Papori

1986 Indian film
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
144 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageAssamese

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 in 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 of it. Phukan, a police inspector finds the true murderer but cannot arrest him because the killer 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. ^ a b "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

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