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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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.
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers