Living on the dead

Entry 92

Synopsis: The story envisages the life of a 64 year old man named Jung Bahadur Thapa who earns his living by burning dead bodies in a crematorium in a place called Silchar in Assam. He has been living alone in the crematorium premises since past two decades. His family has deserted him long back. Feedback from the crematorium committee secretary; the priest of the Kalimandir adjacent to the crematorium; and prominently Bahadur himself revealed that his income is not constant. His earnings depend on the number of bodies he burns. He receives a financial help from crematorium committee.

In this documentary we tried to find out whether this profession has any impact in his mentality. Medical science says that there is nothing extraordinary, its just like any other profession. The film has tried to portray that among various occupations there lies a profession in which end of a person ignite the living of a poor man.