Aranyaka (film)

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
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Directed by	Apurba Kishore Bir
Written by	Apurba Kishore Bir
Based on	Aranyaka by Manoj Das
Produced by	NFDC Doordarshan
Starring	Sarat Pujari Navni Parihar Sanjana Kapoor Mohan Gokhale
Cinematography	Apurba Kishore Bir
Edited by	Dilip Panda
Music by	Bhavdeep Jaipurwalle
Release date	1994 (1994)
Running time	84 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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