Aimee Baruah

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Aimee Baruah
Born
Nagaon, Assam, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active2001-present
Notable work Semkhor (2021)
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​

Aimee Baruah is an Indian actress, producer, and director.

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Aimee Baruah is a National Film Award [1] winning actor-director. Her directorial debut was the Dimasa language film Semkhor . [2] "It also won 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 latest documentary film, "Screaming Butterflies," [4] has been 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]

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. [7]

Personal life

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. [8] [9] [10]

Filmography

As an actress

YearFilmRoleNotesRef
2002Prem Aru PremDebut film
2005 Kadamtole Krishna Nache Assamese drama film [9]
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Radha Assamese drama film based on the novel of the same name by Syed Abdul Malik [11] [12]
2013 Karma Ke Rati Laxmi NayakAssamese-Sadri film [13]
Mahasamar
2018Nijanor GaanRagini
2019 Pratighaat
2021 Semkhor Mother Dimasa language film [14]
2023Rongatapu 1982Morom

As director

YearFilmProducerNotesRef
2021 Semkhor Yes Dimasa language film [15] [16] [17]

Awards

YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Prag Cine Awards Best ActressWon [18]
2022 Semkhor 68th National Film Awards Best feature in DimasaSpecial Mention [19] [20]


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