''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,

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, Nipon Goswami, 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

* Jatin Bora * Nipon Goswami *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

References

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