Aimee Baruah

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

Aimee Baruah
Aimee Baruah Receiving National Award in 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Born
Nagaon, Assam, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active2001-present
Notable workSemkhor (2021)
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​

Career

Aimee Baruah is a National Film Award [1] winning actor-director whose directorial debut, Dimasa language film Semkhor,[2] has garnered rave reviews and critical acclaim domestically and abroad. Her latest documentary film "Screaming Butterflies"[3] has been bestowed with the prestigious "Silver Conch" award at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival[4] (MIFF). She started her career at the tender age of fourteen. She also holds a Masters Degree in Sociology and is a gold medalist in Economics. Now she is a research scholar of PhD in Gauhati University.[5]

Personal life

Baruah was born in Nagaon 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.[6][7][8]

Filmography

As an actress
Year Film Role Notes Ref
2005 Prem Aru Prem Debut film
2005 Kadamtole Krishna Nache Assamese drama film [7]
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Radha Assamese drama film based on the novel of the same name by Syed Abdul Malik [9]
2013 Karma Ke Rati Laxmi Nayak Assamese-Sadri film [10]
2018 Nijanor Gaan Ragini
2019 Pratighaat
2021 Semkhor Mother Dimasa language film [11]

As director
Year Film Producer Notes Ref
2021 Semkhor Yes Dimasa language film [12][13][14]

Awards
Year Film Award Category Result Ref
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Prag Cine Awards Best Actress Won [15]
2022 Semkhor 68th National Film Awards Best feature in Dimasa Special Mention [16][17]

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.[18][19][20][21]
  • 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.[22][23][24][25]
  • 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."[26][20][27]
  • Assamese film fraternity believe that her career graph has rapidly increased after her husband became Minister in BJP Govt in Assam.

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