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Aneisha Sharma started her career in film industry as an child artist and touched peoples heart through her performance and her first film won the Indian National Award in the year 1982 and since then all her four major movies won Indian National Award and her last film 'Baibhav' received best jury award in Dhaka International Film Festival in the year 2000, where she played a central role. From the last 15 years she has been working for conservation of Forest & Wildlife in the North-Eastern States of India.
She produced and directed 30 documentaries on Wild-Life for Indian National Television.She received National Fellowship for visual media in the year 1997 from National Federation of India.
She produced and directed 30 documentaries on Wild-Life for Indian National Television.She received National Fellowship for visual media in the year 1997 from National Federation of India.
FREEDOM AT THE EDGE
Story of my film
Machang Lalung, a tribal youth(victim of unlawful detention for long 54 years).He hails from middle Assam, a Indian North Eastern State.He was arrested by the police for a silly offence in the year 1951 when he was 23 years age.At the time of arrest he even did not know under what offence he was arrested.Soon after his arrest, he suffered from epilepsy disease.The jail authority mistaken him as a mental patient and shifted him to Tezpur mental hospital.The poor tribal youth had to spent 54 years in mental hospital as an undertrial prisoner without any legal formalities or court hearing. His illegal detention is three times more than any punishment under Indian Law. Finally in a routin checking by the National Human Right Commission's his illegal detention was detected and ordered to government for his early release.And he was released in the year 2005 by the Chief Judicial Megistrate at Guwahati at that time his age was 77 years.
Machang Lalung, a tribal youth(victim of unlawful detention for long 54 years).He hails from middle Assam, a Indian North Eastern State.He was arrested by the police for a silly offence in the year 1951 when he was 23 years age.At the time of arrest he even did not know under what offence he was arrested.Soon after his arrest, he suffered from epilepsy disease.The jail authority mistaken him as a mental patient and shifted him to Tezpur mental hospital.The poor tribal youth had to spent 54 years in mental hospital as an undertrial prisoner without any legal formalities or court hearing. His illegal detention is three times more than any punishment under Indian Law. Finally in a routin checking by the National Human Right Commission's his illegal detention was detected and ordered to government for his early release.And he was released in the year 2005 by the Chief Judicial Megistrate at Guwahati at that time his age was 77 years.
In this film old Machang’s character is played by Indra Baniya, who won the best actor award in Locarno International Film Festival in the year 1988. Young Machang’s Character is played by Rajib Kro. Shooting was carried out in the same jail and mental hospital where Machang spent 54 years of captivity. His native village also a major location of shooting. Other actors who rendered their acting skill are Swapnanil Boruah, Arun Nath, Rupjyoti Bordoloi, Jayanti Pator, Rupam Chetia and Dino Pator.
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