Revisiting The First Assamese Cinema ‘Jaymati’ ,The Film Maker Jyoti Prasad Agarwala And The Heroine Aideo Handique; A Socio-Cultural Analysis.

Authors

  • Papari Mala Bhuyan

Abstract

Abstract: Jaymati released in the third decade of the twentieth century is the first Assamese feature film. The movie was directed and produced by Jyotiprasad Agarwala. The lead role female in the movie was performed by Aideo Handique. The paper is an attempt to examine the spaces occupied by Jaymati in the socio-cultural scenario of Assam as well as how much acceptance Aideo Handique as a woman received in the traditional patriarchal Assamese society after her path breaking courageous act.

Published

2020-12-01

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