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The history of Assamese cinema is often associated with Joymati, released in 1935 as the first Assamese talkie. Yet the region’s relationship with moving…

The Gauhati Cine Club’s monthly open screening offers filmmakers an opportunity to present original work to an audience interested in cinema, culture, and…

Satyajit Ray’s early films offer an ideal way to understand how Indian cinema developed as a serious artistic language. They combine carefully observed human…

A weekend film festival in Guwahati is built long before the first projector is switched on. It begins with a clear artistic purpose, a practical understanding…

Film discussion in Assam has never been limited to judging stars, songs, or box-office success. It has also been a way to examine society, language, identity,…

For many emerging filmmakers in Assam, the first serious conversation about cinema does not happen on a professional set. It begins in a modest screening room,…

Every generation discovers cinema in its own way. Some students begin with a phone camera, others with a notebook full of scene ideas, a college film society,…

The 1980s occupy a distinctive place in the cultural memory of Assam. It was a decade when film societies, university groups, independent exhibitors, and…

Writing for the screen is different from writing a short story, essay, or novel. A screenplay is a production blueprint: it shows what an audience can see and…

In 1962, a film screening in Guwahati marked the beginning of an important cultural movement. It created a space where cinema could be watched with attention,…