Sohra Bridge
2016 Indian film
- 26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
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Sohra Bridge is a multilingual Indian drama film directed by late Bappaditya Bandopadhyay starring Niharika Singh and Barun Chanda in primary roles.[1] Memories, imagination and reality come together in the journey of a young girl looking for her estranged father. The unexplored, beautiful and politically volatile North East of India provides the backdrop.
This was Bappaditya's last film and was released posthumously in February 2016.[2][3] The dialogue of the film is in English, Bengali, Assamese and Khasi.[4][5]
Plot
Sohra Bridge tells the story of a daughter who embarks on a journey across the remote expanses of North-East India, looking for her father. She finds herself drawn towards a complex labyrinth of memory and imagination. The film conjures up a magical reality where real gives way to the surreal, bloodshed to poetry, memory to the imaginary and vice versa.
Cast
- Barun Chanda as Ria's father
- Niharika Singh as Ria
- Nishita Goswami
- Pratik Sen as Asish
- Moumita Mitra
- Paul Phukan
- Merlvin J Mukhim
- Raj Banerjee
References
- ^ Sen, Zinia (12 January 2017). "Remembering Bappaditya Bandopadhyay". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Bappaditya Bandopadhyay's Sohra Bridge (2016): the last bow of a brilliant film-maker". washingtonbanglaradio.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Sohra Bridge". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Sohra Bridge : A multi-lingual film to remember". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya: 'Sohra Bridge'- a movie that narrates a daughter's journey for her father!". thenortheasttoday.com. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links
- Sohra Bridge at IMDb
