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Assamese film "Tibro" to release on December 4 with a promise beyond cinema

Guwahati, Sept. 25 -- The much-awaited Assamese film Tibro is set to arrive in cinemas on 4 December, bringing together a young creative team, established industry names and a social commitment that e... Read More


Karmakhya: Telugu Horror Cinema Draws on Assam's Mystical Heritage

Guwahati, Sept. 21 -- The 2026 Telugu-language horror mystery-thriller Karmakhya, written and directed by Abhinaya Krishna, brings the mystique surrounding Assam's Kamakhya Temple into the world of su... Read More


Itihas: Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Unflinching Portrait of Assam's Society in Decline

Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- Recently, I came across Itihas (The Exploration), the 1995 Assamese family drama directed by filmmaker Bhabendra Nath Saikia. The film, which received the National Film Award for... Read More


15 things that instantly take us back to growing up in 1980s India

Guwahati, Sept. 13 -- The current retro wave on social media may be powered by AI filters, vintage colours and artificial film grain, but for those who actually grew up in the 1980s, nostalgia needs n... Read More


Sandhyaraag: The Quiet Revolution of Assamese Cinema

Guwahati, Sept. 12 -- Sandhyaraag (1977), the black-and-white Assamese classic directed and produced by Bhabendra Nath Saikia, has an important place in the evolution of serious cinema in Assam. Based... Read More


Bhojo's forgotten battlefield: Assam's Ahom military heritage under threat

Guwahati, Sept. 7 -- Assam's historical landscape is losing a remarkable reminder of the military ingenuity of the Ahom kingdom. At Bhojo in Charaideo district, an archaeological site associated with ... Read More


Negheriting Temple: Assam's Panchadevata Shrine poised for a tourism revival

Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- The historic Negheriting Temple near Dergaon has recently received renewed attention after the Assam Chief Minister visited the temple and indicated that the site would soon be de... Read More


Harrd Disk: An Assam-connected thriller that fails to utilise its potential

Guwahati, Sept. 2 -- Harrd Disk, a 1-hour-25-minute mystery psychological thriller released on 21 August 2026, comes with an unusually strong Assam connection behind the camera and in its supporting c... Read More


Bollywood film Ohh My Dog brings Assam to screens through Dibrugarh

Guwahati, Aug. 31 -- The Bollywood film Ohh My Dog, written and directed by Amit Rai, released on August 7, 2026, and carries a significant Assam connection through one of its two parallel stories. Th... Read More


Xopun: The album that brought Assam's two legends together for the only time

Guwahati, Aug. 31 -- In 1999, something happened in Assamese music that would never happen again. Zubeen Garg and Bhupen Hazarika, two of the most distinctive voices the region has ever produced, came... Read More