Papori

Papori
A screenshot
Directed by	Jahnu Barua
Written by	Jahnu Barua
Produced by	Sailadhar Baruah
Starring	Gopi Desai Biju Phukan Sushil Goswami Chetana Das Dulal Roy
Cinematography	Binod Pradhan
Music by	Satya Baruah P. P. Vidyanathan
Production company	Dolphin Films Pvt. Ltd
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Assamese

Papori is a 1986 Indian Assamese language feature film directed by Jahnu Barua. The film stars Gopi Desai, Biju Phukan, Sushil Goswami, Chetana Das and Dulal Roy. The film was released in 1986. ^[1]

Plot summary

The film is set against the political background of the Assam agitation during the 1983 election. It is a story about Papori whose husband Binod is falsely arrested for her murder. A smuggler rapes Papori and her husband is convicted for it. Phukan, a police inspector, finds the true murderer but cannot arrest him because he enjoys political protection. During this time, her daughter ends up in the hospital, where she eventually dies. ^[1]

Cast and characters

• Gopi Desai as Papori
• Sushil Goswami as Binod
• Biju Phukan as Police inspector

See also

• Jollywood

References

1. "Papori – 1986 – Assamese film". Chaosmag. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 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

• Papori at IMDb
• Dolphin Films