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Election ) , is a 1994 India
n Oriya film directed by Biplab Ray Chaudhuri,The film exposes the manoeuvring and corruption of Indian electioneering. A young man is happy to hear the news that the local candidate would offer money for electing him. This money would help him to marry. But he sacrifices the money for an ailing begger. Told through the struggles of several poor villagers of the Indian state of Orissa
-each of whom have one of two choices: either working the soil for a wealthy landowner, or "dynamiting" the hills in one of the new quarries—a portrayal of how low humanity can descend when penury and desperation chip away at the social veneer. This is film is selcted for the Indian Panorama, IFFI 1996, Delhi
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, a village chieftain hatches an ingenious but morally bankrupt plot to raise enough dowry so that one of his daughters can marry. The townsfolk have two choices for work: they can become farmers or work in the quarries of the richest man around Zaminder. The quarry work is lucrative but destructive to the local environment and to the health of the people forced to breathe in rock dust. The town is in the process of electing a new village chief and to ensure that he is elected, Zaminder pays villagers money for their votes. The chief's family decides to adopt the town beggar who is dying of tuberculosis. They promise the beggar that they will see that he is cured if he will hand over his vote money. The deal is struck and the chief and his son take him upon the long journey to get cured. Unfortunately, it is a struggle to keep the dying fellow alive until the election and in the end unexpected tragedy ensues.
English language
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Election ) , is a 1994 India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Oriya film directed by Biplab Ray Chaudhuri,The film exposes the manoeuvring and corruption of Indian electioneering. A young man is happy to hear the news that the local candidate would offer money for electing him. This money would help him to marry. But he sacrifices the money for an ailing begger. Told through the struggles of several poor villagers of the Indian state of 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...
-each of whom have one of two choices: either working the soil for a wealthy landowner, or "dynamiting" the hills in one of the new quarries—a portrayal of how low humanity can descend when penury and desperation chip away at the social veneer. This is film is selcted for the Indian Panorama, IFFI 1996, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
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Synopsis
In this drama set within an impoverished village in the state of OrissaOrissa
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...
, a village chieftain hatches an ingenious but morally bankrupt plot to raise enough dowry so that one of his daughters can marry. The townsfolk have two choices for work: they can become farmers or work in the quarries of the richest man around Zaminder. The quarry work is lucrative but destructive to the local environment and to the health of the people forced to breathe in rock dust. The town is in the process of electing a new village chief and to ensure that he is elected, Zaminder pays villagers money for their votes. The chief's family decides to adopt the town beggar who is dying of tuberculosis. They promise the beggar that they will see that he is cured if he will hand over his vote money. The deal is struck and the chief and his son take him upon the long journey to get cured. Unfortunately, it is a struggle to keep the dying fellow alive until the election and in the end unexpected tragedy ensues.
Cast
- Bhima Singh
- Durlav Singh
- Bikash Das
- Chandra SinghChandra SinghChandra Singh was one of the eight nominees of the Leader of the Opposition to the Senate of Fiji after the 2006 elections. - References :...
- Bidyut Prava Patnaik
- Sangita Dutta
- Nikhilbaran Sengupta
Crew
- Biplab Ray Chaudhuri - Director
- Biplab Ray Chaudhuri - Story & Screenplay
- Debasish Majumder - Executive Producer
- Ravi Malik - Executive Producer
- Biplab Ray Chaudhuri - Editor
- Raju Mishra - Director of Photography
- Shantanu Mahapatra - Music
- Nikhil Baran SenguptaNikhil Baran SenguptaNikhil Baran Sengupta, an art director of Oriya films, contributed significantly in the coming of age of Oriya films.He was born in the year 1947, 12 December. His contribution to the success of films e.g. Janani, Sahari Bagha, Maa O Mamata, Suna Chardei, Jugantar, Tahader Katha, Bagh Bahadur and...
- Art Director - Nagen Barik - Sound