''Othello'' is a 2014 Indian
Assamese language
Assamese (), also Asamiya ( ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language, and it serves as a ''lingua franca'' of the wider region. The easternmost Indo-Iranian language, ...
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by Hemanta Kumar Das and produced by
Manabendra Adhikary under the banner of Artha Films. the film features
Jupitora Bhuyan
Jupitora Bhuyan is an Indian actress works in the Assamese films. She worked in a few Assamese films along with VCD films and telefilms. She is also part of Assamese mobile theatre industry debut by playing lead female roles in Kohinoor Theat ...
and Arup Baishya in lead roles.
Assamese feature film Othello has won the award for best screenplay in the Indian Cine Film Festival-14 held in Mumbai today, a press release stated. The film has story and screenplay by Ranjit Sarma. With music by Tarali Sarma, the film has been directed by Hemanta Kumar Das. The cinematography is by Nahid. Othello was selected in ‘Indian Showcase’ Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai along with 24 other Indian films.
This is the first Assamese film which has a call girl as its lead woman character, claims Ranjit Sarma.
Release
The film was screened at the Indian Panorama section in the International Film Festival of India in Goa
in November, 2014. The film will be released in theatres across Assam during the Rongali Bihu.
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Best Assamese Feature Film National Film Award winners
2010s Assamese-language films
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