| Aranyaka अरण्यक | |
| Director: | Apurba Kishore Bir |
| Producer: | NFDC Doordarshan |
| Starring: | Sarat Pujari Navni Parihar Sanjana Kapoor Mohan Gokhale |
| Music: | Bhavdeep Jaipurwalle |
| Cinematography: | Apurba Kishore Bir |
| Editing: | Dilip Panda |
| Runtime: | 84 min. |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
Aranyaka (A Trip Into the Jungle) is a 1994 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Apurba Kishore Bir.[1] The film stars Sarat Pujari, Navni Parihar, Sanjana Kapoor and Mohan Gokhale in lead roles. Based on a short story Aranyaka by eminent writer Padma Bhushan Manoj Das, the film is set in rural Odisha, where a formal local ruler organizes a hunt for his invited guests, which goes wrong. The film highlights the clash between ruling class and indigenous people of the region.[2]