Assamese Features

6 min

Aamis and In the Realm of the Senses Make for a Perfect Double Bill

Posted on September 18, 2020September 22, 2020
by Sankhayan Ghosh

Bhaskar Hazarika’s taboo-busting sophomore feature and Nagisa Oshima’s erotic masterpiece are both about the same thing: couples playing dangerous games and the insatiable hunger of women

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3 min

Is Assamese Cinema’s Biggest Blockbuster A Remake Of Vijay’s ‘Theri’?

Posted on November 18, 2019May 8, 2020
by Vishal Menon

The first 20 minutes may seem inspired, but the rest of the film is totally different, says co-producer Navanita Sarma.

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4 min

Bhaskar Hazarika’s Aamis Is A Weird And Fascinating Meditation On Man, Meat, And Love

Posted on May 13, 2019May 20, 2020
by Sankhayan Ghosh

The Assamese language film – Hazarika’s second feature after Kothanodi – explores the uncanny relationship between food and sex. A chat with the filmmaker following its screening at the New York Indian Film Festival

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1 min

Rima Das On Making Village Rockstars Almost Without A Crew

Posted on September 12, 2017May 9, 2020
by Anupama Chopra

Assamese filmmaker Rima Das talks to Anupama Chopra after her film Village Rockstars received tremendous applause at the Toronto Film Festival. The filmmaker tells us how she went about single handedly making the film with a two member crew

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