Adajya

Adajya is a 1996 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Santwana Bardoloi based on the novel Dontal Haatir Uiye Khowa Haoda by Indira Goswami. The film was screened at several international film festivals.

Plot
The film is set in 1940s Assam. Three widows struggle to lead dignified lives despite the extreme restrictions mandated by law and custom. The arrival of a young American scholar, a poisonous snakebite, and the theft of ancestral jewelry combine to bring the situation of the young and beautiful widow Giribala to a painful crisis.

Cast

 * Tom Alter as Mark Sahib
 * Trisha Saikia as Giribala
 * Bishnu Kharghoria
 * Triveni Bora
 * Bhagirothi
 * Nilu Chakrabarty
 * Chetana Das
 * Indira Das
 * Mintu Barua

Awards

 * 44th National Film Awards
 * Best Feature Film in Assamese
 * Best Cinematography – Mrinalkanti Das (also for Rag Birag)
 * National Film Award – Special Mention – Bhagirothi (also for Dolon Roy for Sanghat)
 * International Film Festival of India
 * Special Jury Award