Aranyaka (film)

Aranyaka (A Trip Into the Jungle) is a 1994 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Apurba Kishore Bir. 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.

Cast

 * 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