GUWAHATI: Assamese films are back after a 10-month hiatus and the first movie — Himanshu Prasad Das’s ‘Goru’ (Cow) — has attracted thousands of film buffs at the Kumar Bhaskar Natya Mandir at Uzanbazar here. The film has received rave reviews with people calling it a true representation of the current political scenario of Assam.
Das, who is a 2008 alumnus of the National School of Drama, told
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that the response has been electrifying so far. The film has received a lot of love from the audience and a loud cheer could be heard at the theatre as the film ended. The movie touches upon some scorching issues of contemporary Assam, like the “politics revolving around religion, cow, minority vote bank, illegal Bangladeshis and sensational reporting by the media”.
The film is based on a story penned by Das’s old friend and now the general secretary of Raijor Dol — Hussain Mohammad Shahjahan.
Filmmaker Prerona Barbaruah, after watching the movie, said it will usher in the new age of Assamese cinema and is a beautiful movie. She also lauded actor Bahrul Islam and said that his presence in every frame was sheer gold. “The film has a political message for the Assamese society — how innocent citizens, who are unaware of situations, get embroiled in a political ploy. A small thing or issue can be made into a huge topic and in turn, divide the society. Goru has been able to pinpoint that. We can learn a lot from this wonderful film,” Barbaruah added.