Mishing (The Apparition)

'Mishing (The Apparition)', 2018

An Army deserter grows roots in the Sherdukpan community of Arunachal Pradesh and suddenly disappears only to resurface decades later, and once again vanish behind a curtain of curious questions.

An Army deserter grows roots in the Sherdukpan community of Arunachal Pradesh and suddenly disappears only to resurface decades later, and once again vanish behind a curtain of curious questions.

Runtime

75 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

Keywords

arunachal pradesh

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Mishing (The Apparition)

Bobby Sarma Baruah, 2018

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Aspect ratio

2.35 : 1

Color

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Awards

National Film Awards, India

Winner

2019

Best film in Sherdukpan dialect

National Film Award

Storyline

An Army deserter grows roots in the Sherdukpan community of Arunachal Pradesh and suddenly disappears only to resurface decades later, and once again vanish behind a curtain of curious questions.

Togbe Mahajan, a leading member of the Sherdukpen community of Arunachal Pradesh, meets a Manipuri driver Radha Binode Singh after buying a used vehicle in Assam. When the two men return to Togbe's village, Singh reveals that he is an Army deserter. Togbe arranges fresh identity papers for his driver. The outsider stays on in his adopted home and becomes a part of the family. The driver also develops a relationship Maya, a Sherdukpen widow. He has a brush with Mishing, a local belief that the spirits of dying people can appear before those they love and communicate with them. One day, Singh sees himself dead at the wheels of his own car. Alarmed and baffled, he flees. Many years later, Abu, Togbe's son, receives a middle-aged visitor. He reveals that he is Radha Binode Singh. Reminiscing about bygone days, he asks Abu to visit him in Guwahati and collect a precious object that Togbe left in his custody. He then disappears without a trace. Abu heads to Guwahati. There, he meets Singh's...

Summary

An Army deserter grows roots in the Sherdukpan community of Arunachal Pradesh and suddenly disappears only to resurface decades later, and once again vanish behind a curtain of curious questions.

Synopsis

Togbe Mahajan, a leading member of the Sherdukpen community of Arunachal Pradesh, meets a Manipuri driver Radha Binode Singh after buying a used vehicle in Assam. When the two men return to Togbe's village, Singh reveals that he is an Army deserter. Togbe arranges fresh identity papers for his driver. The outsider stays on in his adopted home and becomes a part of the family. The driver also develops a relationship Maya, a Sherdukpen widow. He has a brush with Mishing, a local belief that the spirits of dying people can appear before those they love and communicate with them. One day, Singh sees himself dead at the wheels of his own car. Alarmed and baffled, he flees. Many years later, Abu, Togbe's son, receives a middle-aged visitor. He reveals that he is Radha Binode Singh. Reminiscing about bygone days, he asks Abu to visit him in Guwahati and collect a precious object that Togbe left in his custody. He then disappears without a trace. Abu heads to Guwahati. There, he meets Singh's...

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Cast & crew

Cast

Mala Goswami

Actress

Tsering Dorjee Khrimey

Actor/Actress

Rajib Kro

Actor/Actress

Crew

Bobby Sarma Baruah

Screenwriter

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