A village drunk marries a child bride and still thinks HE'S the victim. Yikes.
Baghu Manna, a young alcoholic from a rural village, is married to a teenager, Moina. Neglecting responsibilities and relationships, Baghu drives everyone away, including his wife, but when Baghu tries to bring her back, humiliation forces him to confront his life.
Acting
Satyam Bhattacharya makes Baghu pathetic yet weirdly magnetic.
Direction
Raja Chanda refuses to let his protagonist off easy.
Director
Raja Chanda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Haloom joins a wave of Bengali rural dramas examining caste and addiction, following films like Nagarkirtan.
The title refers to a traditional Bengali lullaby, bitterly ironic given Baghu's destruction of domestic peace.
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