List of awards and winners for films from Assam
Awards And Winners For Films From Assam has been many.The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie Joymoti.[1] Since then Assamese cinema has developed a slow-paced sensitive style, especially with the movies of Bhabendra Nath Saikia and Jahnu Barua.
National Film Awards
| List of awards and recipients, showing the year, language(s) and citation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Recipient(s) | Language(s) | Citation |
| 1955 (3rd) |
Certificate of Merit | Piyali Phukan [2] Rupajyoti Productions, Phani Sarma |
Assamese | – |
| 1957 (5th) |
Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film | Maak Aru Morom [3] Brajen Barua, Nip Barua |
Assamese | – |
| 1958 (6th) |
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film | Ronga Police [4] Kanak Ch. Sharma, Nip Barua |
Assamese | – |
| 1959 (7th) |
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film | Puberun [5] K. C. Roy, Paji Doss, Prabhat Mukherjee |
Assamese | – |
| 1961 (9th) |
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film | Shakuntala [6] Kamrup Chitra, Bhupen Hazarika |
Assamese | – |
| 1962 (10th) |
Certificate of Merit for the Best Feature Film | Tezimola [7] Anwar Hussain |
Assamese | – |
| 1963 (11th) |
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film | Maniram Devan [8] Apurba Chowdhury, S. Chakravarty |
Assamese | – |
| 1964 (12th) |
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film | Pratidhwani [9] Kamrup Chitra, Bhupen Hazarika |
Assamese | – |
| 1969 (17th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Dr. Bezbarooah [10] M/s Rangghar Cine Productions, Brajen Baruah |
Assamese | – |
| 1972 (20th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Upaja Sonar Maati [11] M/s Pragati Cine Productions, Brajen Barua |
Assamese | – |
| 1973 (21st) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Mamta [12] Nalin Dowerah, Prafulla Dutta, Shiba Thakur |
Assamese | – |
| 1975 (23rd) |
Best Music Direction | Bhupen Hazarika [13] Chameli Memsaab |
Assamese | – |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Chameli Memsaab [13] M/s. Seuj Bolechari Santha, Abdul Majid |
Assamese | – | |
| 1977 (25th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Sandhyarag [14] Bhabendra Nath Saikia |
Assamese |
For investing a simple, almost uneventful story with tragic poignancies, for presenting the intense loneliness and sense of longing of the individual uprooted from village life by eternal economic pressures and cast back into the stagnation and grinding poverty of rural existence by a society which, having used him up; now discards him; for portraying the characters with subtlety and insight and a quiet wry humor lacerating in its irony — all this through actors facing the camera for the first time. |
| 1980 (28th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Anirban [15] Preeti Saikia, Bhabendra Nath Saikia |
Assamese |
For depicting man's attachment to life through the story of an unfortunate married couple, through severe agony and funeral pyres, for providing a touch of realism by a delicate representation of a piece of lower middle class existence. |
| 1982 (30th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Aparoopa [16] Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For its deeply felt and controlled study of life in a village. |
| 1983 (31st) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Alokar Ahban [17] Do-Re-Me Films, Kamal Hazarika |
Assamese |
For a realistic presentation of the theme of rural co-operatives in the handloom industry of Assam. |
| 1984 (32nd) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Son Maina [18] R. B. Mehta, M. P. N. Nair, Shiv Prasad Thakur |
Assamese | – |
| 1985 (33rd) |
Best Screenplay | Bhabendra Nath Saikia [19] Agnisnaan |
Assamese |
For the powerful rendering of the saga of a woman who goea through the revolution against the prevailing social mores and comesto terms with herself. |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Agnisnaan [19] Bhabendra Nath Saikia |
Assamese |
For a powerful film based on a well-known Assamese novel, portraying the ordeals of a woman who revolts and finally overcomes. | |
| Best Feature Film in Bodo | Alayaron[19] Bodosa Film Productions, Jwndgas Bodosa |
Bodo |
For pioneering a film in the language which faithfully brings out the socio-economic life of Bodo community. | |
