Era Bator Sur

Era Bator Sur is a 1956 Assamese film directed by Bhupen Hazarika^[1] and produced by BP Films.^[2] The film was choreographed by Priyambada Patel.

Era Bator Sur
Poster of 1956 Assamese film Era Bator Sur
Directed by	Dr Bhupen Hazarika
Produced by	BP Films
Starring	Phani Sarma Bishnu Rabha Balraj Sahani
Music by	Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Release date	30 November 1956 (1956-11-30)
Country	India
Language	Assamese

Background

Era Bator Sur is the first film of Dr Bhupen Hazarika. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika was then an active member of Indian people's Theater Association and in the fifties almost all the workers of I. P. T. A. were influenced by the sorrow and happiness, struggle and hope of the common mass and made themselves associated with creative works related to folk music and culture of the common Assamese people. The film was a result of one such effort. The story and the music of Era Bator Sur reflects the emotional rising of the people of that era. The theme of this movie is based on characters belonging to tea labourers society of Assam. The exploitations carried out by one class of the society also finds importance in the movie.

Cast

• Phani Sarma
• Bishnu Prasad Rabha
• Balraj Sahni
• Bijoy Shankar
• Iva Achao
• Tassaduk Yusuf
• Anil Das
• Punya Dowerah