Papori

1986 Indian film

Papori

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Directed by| Jahnu Barua
Written by| Jahnu Barua
Produced by| Sailadhar Baruah
Starring| Gopi Desai
Biju Phukan
Sushil Goswami
Chetana Das
Dulal Roy
Cinematography| Binod Pradhan
Music by| Satya Baruah
P. P. Vidyanathan

Production
company

Dolphin Films Pvt. Ltd

Release date

* 1986 (1986)

Running time

| 144 minutes
Country| India
Language| Assamese

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

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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

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* Gopi Desai as Papori
* Sushil Goswami as Binod
* Biju Phukan as Police inspector

## See also

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* Jollywood

## References

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1. ^ a b "Papori – 1986 – Assamese film". Chaosmag. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

## Further reading

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* 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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* Papori at IMDb
* Dolphin Films

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Jahnu Barua's Filmography

Released movies|

* Aparoopa (1982)
* Papori (1986)
* Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (1987)
* Bonani (1990)
* Firingoti (1992)
* Xagoroloi Bohu Door (1995)
* Kuhkhal (1998)
* Pokhi (2000)
* Konikar Ramdhenu (2003)
* Tora (2004)
* Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005)
* Mumbai Cutting (Anjane Dost segment) (2010)
* Baandhon (2012)
* Ajeyo (2014)
* Bhoga Khirikee (2018)
* Unread Pages (2018)

Unreleased movies|

* Har Pal
* Homing Pigeons
* Butterfly Chess
* Copper Ring
* Hindol

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