Aimee Baruah | |
Birth Place: | Nagaon, Assam, India |
Years Active: | 2001-present |
Notable Works: | Semkhor (2021) |
Aimee Baruah is an Indian actress, producer, and director.
Aimee Baruah is a National Film Award [1] -winning actor-director. Her directorial debut was the Dimasa language film Semkhor.[2] "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.[3] Her documentary film, "Screaming Butterflies,"[4] was bestowed with the prestigious "Silver Conch" award at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival[5] (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 female actor to receive the "Best Actor (Female) in a Leading Role" award at the first edition of the Filmfare Awards Assamese 2024.[6] Her latest documentary film, "Birubala: Witch to Padmashree" about 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.[7]
Since starting her career at fourteen, she has starred in over twenty-nine feature-length films, including several National Award-winning films. She also 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 Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.[8]
Baruah was born in Nagaon to Mala Baruah and Purna Baruah, a police superintendent. Aimee Baruah married Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) politician and Minister Pijush Hazarika on 1 October 2011.[9] [10] [11]
2002 | Prem Aru Prem | Debut film | ||
2005 | Kadamtole Krishna Nache | Assamese drama film | ||
2011 | Jetuka Pator Dore | Radha | Assamese drama film based on the novel of the same name by Syed Abdul Malik | [12] |
2013 | Karma Ke Rati | Laxmi Nayak | Assamese-Sadri film | [13] |
Mahasamar | ||||
2018 | Nijanor Gaan | Ragini | ||
2019 | Pratighaat | |||
2021 | Semkhor | Mother | Dimasa language film | [14] |
2023 | Rongatapu 1982 | Morom | ||
2011 | Jetuka Pator Dore | Prag Cine Awards | Best Actress | [18] | ||
2022 | Semkhor | 68th National Film Awards | Best feature in Dimasa | [19] [20] |