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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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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 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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