| 1986 (34th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Baan [20] Do-Re-Me Films, Charu Kamal Hazarika |
Assamese |
For its incisive comment on the post-independence establishment in a flood-prone region. |
| Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film | The Land Where Wind Blows Free [20] Director of Cultural Affairs, Assam; Chandra Narayan Barua |
English |
For its faithful and authentic portrayal of the tribal communities of North-East India. | |
| 1987 (35th) |
Best Feature Film | Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai [21] Sailadhar Barua, Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For its mastery of cinematic form and the totality of its film craft and for its authentic depiction of the Indian rural problem and for the life affirmating human dignity it portrays in the face of the most trying social circumstances. |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Pratham Ragini [21] S. N. Bora, Dhiru Bhuyan |
Assamese |
For significant achievement as a first film in a region still young in cinema and for the portrayal of a young girl's courage and optimism in the face of great adversity and personal tragedy. | |
| Best Industrial Film | Golden Muga Silk - The Cultural Heritage of Assam[21] Director (NE), Central Silk Board, Assam; Siba Prasad Thakur |
English |
For its exhaustive and well researched analysis of Assam's traditional sericulture industry and factors that have contributed to its survival and growth. | |
| 1988 (36th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Kolahal [22] Bhabendra Nath Saikia |
Assamese |
For taking up the bold theme of the struggle of a deserted woman caught between conviction and the desire to live. |
| 1989 (37th) |
Best First Film of a Director | Wosobipo [23] Gautam Bora, Karbi Anglong District Council |
Karbi |
For its fresh and original evocation of the collective unconscious of a hill tribe whose way of life has been disintegrating over the last four decades, as seen through the eyes of a boy growing up into the responsibilities of manhood. |
| Best Music Direction | Sher Chowdhary [23] Wosobipo |
Karbi |
For depicting life in interior Assam with a unique background score. | |
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Bonani [23] Purbanchal Film, Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For its delicate and nuanced description of a forest official's struggle against mercenary and bureaucratic despoilation of forests. | |
| Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film | Ser Alang [23] Horticulturist, Karbi Anglong, Indrajit Narayan Deb |
Karbi |
For their sensitive handling of motivational messages through the medium of cinema. | |
| 1990 (38th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Jooj [24] Bipul Baruah, Hemen Das |
Assamese |
For attempting to portray, with conviction, the earthy realism in the field of social differences. |
| Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film | Natun Asha [24] Beauty Sabhapandit, Arup Borthakur |
Assamese |
For being an instructional film in which form and content compete for excellence. | |
| 1991 (39th) |
Best First Film of a Director | Haladhar [25] Sanjeev Hazorika, Geeti Barua and Dwijen Hazorika |
Assamese |
For its freshness of approach, the subtlety of its pervasive humour and the courage shown in choosing to build a film around a plough. |
| Second Best Feature Film | Firingoti [25] Sailadhar Baruah, Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For its artistic excellence and for the effective use of the medium for portraying a theme of immense social relevance. | |
| Best Actress | Moloya Goswami as Ritu[25] Firingoti |
Assamese |
For the subtle and natural portral of a teacher who overcomes the trauma of her personal life and dedicates herself to the pursuit of a noble mission. | |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Sarothi [25] Bhabendra Nath Saikia |
Assamese |
For the suggestive and sympathetic portrayal of the breadwinner of a middle-class family who stands alone and isolated even in his own home. | |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Sons of Abotani: The Misings [25] Dilip Doley, Gautam Bora |
Mishing |
For effectively portraying the life of tribe which lives on the banks of river Bramhaputra and its struggle to survive. The film is marked by its lyrical quality, serenity, sculpted sound and imaginative music. | |
