Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai
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Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (Assamese
: হালধীয়া চৰায়ে বাওধান খায়, English subtitle:The Catastrophe) is a 1987 Assamese film
of social genre made by director Jahnu Barua
. This film had won the National Film Award for Best Film
in 1988, and also multiple awards at the Locarno International Film Festival
in 1988. It was the third full-length feature film made by Barua.
. The film received several awards at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1988.
Assamese language
Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...
: হালধীয়া চৰায়ে বাওধান খায়, English subtitle:The Catastrophe) is a 1987 Assamese film
Assamese cinema
Assamese cinema is cinema in the Assamese language, watched primarily in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie Joymoti...
of social genre made by director Jahnu Barua
Jahnu Barua
Jahnu Barua is a multiple national and international award-winning Indian film director from Assam. He has directed a number of Assamese and Hindi films, and along with Bhabendra Nath Saikia was one of the pioneers of Assamese Art cinema...
. This film had won the National Film Award for Best Film
National Film Award for Best Film
The National Award for Best Feature film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1954. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards given among National Film Awards...
in 1988, and also multiple awards at the Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
in 1988. It was the third full-length feature film made by Barua.
Awards and recognitions
The film received the National Film Award of India for the best film in 1988. It won international awards at various film festivals. It was first shown in ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. The film received several awards at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1988.