Bhukha or Bhookha is a 1989 Kosli

Kosli

Kosli is a Tehsil in District Rewari of state Haryana in India. It is situated 80 km from Delhi in National Capital Region .According to Mahabharat, Tomar Clan was once a part of Yadav Clan...

 language film directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra

Sabyasachi Mohapatra

Sabyasachi Mohapatra is an Oriya film director and producer. He was born at Lehedi, Subarnapur, Orissa, India.-References:...

. The movie was produced by Sabyasachi Mohapatra under the banner of Kumar Productions and had music by Ramesh Kumar Mahananda.This movie is based on the Sambalpuri play Bhukha written by Manglu charan Biswal. This is the first film in the Kosli/Sambalpuri language and the first film from the Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

 state to get an International Jury Award at the Gijón International Film Festival

Gijón International Film Festival

Gijón International Film Festival was created in 1963. It was born as an initiative of the local authority and it was sponsored mainly by Gijón City Council and the then Caja de Ahorros de Asturias ; both institutions are still the main organisers of the festival, along with funding from the...

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Synopsis

This film portrays the plight of the Bajnias or folk drummers of the Kosal (Western Orissa) region and focuses on the effects of modern culture

Culture

Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...

 on tribal and folk

Folk

The English word Folk is derived from a Germanic noun, *fulka meaning "people" or "army"...

 culture.This movie has showcased the music,culture and tradition of the Kosal region.
Heart touching matter shown in this movie is how the rich people in the society exploit the poor.

Cast

• Sarat Pujari
  Sarat Pujari
  Sarat Pujari is one of the noted actors of Oriya film industry. He pioneered the Oriya cinema in the early sixties.He born on 8.8.1934 at Nayagarh.His early education completed in many schools all over Orissa .After that he has completed his post graduation in Economics and Diploma in Paintings in...
  
  

• Sadhu Meher
  Sadhu Meher
  Sadhu Meher is an Indian actor, director, and producer .He contribute for both oriya and Hindi films.He is one of the founders of parallel cinema in mid 80s.He won a National Film Award for Best Actor for Ankur .-Filmography:...
  
  

• Bijaya Pujari

• Swati Roy

• Chitta Pattnaik

• Mantu Mahapatra

Songs

• Aarati Taarini Go Asta Udaya Arate Je Chinte

• Malli Phuti Mahakila Ranga Rasiaa Ke

• Phatai Khaili Bella Kukila Re

• Subha Lagane Bara Kale Gamana Ho

To watch all the above Bhukha's video songs just visit [www.youtube.com/user/hotmalejeet]

Awards and nominations

• International Jury Award at Gijon International Film Festival, Spain, 1990

• Selected for World Rural Film Festival, Aurrilac, France

External links

• Watch exclusive Bhukha video songs on Hotmalejeet channel on YOUTUBE
• Profile of Bhukha movie
• Profile of Bhukha movie in koshalbasi.com

• Bhukha Songs