Aimee Baruah

Aimee Baruah
Aimee Baruah with her National Award in 2022
Born
Nagaon, Assam, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active2001-present
Notable workSemkhor (2021)
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​

Aimee Baruah is an Indian actress, producer, and director. She has won three National Film Awards for both features films and non-feature films.[1]

Early life

Baruah was born in Nagaon to Mala Baruah and Purna Baruah, a police superintendent.[citation needed] She holds a master's degree in sociology and is a gold medallist in economics. She is currently pursuing her PhD from Gauhati University on the films of singer, musician, and filmmaker Bhupen Hazarika.[2]

Career

Since starting her career at fourteen, she has starred in over twenty-nine feature-length films, including several National Award-winning films.[citation needed]

Her directorial debut was the Dimasa language film Semkhor.[3] The film received 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.[4]

Her documentary film, Screaming Butterflies,[5] was bestowed with Silver Conch award at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival.[6] (MIFF). She was a jury member at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) as well as a member of the steering committee at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held in Goa. She became the first Assamese actress to receive the "Best Actress in a Leading Role" award at the first edition of the Filmfare Awards Assamese 2024.[7]

Her latest documentary film, "Birubala: Witch to Padmashree" which chronicles a tribal woman's fight against witchcraft and witch hunting, initially in Goalpara and then throughout Assam, has been honored with the Jury's Special Mention Award at the 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022.[8]

Personal life

Aimee Baruah married Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) politician and Minister Pijush Hazarika on 1 October 2011.[9][10][11]

Filmography

As an actress

Year Film Role Notes Ref
2002 Prem Aru Prem Debut film
2005 Kadamtole Krishna Nache Assamese drama film [10]
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Radha Assamese drama film based on the novel of the same name by Syed Abdul Malik [12][13]
2013 Karma Ke Rati Laxmi Nayak Assamese-Sadri film [14]
Mahasamar
2018 Nijanor Gaan Ragini
2019 Pratighaat
2021 Semkhor Mother Dimasa language film [15]
2023 Rongatapu 1982 Morom

As director

Year Film Producer Notes Ref
2021 Semkhor Yes Dimasa language film [16][17][18]

Awards

Year Film Award Category Result Ref
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Prag Cine Awards Best Actress Won [19]
2022 Semkhor 68th National Film Awards Best feature in Dimasa Special Mention [20][21]

References

  1. ^ "First Dimasa language movie to open Indian Panorama at IFFI". Express News Service. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sanjana-Deshpande. "Who Is Aimee Baruah? Assamese Actor, Director's Film Screened At Cannes". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ Times of India, India (23 July 2022). "'Semkhor' & 'Bridge' win big at National Film Awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes". Achievers. Femina. 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ Times of India, India (3 August 2022). "Documentry [sic] recording torment of 'love jihad' to be". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Winners of the Filmfare Awards Assamese 2024: Full List Out". Filmfare. Filmfare. 10 March 2024.
  8. ^ "From anti-witch hunts to mythical journeys: Assam's 5 films get nationwide recognition". ToI. ToI. 17 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Assam Panchayat Polls, Actor Aimee Baruah develops back pain!". time8.in. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  12. ^ Jetuka Pator Dore Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 25 October 2022
  13. ^ "Aimee Baruah Age, Biography, Success & Lifestyle 2023". Hello Blog. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Karma Ke Rati (2013) | Full Movie". Magical Assam. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  15. ^ "'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.
  16. ^ "Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes". femina.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (22 July 2022). "68th National Film Awards | Updates". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ "Award 2022 | DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  20. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Time, Pratidin. "Aimee Baruah's 'Semkhor' Wins Big in 68th National Film Awards". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 25 October 2022.