One evening at Kohinoor Theatre, some memories and few questions

Is there security inside the mobile theatres of Assam? Do the Theatre companies compromise on the quality to pay for star actors? Do the theatres experiment on the dramatic techniques and drama as a literary genre as a a whole? Or should there be any kind of regulation regarding the content of the plays since theatres are widely watched by people of all age group? These are questions often surfaces during the mobile theatre season i.e, during the year-end. Usually from the first weeks of November to the late Feb it is time for the mobile theatre parties to move around the state playing their best rehearsed, best accepted and best put forward plays along with of course star power to boast of.

Tea Planter, noted Assamese Hemen Barooah passes away leaving a great legacy

Hemendra Prasad Barooah
image courtesy The Telegraph

Great visionary, noted Assamese Tea magnet Hemen Barooah is no more. The person whose enthusiastic endeavours have inspired a generation of people to take the plunge into choosing business as career, who took Tea gardening and marketing into international level by using his unique business sense and and presented an inimitable example of life greatly, impressively lived has died on 31st July in Bankok.

Rodor Chithi latest Assamese film on the floor, cast, crew and release

     Assamese film industry after good gap of few years have been showing sign of good health and it should continue it. Assamese cine-goers are treated with frequent releases though each of them are not  critically acclaimed  barring a few serious movies.

Zubin Garg in Rodor Chithi, Image courtesy Baharul Islam

It has been a while the news about Assamese film Rodor Chithi has been doing rounds through media. But no concrete detail about the story, cast and crew of the movie Rodor Chithi are found from  any reliable source. After Ramdhenu revived

Zubin Garg, Bohag Bihu and Assamese culture

Happily this time  Bihu was more enjoyable with all the live Bihu prgram courtesy satellite TV channels in Assam like News Live, New Time, Prag, NE TV etc. Bihu festivities were telecasted with full vigor at least some 10 days prior to Bihu and till now. And we could n't have asked more!

The best thing was that 'Bihutali'es were telecasted with live program of  Zubin Garg,

Assamese new film Bandhon cast, story, details and awards

Bandhon- Assamese movie

A tentative poster
of Bandhon before
Release.

Ace Assamese director Jahnu Baruah  creates impact with each and every venture he is related to. He has won several national awards in the past and so nobody is wrong when they expected a prize for Jahnu Baruah's latest Assamese film Bandhon. Bandhon means 'the bond' in Assamese language. Bandhon was made in the year 2012. But perhaps the film is yet to be released in theaters in Assam or in anywhere. But the film Bandhon was screened at Goa International Film Festival and in Chennai International Film Festival as well. And it is known that everywhere the film was screened it was well-accepted by the audience and critics equally.

New Assamese film Duwar, cast, story, release date

A scene from Assamese film Duwar  releasing soon

The new Assamese film that is about to hit theatres in Assam is Duwar: the Voyage Out. This Assamese film is made by noted filmmaker, actor director Bidyut Chakraborty. Most probably after national award  winning movie Raag-Anurag, Duwar is Bidyut Chakraborty's next Assamese film after a long hibernation as a filmmaker.  According to the elated filmamker this project has been a longtime dream coming true now.

Assamese Theatre: plays, actors and actresses and survival

Assamese theatre is best known as Mobile theatre(Bhramyomaan Theatre=moving theatre parties). Theatre has been one of the most revered form of art and entertainment in Assam. In fact it has been a inspiration of many researches because of its mobile characteristics, reason of flourishing over the time, survival inspite of tough competition from cinema, video CDs, and cable TV channel which offer much more entertainment 24 hours.

New Assamese film 'Bankar Putek'

Latest Assamese movie Baankor Putek

The latest Assamese movie that could create some stir in audience is Baankor Putek(বাঁকৰ পুতেক). The movie is produced and directed by noted Assamese film director Chandra Mudoi who has delivered some Assamese hit films earlier like Maghat Mamonir Biya, Suren Chorar Putek etc. This new Assamese film Bankor Putek has both negative and positive feedback from audience.

Retrospective of Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia, a treasure for film-buffs

Films of Dr Saikia
That Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia sir's films like Agnisnan, Abartan and Sandhyarag etc were some of the  box office smashers of their time. people acorss the state were thronged around the famous cinemas in Assam to watch those unforgettable movies of Dr Saikia Sir. But his later movies due to some reasons could not create the magic.

Assamese film Pole Pole Ure Mon

Pole Pole  Ure Mon is latest Assamese film creating buzz among film lovers and critics(actually films now needs film lovers, not critics because after a long hibernation period Assamese film now starting up  with a few films that are liked by cinema lovers) equally. The film as the title suggests is a romantic movie and it is made in  two languages i.e,  Assamese and Hindi.

(The film has created some controversies

Assamese film stars(actresses) and Assamese films

If you have experienced the golden era of Assamese films and besotted by the Assamese beauties like Mridula Baruah, Bidya Rao, Ila Kakoti(Hazarika), Purabi Sharma, Moloya Goswami(National Award for best actress) etc than you probably still yearn to relive the golden era.

New Assamese film Ramdhenu, release date, star cast, music and preview

Assamese film Ramdhenu Poster image

The last Assamese film that was released was Asin Chinaki, a film by Munna Ahmed which could not match upto the expectations of the audience. The latest Assamese film in the pipeline is Ramdhenu (Rainbow). The Assamese film Ramdhenu will be released on Feb 4 (2011), although it was stated earlier that the film will be released in the Durga Puja 2010.

Assamese film Asin Chinaki , release of Assamse cinema

 New Assamese film Achin Chinaki

Assamese film Achin Chinaki is just released. Number of Assamese films released in a year is limited and hence the relase of Achin Chinaki is a good news for Assamese Film Viewers.

  News of Achin Chinaki

The Print of Achin Chinaki is ready and it has already tabled for censor board.

 Cast and Crew of Assamese film Achin chinaki 

 Director of Asin Chinaki: Munna Ahmed.

 Cast of Asin Chinaki, Assamese Film: Biju Phukon, Arup Baishya, Lipika Borah Medhi, Rimpy Das,Ananya Pachani, Atul Pachani,Bhagawat Pritam,Jowan Dutta, Mitali Baishya.

 Story of Assamese film Asin Chinaki

A family drama with age old stories. After mother's death a little boy could not take the harsh behaviour of his step mom and leaves his home for Guwahati, Capital city of Assam. And grows up there. 

Eventually his step mom's son too shifts base to Guwahati. The two half-brothers meet...

And climax follows.

Simply this is the  storyline of Assamese Film Achin Chinaki.

Assamese films  need audience. And to attract audience for Assamese films films need good stories, which can keep audience glued to their seats. Only beautiful heroines of Assamese films and good acting cannot do thee trick.

Assamese Film Asin Chinaki review:

The most awaited release after alpmost a decade that Asin Chinaki is , could not impress much. Leave alone the critics it could not touch the heart of common audience who watch movies only for entertainment. Audience returned from theatres were not satisfied at all. Those who still want to take a look check out Minister Rakibul Hussain appearing for a cameo!!