Assamese Cinema
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‘We are breaking a lot of stuff this time’: Kenny Basumatary on ‘Suspended Inspector Boro’
Kenny Basumatary’s third film after ‘Local Kung Fu’ and ‘Local Kung Fu 2’ promises loads of action, but without the trademark laughs.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Assamese film ‘Alifa’ tackles environmental woes – and the contentious subject of migration
Deep Choudhury’s National Film Award-winning debut feature explores the challenges faced by Bengali Muslims, the most vilified community in Assam.
Arunabh Saikia
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In Assamese film ‘Village Rockstars’, a 10-year-old girl dreams of owning an electric guitar
Written, directed and produced by Rima Das, the independent feature will be screened at the Mumbai Film Festival.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Joya Chatterji’s ‘Shadows at Noon’ wins best history book at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Awards
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How a fan’s persistence led to the rediscovery of Assamese classic ‘Dr Bezbarua’
The 1969 Assamese thriller would have been lost forever but for the efforts of enterprising cinephile Jayanta Sharma.
Dipankar Sarkar
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A 10-year-old boy witnesses the horrors of witch-hunting in Assam in ‘Ishu’
Utpal Borpujari’s movie has been produced by Children’s Film Society India.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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Video: Joymoti, the first Assamese film, is 80 today
Jyotiprasad Agarwala's 1935 movie marked the birth of the state's film industry.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes