Magical Assam's video: Firingoti Jahnu Baruah National Film Award Winner

Firingoti ( ফিৰিঙতি) is an Assamese film directed by Jahnu Barua. The film was released in 1992. The story is set in 1962, the time of Sino-India war. It revolves around a widowed teacher named Ritu who is transferred to Koronga, a small Assamese village. The school here was destroyed by fire ten years earlier. Ritu takes on the challenge of rebuilding the school and starts campaigning among the villager. Ritu manages to build a school. It starts functioning under a large village-tree. Then comes a supposedly 'son of the soil' who, having lost his job there, wants to take over the school. When Ritu fights back against the threats and even physical assault, the man brings his ruffian friends and sets fire to the school house. She has to return with a heavy heart. However she is comforted by the promise of the inhabitants of reconstructing the school so that no one can suppress the spark of knowledge. Awards: National Film Award – Second Best Feature Film National Film Award - Best Actress: Moloya Goswami Directed by - Jahnu Barua Produced by - Sailadhar Baruah Written by - Jahnu Barua Starring - Bishnu Kharghoria, Moloya Goswami, Chetana Das, Hemen Choudhury Music by - Satya Baruah Cinematography - Anoop Jotwani Edited by - Heu-en Baruah, Ranjit Das Distributed by - Dolphin Films Pvt. Ltd Release date - 1992