Bonani

Bonani (The Forest)
Directed by	Jahnu Barua
Written by	Sushil Goswami Jahnu Baruah
Produced by	Dolphin Films Pvt. Ltd
Starring	Bishnu Kharghoria Sushil Goswami Monami Bezbaruah
Cinematography	Anoop Jotwani
Edited by	Heu-en Borah
Music by	Satya Baruah Prashanta Bordoloi
Production company	Purbanchal Film Cooperative Society
Distributed by	Dolphin Films Pvt. Ltd
Release date	1989 (1989)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	India
Language	Assamese

Bonani is an Assamese language drama film directed by Jahnu Barua. The film stars Sushil Goswami, Bishnu Kharghoria and Monami Bezbaruah. The film was released in 1989. ^[1] The film is set with an ecological angle and won National Film Award for Best film on environment.

Plot summary

The film centres on a forest ranger who confronts illegal timber merchants and contractors on behalf of the impoverished tribal people. His actions result his frequent transfers that annoys his wife who wants to settle down and look after their ailing children. Eventually she stands by her husband in his fight and the tribal people also realise that they need a weapon to defend themselves. ^[1]

Casts

• Mridula Baruah
• Sushil Goswami
• Bishnu Kharghoria
• Golap Dutta
• Lakshmi Sinha
• Munin Sharma
• Jyoti Bhattacharya
• Shasanka Sebo Phukan

Awards

• National Films Award – Best film on Environment

See also

• Jollywood Assamese

References

1. "Banani – 1986 – Assamese film". Chaosmag. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2010.

Further reading

• Pathak, Juhi (2022). Film Appreciation on Cinemas (1980 to 1990) of Jahnu Barua: Social, Economic, Political and Cultural Perspectives, Redshine Publication, ISBN 978-93-90937-20-2

External links

• Bonani at IMDb
• Dolphin Films