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| Directed by | Jahnu Barua |
| Produced by | Sailadhar Baruah |
| Written by | Jahnu Barua |
| Starring | Mrigakshi Anup Hazarika Atul Pachani |
| Music by | Reeta Das Y. S. Moolky |
| Cinematography | P. Ranjan |
| Editing by | Shivaji Choudhury |
| Distributed by | Children's Film Society of India |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | Assam, India |
| Language | Assamese |
Tora (Assamese: তৰা) is an Assamese language children’s film directed by Jahnu Barua and produced by Sailadhar Baruah. The film was released in 2004.[1] The film received the Best Children’s Film award in the 51st National Film Awards for the year 2003.[2][3]
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The film centred around two neighboring family in a village in Assam. The two families share a very amicable relation. Tora, the protagonist is a seven year old girl with her parents Purna (father) and Jonaki (mother). Naba and Daba are two brothers of the other family with their ailing bedridden mother. One day a dispute arises over a piece of land. Whilst the adults quarrel, Tora's voice is the only significant factor that can resolve the matter.[1]
Jahnu Barua, the director of Tora, dedicated his film on August 19, 2004 to the children killed in the 2004 Dhemaji bombing carried out by ULFA militants on the Independence Day.[4]