Aimee Baruah
Indian actress, producer, director
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Aimee Baruah is an Indian actress, producer, and director. She has won three National Film Awards for both feature films and non-feature films.[1]
- Actress
- producer
- director
Aimee Baruah | |
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Aimee Baruah with her National Award in 2022 | |
| Born | Nagaon, Assam, India |
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| Years active | 2001-present |
| Notable work | Semkhor (2021) |
| Spouse | |
Early life
Baruah was born in Nagaon to Mala Baruah and Purna Baruah, a police superintendent.[2] She holds a master's degree in sociology. She is currently pursuing her PhD from Gauhati University on the films of singer, musician, and filmmaker Bhupen Hazarika.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Her documentary film, Screaming Butterflies,[6] was bestowed with Silver Conch award at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival.[7] (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.[8]
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.[9]
Personal life
Aimee Baruah married Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) politician and Minister Pijush Hazarika on 1 October 2011.[10][11][12]
Filmography
As an actress
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Prem Aru Prem | Debut film | ||
| 2005 | Kadamtole Krishna Nache | Assamese drama film | [11] | |
| 2011 | Jetuka Pator Dore | Radha | Assamese drama film based on the novel of the same name by Syed Abdul Malik | [13][14] |
| 2013 | Karma Ke Rati | Laxmi Nayak | Assamese-Sadri film | [15] |
| Mahasamar | ||||
| 2017 | Priyaar Priyo | Special appearance in the song "Priyaar Priyo". | ||
| 2018 | Nijanor Gaan | Ragini | ||
| 2019 | Pratighaat | |||
| 2021 | Semkhor | Mother | Dimasa language film | [16] |
| 2023 | Rongatapu 1982 | Morom | ||
As director
| Year | Film | Producer | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Semkhor | Yes | Dimasa language film | [17][18][19] |
Awards
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jetuka Pator Dore | Prag Cine Awards | Best Actress | Won | [20] |
| 2022 | Semkhor | 68th National Film Awards | Best feature in Dimasa | Special Mention | [21][22] |