Aranyaka (A Trip Into the Jungle) is a 1994 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Apurba Kishore Bir.[1] The film stars Sarat Pujari, Navni Parihar, Sanjana Kapoor and Mohan Gokhale in lead roles. Based on a short story Aranyaka by eminent writer Padma Bhushan Manoj Das, the film is set in rural Odisha, where a formal local ruler organizes a hunt for his invited guests, which goes wrong. The film highlights the clash between ruling class and indigenous people of the region.[2]

Aranyaka
अरण्यक
Directed byApurba Kishore Bir
Written byApurba Kishore Bir
Based onAranyaka
by Manoj Das
Produced byNFDC
Doordarshan
StarringSarat Pujari
Navni Parihar
Sanjana Kapoor
Mohan Gokhale
CinematographyApurba Kishore Bir
Edited byDilip Panda
Music byBhavdeep Jaipurwalle
Release date
1994
Running time
84 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast edit

  • Sarat Pujari as Raja Saheb
  • Mohan Gokhale as Mr. Mitty
  • Lalatendu Rath as Major
  • Sanjana Kapoor as Elina
  • Navni Parihar as Mrs. Mitty
  • Sunil Sing as Shyamal
  • Subrata Mahapatra as Chowkidar
  • Jangyaseni Jena as Tribal girl
  • Ajay Nath as Tribal boy
  • Pritikrushna Mahanty as Tribal boy
  • Ashim Basu as Mad beggar

References edit

  1. ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 665. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
  2. ^ "Meet the frownies". Livemint. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

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