‘Paika Bidroha’ wins award at Mumbai film festival

Bhubaneswar: ‘Paika Bidroha’ (Paika Rebellion), a short film produced by Akshay Kumar Parija won the Special Jury Award at the 9th Mumbai International Short Film Festival this year.

Based on the Paika rebellion that took place in 1817, the short film had won four State Film Awards for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and the Best Film by Jury in 2018.

Worth mentioning, Paika rebellion was led by Buxi Jagabandhu against the then British East India Company’s rule.

‘Paika Bidroha’ stars Manoj Mishra as Jayee Rajaguru and Samaresh Routray as Buxi Jagabandhu. Nischay Rout and Anuj Tyagi have directed the film. The story, screenplay, and dialogues are written by Hara Prasad Dash.

The costumes of the film were designed by Coproducer Barnali Rath.