The mystical land of Assam has given rise to many beautiful films over the period of time. From the release of the first Assamese movie, “Joymoti” in 1935 to the latest ones in the last few years that has been winning accolades all over the world, Assamese Film Industry has gone through a lot. Amazing actors, musicians, artists, directors, writers everyone like the other film industries, give a lot too and when such regional movies get appreciated in the international forum, it is a thing to be proud of.
Not going on more, lets directly head into the best Assamese film Netflix has to offer. Though the list is really limited, I am sure in the near future more will added.
Maj Rati Keteki (2017)
The film focuses on the return of a renowned writer back to his home after many years away. The films proceeds beautifully like a novel itself, with a new taste with each turning page. The film flows beautifully showing how the writer gets nostalgic and reminisces his beautiful, childhood in those same streets that he is walking now. A story of childhood memories and grown up duties, the film balances it perfectly well. Directed by Santwana Bardoloi, the film stars Adil Hussain, Sulakshana Baruah, Shakil Imtiaz and Mahendra Rabha in pivotal roles. This film is a must watch for everyone.
Village Rockstars (2017)
The movie shows predominantly the rural side of lower Assam. The movie is shot in such a way that it will almost make feel like you are watching a recorded video. With a lot of rawness, the movie nailed everything from the lower assamese dialects to the tiny activities that village kids would do, it did focus a lot on everything. The story follows the journey of a 10 year old and how she one day finds a guitar and tries to form a band to sing songs and have fun. Those dreams will take you back to your childhood and make you feel all kinds of emotions. The movie is directed by Rima Das and has been awarded the National Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese, Best Editing and Best Child Artist.
Bulbul Can Sing (2018)
This film is another masterpiece by Rima Das and shows a coming of age story of 3 friends in a village of Assam. The story goes on around 3 friends and how they experience changes around them as they grow up and find new things around them as they see people expecting other then the things they want. Among the three, one friend now needs to find a voice for herself and sing her heart out. This is a heartfelt piece of art that comes around and makes you realise and feel all sorts of things. The movie won the National Award for Best Feature Film for that year.
3 Smoking Barrels (2017)
The movie has been shot and uses 6 different languages, all of which are spoken in the North Eastern states of India. The movie follows three stories together that depicts life. One who has escaped from Rebel Camp, the second of boy who ends up becoming a drug peddler and the last one of an Elephant Poacher who does this odd job to keep his family going. The movie was selected to screened at international film festivals all around the world, starting from Durban Film Festival to Mexico Film Festival. It won the Best Narrative Award at the Mexico International Film Festival