Open AccessThe world of Assamese celluloid: ‘yesterday and today’
Author(s) -
Violet Barman Deka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cinej cinema journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2159-2411
pISSN - 2158-8724
DOI - 10.5195/cinej.2021.358
Subject(s) - assamese , movie theater , yesterday , representation (politics) , style (visual arts) , media studies , cliché , history , sociology , aesthetics , literature , art , political science , linguistics , law , philosophy , physics , astronomy , politics
The study explores the entire journey of the Assamese cinema, which means a journey that will narrate many stories from its past and present, furthermore also will try to analyze its future potential. This paper deals with the trends emerging in genres, technical advancement, and visual representation along with a cult that emphasized the commercial success of cinema by toeing the style of Bollywood and world cinema. It explores the new journey of Assamese cinema, which deals with small budgets, realistic approaches, and portraying stories from the native lanes. It also touches upon the phase of ‘freeze’ that the Assamese cinema industry was undergoing due to global pandemic Covid-19.