Dwaar

The story is set against the backdrop of the Assam agitation and its aftermath. Dwijen Bhattacharya (Kapil Bora), a young academic and writer, whose tryst with the social unrest and the student movement of his home state leaves an indelible scar on his personal and professional life. Attempting to write his novel of love, Dwijen ironically loses his intimacy and connection with his wife, Manosi (Zerifa Wahid). Their marital relationship goes through a rough phase. He suffers from neurotic hallucinations and severe depression, and attempts to break free from everyday life by alienating himself from his academic and personal responsibilities.

• Kapil Bora as Dwijen Bhattacharya, a mentally unstable young academic and writer
• Zerifa Wahid as Manosi, Dwijen's wife
• Tanvi Sharma as Champa, housemaid of Dwijen
• Mahika Sharma
• Mintu Baruah
• Bulganin Baruah
• Srijani Bhaswa Mahanta
• Asha Bordoloi

Zerifa wahid and Kapil Bora with other cast of Dwaar at the 46th International Film Festival of India

After Anuraag (2004), Dwaar is the fifth film directed by Bidyut Chakravarty. According to him, he had been conceiving the plot after reading the short story Bahiroloi Juwa Baat by Apurba Sarma in 1988.[1][2] He said, "the original story is not a conventional story, but a state of mind. It was written during the time of Foreigners’ Movement. And to some extent, I have tried to reflect the mindset of the general people of that time in the movie."[2] On the premier of the film producer Sanjive Narain said making cinema was a social responsibility for him.[3]

The shoot of the film started from November 2010 and ended in March 2011 under the working title The Gateway. Most of the shooting took place in Guwahati and Nameri, while post-production work was done in Chennai.[1] The film includes English subtitle.

About his character, actor Kapil Bora said, "Portraying a character like Dwijen was challenging for me as an actor. I attended many workshops to get into the skin of the character."[4] Most of the scenes featuring Bora are either silent or with very few dialogues.[5] He also mentioned that he had enjoyed playing the character of Dwijen, older to his age.[2]

Dwaar is the first Assamese language film to release in 2013. The film was supposed to release on 2012, but due to non-availability of free screens, the release was postponed[1] and finally released on 4 January 2013.[6]

The premier of the film was held on 3 January 2012 at Anuradha Cineplex, Guwahati.[2][4]