| Aideu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arup Manna |
| Produced by | Nabamika Barthakur |
| Starring | Aideu Handique, Chandana Sarmah Nabamika Borthakur Sopunti Bordoloi |
| Cinematography | Arup Manaa |
| Music by | Manash Hazarika |
Production companies | Trinayon Media Foundation, Nagaon |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Assamese |
Aideu (Behind the Screen) is an Assamese film produced by the Nagaon-based organization Trinayan Media Foundation and directed by Arup Manna. It was released at the Mumbai International Film Festival on 8 February 2007[1] and screened at the Pune International Film Festival, Delhi Habitat Film Fest and the 25th Munich International Film Festival.[1] The film was shot in 16 mm format with a modest budget of Rs 1,600,000.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film concerns the tragic life and times of the first actress in Assamese cinema, Aideu Handique. Handique made her debut in the 1935 film Joymoti. She died in 2002.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Aideu Handique as herself
- Prasanta Kumara Das as Jyotiprasad Agarwala
- Chandana Sarmah as Aideu Handique
- Nabamika Borthakur as Aideu's mother
- Sopunti Bordoloi as Dimbo Gohain
- Pithuraj Goswami as Keshab, younger brother of Aideu
Awards
[edit]Aideu was nominated for and would go on to receive Best Feature Film in Assamese at the 54th National Film Awards in India.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Aideu, the story of Assam's first actress". Indian Express. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ Santanava Hazarika. "Reel Reality". bipuljyoti.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
External links
[edit]- Recognition too late, Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty at Hindu.com.