Jeevan Baator Logori
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Jeevan Baator Logori is an Assamese language
feature film directed by Timothy Das Hanche under the banner Hills Motion Pictures Association of Diphu
. The film is set in the rural and urban areas of Assam and shot at Cinemascope at 35mm format.
and leave for Guwahati
for higher studies. But the proud parents do not realise that their children left them forever. In due course, Pritom completes his studies and goes to the US on a company scholarshop. On returning he joins a MNC in Mumbai
, get married to the daughter of his boss and settles down there. Torali, too, after completion of her higher studies in the US, gets married to an American and settles there. Both of them are so busy and pre-occupaid with their own life, they even could not come back home at the death of their mother. Dinanath Bora is a farmer with his teacher wife Nirmali and children Mohen and Malati. He possesses strong faith and believe in work culture and is always busy with his agricultural activities. The only thing the couple is worried about is their children’s negligence towards studies. Mohen is always busy rehearsing his Bhaona
and Malati with singing and dancing around with her folks. Both of the children fail their matriculation. But the parents shows them other fruitful means to shape their lives. Mohan with a financial loan buys a tractor and gets fully involved in agricultural activities. Malati along with other girls from the village forms a self-help group
, undergoes training on fruit processing and fruit preservation and open up a big shop of pickle, jam, jelly and other food materials, etc. in the village. For Pabitra Barua, the neighboring people become the source of succour and an integral part for the rest of his life.
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...
feature film directed by Timothy Das Hanche under the banner Hills Motion Pictures Association of Diphu
Diphu
Diphu is the headquarters of Karbi Anglong district in the state of Assam in India.-Geography:Diphu is located at . It has an average elevation of 186 metres . It is about 270 km by road and 213 km by railways from Guwahati, State capital of Assam.-Demographics: India census, Diphu...
. The film is set in the rural and urban areas of Assam and shot at Cinemascope at 35mm format.
Synopsis
The film shows the journey of a young boy from his college days to his professional life as a businessman. Problems like unemployment and agricultural underproduction comes as sub-plots. The film focuses on some significant aspects of our society like chaotic education system, young generation becoming self-reliant through agriculture or through proper acquisition of some other benevolent schemes. It also carries a strong message for the young generation to preserve and uplift the traditional values while accepting modernity.Plot
Pabitra Baruah is a principal of a high school. He is living a happy and contented life with his caring wife Prafulli and a pair of studius twin children Pritom and Tarali. As a leading villager Pabitra always stands for the moral values in running the school-affairs as well as his daily life. Pritom and Tarali, as expected, top their matriculationMatriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
and leave for Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
for higher studies. But the proud parents do not realise that their children left them forever. In due course, Pritom completes his studies and goes to the US on a company scholarshop. On returning he joins a MNC in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, get married to the daughter of his boss and settles down there. Torali, too, after completion of her higher studies in the US, gets married to an American and settles there. Both of them are so busy and pre-occupaid with their own life, they even could not come back home at the death of their mother. Dinanath Bora is a farmer with his teacher wife Nirmali and children Mohen and Malati. He possesses strong faith and believe in work culture and is always busy with his agricultural activities. The only thing the couple is worried about is their children’s negligence towards studies. Mohen is always busy rehearsing his Bhaona
Bhaona
Bhaona is a traditional form of entertainment, always with religious messages, prevalent is Assam, India. It is a creation of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva, who created the form to convey religious messages to villagers through entertainment...
and Malati with singing and dancing around with her folks. Both of the children fail their matriculation. But the parents shows them other fruitful means to shape their lives. Mohan with a financial loan buys a tractor and gets fully involved in agricultural activities. Malati along with other girls from the village forms a self-help group
Self-help group (finance)
A self-help group is a village-based financial intermediary usually composed of 10–20 local women. Most self-help groups are located in India, though SHGs can also be found in other countries, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia....
, undergoes training on fruit processing and fruit preservation and open up a big shop of pickle, jam, jelly and other food materials, etc. in the village. For Pabitra Barua, the neighboring people become the source of succour and an integral part for the rest of his life.
Reception
The film was released through satellite using UFO Moviez technology simultaneoulsy in 25 theatres in Assam. Its Box Office success came as a refreshing change for the film industry, which had not seen a commercial success for a long time. On Sunday, Nov 15, 2009, at 3 pm, the film was screened at Xankardev Bhawan, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi.Casts
- Nipon Goswami
- Bishnu Kharghoria
- Arun Nath
- Moloya Goswami
- Beauty Baruah
- Hiranya Deka
- Atul Pasani
- Kapil BoraKapil BoraKapil Bora is a frontline Cine-Star of Assam. He is noted for his chocolate hero, romantic image and excels in romantic roles. Apart from cinema, he is also a major actor in Assamese musical video-CD films, which are a hot craze in Assam...
- Parineeta (Mumbai)
- Suchandra Chandra (Kolkata)
- Biki
- Raag Oinitom
- Shyamanitka Sarma
- Asha Bordoloi
- Devananda Saikia
- Kishore Choudhury
- Dilip Goswami
- Rup Goswami
- Julen Bhuyan
- Dudul Baishya
- Narendra Chandra Sutradhar
- Dinesh Das (Guest Appearance)
- Ananya Pasani (Guest Appearance)