Aimee Baruah

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Aimee Baruah
Born (1984-10-21) October 21, 1984 (age 39)[citation needed]
Nagaon, Assam
NationalityIndia
OccupationDirector, Actress, Dancer
Years active2001-present
Notable workSemkhor
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Politician

Aimee Baruah is an Assamese actress, producer, and director.

Career

Baruah has acted in Assamese films, VCDs and movie albums. When she was in sixth grade, she made her film debut as a child actor in Axomor Sadhu Kotha as Tejimola. Since then, she has been in both highly regarded movies like Prem aaru Prem (2001) and Xoru Buari as well as mainstream movies like Jetuka Pator Dore and Kadamtole Krishna Nache.[1] Her directional venture, Dimasa language film Semkhor was the inaugural film of the 'Indian Panorama' section at the 52nd International Film Festival of India,[2] held from 20 to 28 November 2021 and received a "Special Mention". This film was awarded the "Rajat Kamal" or "Silver Lotus" for the "Best Dimasa Language Film", and "Special Jury Mention" for actress at the 68th National Film Awards. [3][4]

Personal life

Baruah was born in Nagaon in 1984. to Mala Baruah and Purna Baruah a police superintendent. Aimee Baruah married politician Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Minister and Ex Congress man Pijush Hazarika on 1 October 2011.[5][6][7] They have two young children.[citation needed]

Filmography

As an actress

Year Film Role Notes Ref
2005 Kadamtole Krishna Nache Assamese drama film [6]
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Radha Assamese drama film based on the novel of the same name by Syed Abdul Malik [8]
2013 Karma Ke Rati Laxmi Nayak Assamese-Sadri film [9]
2021 Semkhor Mother Dimasa language film [10]

As director

Year Film Producer Notes Ref
2021 Semkhor Yes Dimasa language film [11][12][13]

Awards

Year Film Award Category Result Ref
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Prag Cine Awards Best Actress Won [14]
2022 Semkhor 68th National Film Awards Best feature in Dimasa Special Mention [15][16]

Controversy

  • In order to protest the misrepresentation of their community in the National Award-winning movie Semkhor, Dimasa organizations here in the capital of Assam's Dima Hasao district, have petitioned President Droupadi Murmu to step in and stop the film's showing.[17][18][19][20]
  • The director of the 2021 Dimasa-language film Semkhor, is currently facing legal issues when All Dimasa Students' Union ex-president Mohendra Kemprai filed a FIR against her for allegedly "misrepresenting" Dimasa culture and fostering misconceptions about the tribe which gives barbaric image of India in the world.[21][22][23][24]
  • The organizations claimed that "an 84-day-old infant died four days following the shooting of the movie Semkhor due to exposure to cold and grave negligence of Baruah."[25][19][26]
  • Assamese film fraternity believe that her career graph has rapidly increased after her husband became Minister in BJP Govt in Assam.

References

  1. ^ Sanjana-Deshpande. "Who Is Aimee Baruah? Assamese Actor, Director's Film Screened At Cannes". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "First Dimasa language movie to open Indian Panorama at IFFI". Express News Service. The New Indian Express. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ Time8, India (22 July 2022). "'Semkhor' wins Best Feature in Dimasa, and special mention for actress at 68th National Film Awards". Times 8. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ Times of India, India (23 July 2022). "'Semkhor' & 'Bridge' win big at National Film Awards". Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Being the Better Half: Finding an Identity Beyond the Shadow of a Super Spouse". India Today NE. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Assam Panchayat Polls, Actor Aimee Baruah develops back pain!". time8.in. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  8. ^ Jetuka Pator Dore Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 25 October 2022
  9. ^ Staff, Magical Assam (4 January 2020). "Karma Ke Rati (2013) | Full Movie". Magical Assam. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ "'Semkhor', Dimasa language film by Aimee Baruah, to be screened at Berlin International Film Festival". India Today NE. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes". femina.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (22 July 2022). "68th National Film Awards | Updates". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Award 2022 | DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  15. ^ Webdesk, Time8 (22 July 2022). "68th National Film Awards: 'Semkhor' wins Best feature in Dimasa, Aimee Baruah receives 'Special Mention'". TIME8. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  16. ^ Time, Pratidin. "Aimee Baruah's 'Semkhor' Wins Big in 68th National Film Awards". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. ^ India, Press Trust of (30 September 2022). "Dimasas request President Murmu to stop screening of national award-winning film 'Semkhor'". EastMojo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Dimasas request President Murmu to stop screening of National Award-winning film 'Semkhor'". The Hindu. PTI. 30 September 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  19. ^ a b "Infant cast in 'Semkhor' died due to filmmaker Aimee's negligence: Dimasa outfits". Deccan Herald. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  20. ^ Khan, Fatima (25 October 2022). "Assaulted By Classmate: How Dental Student Vania Sheikh Was Driven To Her Death". TheQuint. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  21. ^ Kumar, Abhijeet (26 September 2022). "National Award winning film 'Semkhor' in legal soup for alleged misrepresentation of Dimasa culture". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Stop screening of 'Semkhor' film, Dimasa groups ask President Murmu". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  23. ^ EastMojo, Team (29 September 2022). "'Semkhor': Nagaland Dimasa body condemns wrong depiction of community in film". EastMojo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  24. ^ Staff, Scroll. "Assam: Dimasa community demands ban on movie 'Semkhor' alleging false portrayal of their customs". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  25. ^ NEWS, NE NOW (30 September 2022). "Assam: Dimasa bodies allege death of 3-month-old baby during shooting of Aimee Baruah's Semkhor". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Dimasa bodies allege 3-month-old baby died during shooting of Semkhor". The Meghalayan. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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