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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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Short fiction: Riddled with debt, a farmer urges the PM to change the formula for compound interest
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024