Bhukha


Bhukha or Bhookha is a 1989 Sambalpuri film directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra. The movie was produced by Mohapatra under the banner of Kumar Productions and had music by Ramesh Kumar Mahananda. This movie is based on the Sambalpuri play Bhukha written by Manglu Charan Biswal. This is the first Oriya film to get an International Jury Award at the Gijón International Film Festival.

Synopsis

This film portrays the plight of the "Bajnias" or "Ganda" tribe of Odisha who are traditionally drummers by profession and the negative impact of cultural dominance by dominant class of people.

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