Movie

The Catastrophe (1987)

• February 26, 1987
• 2h 0m

• Drama

Overview

Rakeshwar Bora, a simple Assamese farmer, faces ruin when a greedy landlord deceitfully claims his ancestral land by demanding a mortgage receipt that was never provided. To afford the steep bribes required by a corrupt legal system, Bora is forced to sell his livestock and send his young son to work as a servant for the same landlord. His ultimate humiliation occurs when financial desperation forces him to hang political banners praising the very man who destroyed his livelihood.

Director

Jahnu Barua

Writers

Jahnu Barua, Hemen Borgohain

Starring

Indra Bania, Badal Das, Purnima Pathak