And The River Flows - Film August 27, 2009

And The River Flows - Film (Pokhi / 1999). Pokhi is the story of an innocent little orphan girl called Pokhi, brought up by her aunt and uncle. They live in a remote village in Assam, but when her caretakers decide to shift to the city, they leave Pokhi behind in the care of a wealthy elderly couple in the village who are childless. The old lady is a kindlysoul whom Pokhi gets quite attached to, but the old man is a cantankerous shopkeeper who is the village moneylender as well. He is quite annoyed at this new addition to his family, and his greed makes him the most unpopular person in the village. When the kind old lady dies after an accident, the old man, Dayananda, takes the extraordinary stand that there is a curse upon Pokhi, and that, ever since she entered his house, things have been going wrong. However, the sheer beauty of the little girl's innocence and her protectiveness over him, gradually wins over Dayananda's cynicism. In a sense, Pokhi causes a profound sense of self realization in the old man, and Pokhi, in return, wins acceptance in his home and finally has a sense of belonging. As part of Jahnu Barua Retrospective - Film Festival.

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