| Best Non-Feature Film Audiography | Anil Tendulkar, Gautam Bora[25] Sons of Abotani: The Misings |
Mishing |
For the selective and imaginative use of commentary and dialogues and the sculpted sound which enriches the film. | |
| 1992 (40th) |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Bhupen Hazarika[26] | – | – |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Railor Alir Dubori Ban [26] Pulak Gogoi |
Assamese |
For its innovative style in putting across the tragedy of the exploited poor and portraying their agony and helplessness in a poignant manner. | |
| 1993 (41st) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Abartan [27] Bhabendra Nath Saikia |
Assamese |
For a successful experiment in the dramatic technique of a play-within-a-play to reveal the relationship of appearances to reality. |
| 1994 (42nd) |
Best Direction | Jahnu Barua [28] Xagoroloi Bohudoor |
Assamese |
For capturing Assamese life and reality in an original format uniquely associated with the director, and for enriching the spectrum of Indian Cinema thereby. |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Xagoroloi Bohudoor [28] Sailadhar Baruah, Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For the filmmaker's ability to tell a complex tale with minimal canvas, handling the medium with control, restraint and extraordinary sensitivity. | |
| Special Jury Award (Feature Film) | Bishnu Kharghoria, Actor [28] Xagoroloi Bohudoor |
Assamese |
For his poignant and memorable role for bringing alive the heartrending agony of a boatman and his grandson, who is not only deserted by his son, but also his life sustaining river - his only source of livelihood. | |
| 1995 (43rd) |
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Rape In The Virgin Forest [29] Jwngdao Bodosa |
Bodo |
For effectively handling the problem of deforestation, through the life and struggle of a tribal community and exposing the real culprits behind this crime. |
| Best Actress | Seema Biswas[29] as Phoolan Devi Bandit Queen |
Hindi |
For her stunning and courageous portrayal of the controversial role of a bandit with grace and conviction. | |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Itihaas [29] Leena Bora, Bhabendra Nath Saikia |
Assamese |
For its able depiction of complexity of life brought about by urbanization. | |
| 1996 (44th) |
Best First Film of a Director | Rag Birag [30] Bidyut Chakraborty, Bhabhen Baruah and Khanin Baruah |
Assamese |
For director's sensitivity in portraying complex human psyche of individual character's in the film. |
| Best Cinematography | Mrinal Kanti Das,[30] Prasad Film Lab Adajya and Rag Birag |
Assamese |
For his versatile, imaginative and superb combinations and mood lighting. | |
| Best Editing | A. Sreekar Prasad [30] Rag Birag |
Assamese |
For slickly editing with imagination, setting the pace and flow of the story. | |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Adajya [30] Nayan Prasad, Santwana Bardoloi |
Assamese |
For a subtle and sensitive exploration of loneliness trauma and coverage of 3 widows caught in the complex web of ritualistic beliefs. | |
| Best Biographical Film | Hastir Kanya [30] Digbijay Medhi, Prabin Hazarika |
Assamese |
For exploring the world of Goalpariya folk music through the life of singer Pratima Borooah Pandey of Gauripur, Assam. | |
| Special Jury Award (Feature Film) | Bhagirathee, Actress[30] Adajya |
Assamese |
For her performance in Durga's role in the film. | |
| 1998 (46th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Kuhkal [31] Dolphin Communications, Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For its authentic portrayal of a historical event of british india. |
| 1999 (47th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Pokhi [32] Dolphin Communications, Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For beautifully structured film centered around the turmoil in the life of an orphan the film finely balances the demands of characterisation, perform-ance and storytelling to focus attention on the role played by the child in bringing about an attitudinal change in a selfish money lender. |
| Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film | Koihatir Dhulia [32] Satyabrat Kalita, Hemanta Das |
Assamese |
For its portrayal of the maestro Mohan Bhawria and his contribution to the revival of an art form from oblivion, its dissemina-tion, and its incorporation of topical themes within a traditional art form. | |
