Aimee Baruah

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

Aimee Baruah
Born
Nagaon, Assam, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active2001-present
Notable workSemkhor (2021)
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​

Aimee Baruah is a National Film Award [1] winning actor-director whose directorial debut, the Dimasa language film "Semkhor,"[2]" not only garnered criticism domestically and abroad.It also won two National Awards at the 68th National Film Awards. She also became the first actress from Assam to walk down the red carpet at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.[3] Her latest documentary film, "Screaming Butterflies,"[4] has been bestowed with the prestigious "Silver Conch" award at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival[5] (MIFF). She has also been a jury at 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa.

Since starting her career at the tender age of fourteen, she has starred in over twenty-nine feature-length films, including several National Award-winning projects. She firmly believes that films are a potent tool to share untold stories from North East India. She also holds a Masters Degree in Sociology and is a gold medalist in Economics. She is currently pursuing her PhD from Gauhati University on the films of legendary singer, musician, and filmmaker Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.[6]

Personal life

Baruah was born in Nagaon to Mala Baruah and Purna Baruah, a police superintendent. Aimee Baruah married Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) politician and Minister Pijush Hazarika on 1 October 2011.[7][8][9]

Filmography

As an actress
Year Film Role Notes Ref
2002 Prem Aru Prem Debut film
2005 Kadamtole Krishna Nache Assamese drama film [8]
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Radha Assamese drama film based on the novel of the same name by Syed Abdul Malik [10][11]
2013 Karma Ke Rati Laxmi Nayak Assamese-Sadri film [12]
2018 Nijanor Gaan Ragini
2019 Pratighaat
2021 Semkhor Mother Dimasa language film [13]

As director
Year Film Producer Notes Ref
2021 Semkhor Yes Dimasa language film [14][15][16]

Awards
Year Film Award Category Result Ref
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Prag Cine Awards Best Actress Won [17]
2022 Semkhor 68th National Film Awards Best feature in Dimasa Special Mention [18][19]

Controversy
  • In order to protest the misrepresentation of their community in the National Award-winning movie Semkhor, Dimasa organizations in the capital of Assam's Dima Hasao district, have petitioned President Droupadi Murmu to step in and stop the film's screening.[20][21][22][23]
  • The director of the 2021 Dimasa-language film Semkhor, is currently facing legal issues. The ex-President of the All Dimasa Students' Union Mohendra Kemprai filed an FIR against her for allegedly "misrepresenting" Dimasa culture and fostering misconceptions about the tribe which portrays a barbaric image of India in front of the world.[24][25][26][27]
  • The organizations claimed that an 84-day-old infant died after four days following the shooting of the movie Semkhor due to extreme exposure to cold and the grave negligence of Baruah."[28][22][29]
  • The Assamese film fraternity believes that her career graph took a sharp turn upwards after her husband became a Minister in the BJP Govt of Assam.

References
  1. "First Dimasa language movie to open Indian Panorama at IFFI". Express News Service. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. Times of India, India (23 July 2022). "'Semkhor' & 'Bridge' win big at National Film Awards". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. "Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes". Achievers. Femina. 1 June 2022.
  4. Times of India, India (3 August 2022). "Documentry recording torment of 'love jihad' to be". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. India Today NE, India (6 June 2022). "Aimee Baruah's 'Screaming Butterfly' bags Silver Conch at Mumbai International Film Festival". India Today NE. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. Sanjana-Deshpande. "Who Is Aimee Baruah? Assamese Actor, Director's Film Screened At Cannes". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. "Being the Better Half: Finding an Identity Beyond the Shadow of a Super Spouse". India Today NE. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. "Assam Panchayat Polls, Actor Aimee Baruah develops back pain!". time8.in. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. Jetuka Pator Dore Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 25 October 2022
  11. "Aimee Baruah Age ,Biography, Success & Lifestyle 2023". Hello Blog. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. "Karma Ke Rati (2013) | Full Movie". Magical Assam. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  13. "'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.
  14. "Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes". femina.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  15. Bureau, The Hindu (22 July 2022). "68th National Film Awards | Updates". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  16. "Award 2022 | DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. "Press Information Bureau". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  18. 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.
  19. Time, Pratidin. "Aimee Baruah's 'Semkhor' Wins Big in 68th National Film Awards". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  20. "Dimasas request President Murmu to stop screening of national award-winning film 'Semkhor'". EastMojo. Press Trust of India. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  21. "Dimasas request President Murmu to stop screening of National Award-winning film 'Semkhor'". The Hindu. 30 September 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  22. "Infant cast in 'Semkhor' died due to filmmaker Aimee's negligence: Dimasa outfits". Deccan Herald. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  23. Khan, Fatima (25 October 2022). "Assaulted By Classmate: How Dental Student Vania Sheikh Was Driven To Her Death". TheQuint. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  24. 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.
  25. "Stop screening of 'Semkhor' film, Dimasa groups ask President Murmu". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  26. EastMojo, Team (29 September 2022). "'Semkhor': Nagaland Dimasa body condemns wrong depiction of community in film". EastMojo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  27. "Assam: Dimasa community demands ban on movie 'Semkhor' alleging false portrayal of their customs". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  28. 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.
  29. "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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