Sailadhar Baruah (
Assamese
Assamese may refer to:
* Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India
* People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam
* Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...
: শৈলধৰ বৰুৱা) (December 1941 – 10 January 2010) was an eminent film producer from
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
, India.
He is best remembered for his visionary contribution to Assamese Cinema as the producer of some of the greatest Assamese movies ever made, such as
Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai and
Xagoroloi Bohudoor.
Early life and education
He was born to Shri Padma Dhar Baruah and Smt Makanrekha Baruah in North Guwahati in December 1941.
He remained a lifelong bachelor and had three brothers and a sister. Baruah did his schooling from Cotton Collegiate Higher Secondary School and graduated in Science from Pragjyotish College at
Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
.
Career
He has produced a number of critically acclaimed films many of which have won national as well as international awards. He has a long association with eminent director
Jahnu Barua
Jahnu Barua (born 1952) is an Indian film director. He has written and directed a number of Assamese and Hindi films. Some of his notable films are '' Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai'' (1987), ''Firingoti'' (1992), '' Xagoroloi Bohu Door'' (1995), ...
. He also did a commissioned programme for
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest b ...
titled ''Shruti Madhur'' in 2005. Apart from film making he was a sportsman and cultural activist. He along with a few friends founded the ''Kristhi Vikas Sangha'', a socio-cultural club. He was also the founder chairman and current director of the Assam Institute of Mass Communications and Research.
Death
On 1 January 2010, Baruah was admitted at International Hospital. He was suffering from diabetes and heart ailments. On 10 January 2010, at 2:30pm he died while in the hospital.
Chief Minister of Assam
Tarun Gogoi
Tarun Gogoi (11 October 1936 – 23 November 2020) was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral v ...
condoled Baruah's death saying his death created a void in the State's cultural and entertainment arena. The All Guwahati Students’ Union has also mourned the death of Baruah and paid their last respect visiting his residence.
His body was taken to his Panbazar office (Baruah Medicos), Assam Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, Uzanbazar, and Ravindra Bhavan and then the last rites were performed at Navagraha crematorium on 11 January 2010.
Filmography
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Papori''
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Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai'' (1988)
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Firingoti'' (1991)
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Xagoroloi Bohudoor'' (1995)
*''Kushal'' (1998)
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Pokhi
''Pokhi'' ( as, পখী) is an Assamese language drama film directed by Jahnu Barua
Jahnu Barua (born 1952) is an Indian film director. He has written and directed a number of Assamese and Hindi films. Some of his notable films are '' Halod ...
'' (1998)
*''
Konikar Ramdhenu'' (2003)
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Tora
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People
* Tora (given name), female given name
* Tora (surname)
* Tora people of Arabia and northern Africa
* Torá language, an extinct language once spoken in Brazil
Places
* Tora, Benin, in Borgou Department
* To ...
'' (2004)
See also
*
Jollywood
Assamese cinema, also known as Jollywood, is an Indian film industry of Assamese-language motion pictures. It is based in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie '' Joymoti''. Since then the A ...
References
Businesspeople from Guwahati
Assamese film producers
1941 births
2010 deaths
Film producers from Assam
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