| Special Jury Award (Feature Film) | Manju Borah,[32] Director Baibhab |
Assamese |
For her poetic expression in her debut film. | |
| 2001 (49th) |
Best Book on Cinema | Asoumiya Chalachitrar Chaa-Pohar [33] Apurba Sarma, Jnan Pujari |
Assamese |
For its panoramic and incisive analysis of Assamese cinema in the context of National and International scenario. |
| Special Jury Award (Feature Film) | Dilip Doley, Narayan Seal, Directors [33] Panoi-Jongki |
Mishing |
For effectively capturing the spirit of the colorful mongoloid tribe located at the foot hills of Arunachal Pradesh . | |
| 2002 (50th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Konikar Ramdhenu [34] Sailadhar Baruah, Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For its sensitive portrayal of child abuse. |
| 2003 (51st) |
Best Children's Film | Tora [35] Children's Film Society, Jahnu Barua |
Assamese |
For showing how a child brings down the boundaries and barriers created by adults. |
| Best Film on Environment Conservation / Preservation | Juye Poora Xoon [35] Sanjib Sabhapandit |
Assamese |
For its representation of large-scale migration and the erosion of a way of life by floods and industrialization. | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Tarali Sarma [35] "Kakuti Gosha" from Akashitorar Kothare... |
Assamese |
For her tuneful rendition of a devotional song without instrumental accompaniment. | |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Akashitarar Kathare... [35] Sangeeta Tamuli, Manju Borah |
Assamese |
For its juxtaposition of a woman's search for her cultural heritage and its loss. | |
| Best Short Fiction Film | Sati Radhika [35] Anjali Das |
Assamese |
For a popular tale relating to the great 14th century reformer Shankara Deva who stood against caste inequality. The tale narrates an allegory wherein Sati Radhika a fisherwoman perform a miraculous feat, which others could not, thus bringing out the noble concept of social equality. | |
| 2004 (52nd) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Dinabandhoo [36] Krishna Roy, Munin Barua |
Assamese |
For a human struggle against circumstances, mainly because of dowry as well as social status. |
| 2005 (53rd) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Kadam Tole Krishna Nache [37] Suman Haripriya |
Assamese |
For its attempt at preserving the dying culture and traditions of Assam. |
| Special Jury Award (Non-Feature Film) | Bidyut Kotoky, Director [37] Bhraimoman Theatre |
Assamese |
For its fascinating picture of a cultural sub-world of Assam, capturing true moments of emotion and joy. | |
| 2006 (54th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Aaideu [38] Nabomika Borthakur, Arup Manna |
Assamese |
For highlighting a lesser known, pioneering heroine of Indian cinema. |
| Special Mention (Film Critic) | Utpal Dutta [38] | Assamese |
For his sensitive interpretation of films and trends in cinema. | |
| 2008 (56th) |
Best Feature Film on National Integration | Aai Kot Nai [39] Rajen Bora, Manju Borah |
Assamese |
For its honest look at a burning problem in Northeast India, its attempt to break down artificial boundaries and giving it a human and aesthetic appeal. |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Mon Jaai [39] Moirangthem Movies, M. Maniram |
Assamese |
For its honest exploration of ethical values confronting the youth. | |
| Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film | Boliya Pitaier Sohoki Sootal [39] Altaf Mazid, Zabeen Ahmed, Susanta Roy |
Assamese |
For a film which uniquely depicts the long arduous struggle of a community to build check dams using their indigenous engineering skills. An experiential journey which transcends documentation and makes the viewer participate in the process. | |
| Best Film Critic | Altaf Mazid [39] | English Assamese |
For a straight laced expression marks Altaf Mazid’s works. His simple narration of subjects is backed up by a researcher’s keen eye. He talks of the specific in a universally acceptable manner. No flourishes, he focuses on Assamese film industry with steadfastness and perseverance. Quite appropriately too, for an industry that is now celebrating its Platinum jubilee. | |
| 2009 (57th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Basundhara[40] Hiren Bora |
Assamese |
