HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Nov 27: Filmmaker Kenny Basumatary’s first Boro film – ‘Bibo Binanao’ (My Three Sisters) – was showcased at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. Produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), ‘Bibo Binanao’ is a dramedy that tells the story of four sisters in rural Bodoland.
Pansy Brahma plays the youngest sister, Mizi, who stands by her sisters as they try to raise chickens, deal with deaths in the family, an abusive husband, life-threatening health scares, and other hurdles life throws at them. The other three sisters are played by Sangeena Brahma, Helina Daimary, and Mithinga Narzary.
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“It was an absolute pleasure to work with all these actresses. They were always prepared with their dialogues, so we could happily shoot long takes without having to frequently cut. All of them have fabulous scenes that they’ve performed exactly as I envisioned,” Kenny said.
Rubul Boro, the Boro film industry’s most regular supervillain, who also played Dog Da in ‘Local Kung Fu 3’ recently, takes on his first gentlemanly role in ‘Bibo Binanao’.
At IFFI, Kenny walked the red carpet along with National Award-winning director Kulanandini Mahanta, who worked as the production designer on ‘Bibo Binanao’, and Alex Leo Pou, executive producer from NFDC. In fact, Kenny walked the red carpet a second time as part of team ‘Swargarath’, which is in the Panorama section of the festival.
Speaking about the first screening of ‘Bibo Binanao’, Kenny said: “We were actually apprehensive. Who on earth would come to watch a Boro film, and that too by me – I’m not exactly a festival-famous director. But to our pleasant surprise, around 70 people turned up. While the film isn’t an out-and-out comedy, it was good to hear the audience laugh at the right places. Many of them came up to us afterward and said that they really liked it.”
People in Guwahati can watch ‘Bibo Binanao’ at the upcoming Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival (BVFF), where it will have its Assam premiere in the competition section. A theatrical release isn’t on the cards yet. “NFDC will hopefully send the film to more festivals,” said Kenny.
