Panaji, Jan. 20 -- Kripal Kalita, director of Assamese film 'The Bridge', which is being screened at ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here, has said that his film reflects life amidst hardships caused by annual floods in rural Assam.
Addressing a press conference, he said the film throws light on the devastations and hardships that floods bring to Assam villages every year.
''There is no solution in sight for this problem. I, being a farmer's son hailing from rural Assam, have faced this,'' he said.
''Every year, the mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries flood many villages and ruin cultivation. The film's protagonist Jonaki goes through an unusual struggle caused by floods. Her plight gets aggravated by the absen...