For dealing with a pressing, contemporary ecological issue with sincerity. |
| Best Audiography (Sound Designer) | Resul Pookutty, Amrit Pritam Dutta[40] Keralavarma Pazhassiraja |
Malayalam |
For creating an outstanding aural landscape that transports you to a historical era. | |
| 2010 (58th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Jetuka Pator Dore[41] Md. Noorul Sultan, Jadumoni Dutta |
Assamese |
For a heart-warming portrayal of the rural landscape with an emphasis on the need for self-reliance in the process of development. |
| Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track) | Debajit Changmai [41] Ishqiya |
Hindi |
For capturing the soft nuances and variations of the artists’ voices and location ambience in a sensorial manner. | |
| 2011 (59th) |
Best Film Critic | Manoj Barpujari [42] | Assamese English |
For showing his understanding of the medium of cinema. His writings can be broadly classified into three areas :- (a) Discussion on objective of cinema, (b) The craft of cinema and (c ) Cinema in North-east India and Assamese. Barpujari emphasizes the significance of craft and promotion of constructive cinema, i.e. cinema which is not only entertainment. He has a social perspective with cinematic and creative sensibility. |
| 2012 (60th) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Baandhon [43] Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd. Jahnu Baruah |
Assamese |
The lives of a garrulous and nitpicking, yet loving old couple and their inability to come to terms with the tragic loss of their only grandson on 26/11/2008, forms the subject matter of this compelling film. |
| Best Feature Film in Mising | Ko:Yad [43] Manju Borah |
Mishing |
A stark and realistic film with a strong subtext about a driftwood collector makes compelling viewing. | |
| Best Cinematography | Ko:Yad [43] Sudheer Palsane, Prasad Film Laboratory, Chennai |
Mishing |
The unexplored charm of North-East India through different seasons is all the more alluring through the eyes of this Cinematographer. | |
| Special Jury Award (Feature Film) | Bishnu Kharghoria, Actor[43] Baandhon |
Assamese |
For emoting the life and moods of an old man caught in the vortex of the tragedies of life in the Assamese film Baandhon. | |
| Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over | Moni Bordoloi[43] Suranjana Deepali |
Assamese |
Evocative, gentle and understated, the voice over gives a meaningful expression to the subject of the film. | |
| 2013 (61st) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Ajeyo[44] Shiven Arts Jahnu Baruah |
Assamese |
The story of a boy who stands up against in pre-independent India and hopes for rule of law in independent India. But his hopes are all but shattered by happenings later on. |
| Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction | Anuraag Saikia[44] Yugadrashta |
Assamese |
For its spectacular blending of folk elements with a rich and nuanced classicism that conveys an enthralling period feel. | |
| 2014 (62nd) |
Best Feature Film in Assamese | Othello[45] Artha Films Hemanta Kumar Das |
Assamese |
For its tangential evocation of the Shakespeare play as it explores mistrust and prejudice in a society ridden with political turmoil. |
| Best Feature Film in Rabha | Orong[45] Suraj Kr. Duwarah, Aucto Creation Suraj Kr. Duwarah |
Rabha |
For its sensitive portrayal of a young man as he drifts through a life that offers little promise or excitement. | |
Other awards
| List of awards and recipients, showing the year (award ceremony) and film festival | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film Festival | Award | Recipient(s) | Note |
| 1988 | Locarno International Film Festival | Silver Leopard | Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai[46] Jahnu Barua |
– |
| Bronze Leopard | Indra Bania[46] Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai |
Special Prize for his performance in the film. | ||
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention | Jahnu Barua[46] Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai |
– | ||
| 1995 | Chicago International Film Festival[47] | GETZ Prize | Xagoroloi Bohudoor | – |
| 1996 | Singapore International Film Festival | Silver Screen Awards for Best Actor | Bishnu Kharghoria Xagoroloi Bohudoor |
– |
| 2012 | Bangalore International Film Festival | Best Film | Baandhon[48] Jahnu Barua |
– |
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