Amar Hazarika, starring Ghana Kanta Basumatary as leading actor. Prosenjit Brahma, Arup Gwra Basumatary, Shitala Brahma and Anjali Brahma play in the supporting roles. The film was produced by Bodo Film Society from
Kokrajhar district
Kokrajhar district is an administrative districts of Assam, district in Bodoland, Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. It is predominantly inhabited by the Bodo people, Boro tribe. The district has its headquarters located at Kokrajhar Town a ...
. It was released on 9 September 1984. The music for the film is composed by Dr.
Bhupen Hazarika
Bhupen Hazarika (; 8 September 1926 – 5 November 2011), widely known as Sudha Kontho, was an Indian singer, songwriter, writer, filmmaker and politician from Assam. He has written songs mainly in the Assamese language, which are marked by h ...
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Synopsis
The film was based on the witch-craft practice amongst the villagers.
Production
The film was set in the Kokrajhar district and was the first Bodo documentary film produced by Bodo Film Society.
See also
* Bodo films
References
1984 films
1984 documentary films
Indian documentary films
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