Gonga Silonir Pakhi is an Assamese language

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...

film by Padum Barua released in 1976. The film is based on a novel of the same title authored by Dr Laxminarayan Borah.

Plot summary

The film depicts the story of Basanti, a young village woman, pitted against two men in a small town environment of the sixties. After the death of her husband Mathura, she starts dreaming of a new life with her former lover Dhananjay. He fails to respond forcing Basanti into the lonely life within a widow’s bondage.

Characters

• Basanti, a young village woman
• Mathura, Basanti’s husband
• Dhananjay, Basanti’s former lover
• Bhogram, Basanti’s elder brother
• Taru, Basanti’s elder sister-in-law
• Monbori, the house cleaner