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{{short description|Indian actress, producer, director}}<!-- Occupation(s) as given in the lead (see MOS:ROLEBIO) -->
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{{Infobox person
| name = Aimee Baruah
| name = Aimee Baruah
| image =
| image = File:Aimee Baruah in 68th National Film Awards 2022.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Aimee Baruah with her National Award in 2022
| birth_date = <!-- must cite a published reliable source to verify birth date -->
| birth_date = 21 October
| birth_place = [[Nagaon]], [[Assam]]
| birth_place = [[Nagaon, Assam]], India<!-- city, state should be linked together per WP:GEOLINK; do not link country per MOS:OVERLINK -->
| spouse = [[Pijush Hazarika]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Pijush Hazarika]]|1 October 2011}}
| children = <!-- must cite a published reliable source to verify # of children -->
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actress | producer | director}}<!-- Occupation(s) as given in the lead (see MOS:ROLEBIO) -->
| occupation = actress
| years_active = 2001-present
| notable_works = ''[[Semkhor]]'' (2021)
}}
}}


'''Aimee Baruah''' is an Indian actress, producer, and director. She has won three [[National Film Awards]] for both features films and non-feature films.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/nov/06/first-dimasa-language-movie-to-open-indian-panorama-at-iffi-2380092.html |title=First Dimasa language movie to open Indian Panorama at IFFI |work=Express News Service |date=6 November 2021 |access-date=9 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Aimee Baruah''' (Assamese: আইমী বৰুৱা; born 21 October) is an Assamese actress who acted in many [[Assamese Cinema]] and also acted in many VCDs and albums.


== Early life and education ==
==Early life==
Baruah was born in [[Nagaon]] to Mala Baruah and Purna Baruah, a police superintendent.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} She 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 [[Bhupen Hazarika]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sanjana-Deshpande |title=Who Is Aimee Baruah? Assamese Actor, Director's Film Screened At Cannes |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/film-theatre/who-is-aimee-baruah-assamese-actor/ |access-date=25 October 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Aimee Baruah was born in Nagaon. Her mother's name is Mala Baruah and her father's name is Late Purna Baruah. Her father Purna Baruah was a Police Superintendent. Her name Aimee was given by his father which means Fragrance in French.<ref name="yt">{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0obTwmixCQ |title=ON Camera: UD interview with Aimee Boruah |date=23 November 2018 |last= channel |first=Ramdhenu}}</ref> She did her BA in Economics and also did her MA in Social Works.<ref name="yt"/>


== Career ==
==Career==
Since starting her career at fourteen, she has starred in over twenty-nine feature-length films, including several National Award-winning films.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
Aimee Baruah first appeared in a film named '''Axomor Sadhu Kotha''' as '''Tejimola''' when she was studying at class 6. Then she was considered to do a film '''Tumi Mur Mathu Mur''' but for her too young age she was cancelled. The very next year she got the opportunity to do the film '''Prem aru Prem''' at her class 9 and it was her first movie as a lead role.<ref>{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfjehQLlR60 |title=Interview With Assamese Actress Aimee Baruah |date=4 March 2018 |last=Pathak |first=Bhukhan}}</ref> And after that she acted in many VCDs.

Her directorial debut was the [[Dimasa language]] film ''[[Semkhor]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Times of India |first=India |title='Semkhor' & 'Bridge' win big at National Film Awards |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/semkhor-bridge-win-big-at-natl-film-awards/articleshow/93065232.cms |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220723033629/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/semkhor-bridge-win-big-at-natl-film-awards/articleshow/93065232.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=2022-07-23 |access-date=29 July 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=23 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The film received 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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/assams-aimee-baruah-marks-cannes-debut-with-an-impressive-red-carpet-228078.html |title=Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes |work=Achievers |publisher=Femina |date=1 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Her documentary film, ''Screaming Butterflies'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Times of India |first=India |date=3 August 2022 |title={{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Documentry}} recording torment of 'love jihad' to be |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/docu-recording-torment-of-love-jihad-to-be-screened-at-south-asian-fest/articleshow/93308659.cms |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> was bestowed with Silver Conch award at the 17th [[Mumbai International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last=India Today NE |first=India |date=6 June 2022 |title=Aimee Baruah's 'Screaming Butterfly' bags Silver Conch at Mumbai International Film Festival |language=en |work=India Today NE |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/breaking-news/story/aimee-baruahs-screaming-butterfly-388269-2022-06-06 |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> (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 actress to receive the "Best Actress in a Leading Role" award at the first edition of the Filmfare Awards Assamese 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-filmfare-awards-assamese-2024-full-list-out-64892.html |title=Winners of the Filmfare Awards Assamese 2024: Full List Out |work=Filmfare |publisher=Filmfare |date=10 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Her latest documentary film, "Birubala: Witch to Padmashree" which chronicles a tribal woman's fight against witchcraft and witch hunting, initially in Goalpara and then throughout Assam, has been honored with the Jury's Special Mention Award at the [[70th National Film Awards]] for the year 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-films-win-big-at-70th-national-film-awards/articleshow/112579335.cms|title=From anti-witch hunts to mythical journeys: Assam's 5 films get nationwide recognition|work=ToI |publisher=ToI |date=17 Aug 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Aimee Baruah married to politician [[Pijush Hazarika]] on 1 October 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/pijush-hazarika-2011.html |title=Who's Who |website=assamassembly.gov.in |access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> They have two children.
Aimee Baruah married [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party]] (BJP) politician and Minister [[Pijush Hazarika]] on 1 October 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/pijush-hazarika-2011.html |title=Who's Who |website=assamassembly.gov.in |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2 July 2022 |title=Being the Better Half: Finding an Identity Beyond the Shadow of a Super Spouse |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/india/kolkata/story/being-better-half-finding-identity-beyond-shadow-super-spouse-420163-2022-07-02 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.time8.in/assam-panchayat-polls-actor-aimee-baruah-develops-back-pain/ |title=Assam Panchayat Polls, Actor Aimee Baruah develops back pain! |website=time8.in |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==

=== As an actress ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
|+
!Year
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that are in production}}
!Film
| Denotes films that are in production
!Role
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|2002
|''Prem Aru Prem''
|
|Debut film
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Kadamtole Krishna Nache]]''
|
|[[Assamese cinema|Assamese]] [[drama film]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2011
|''[[Jetuka Pator Dore]]''
|Radha
|[[Assamese cinema|Assamese]] [[drama film]] based on the [[novel]] of the same name by [[Syed Abdul Malik]]
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Jetuka Pator Dore Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/assamese/movie-details/jetuka-pator-dore/movieshow/66333411.cms |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-07-29 |title=Aimee Baruah Age, Biography, Success & Lifestyle 2023 |url=https://helloblog.in/blog/aimee-baruah/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Hello Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013
|''[[Karma Ke Rati]]''
|Laxmi Nayak
|Assamese-Sadri film
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2020 |title=Karma Ke Rati (2013) {{!}} Full Movie |url=https://www.magicalassam.com/2020/01/karma-ke-rati-full-assamese-movie.html |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=Magical Assam |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''Mahasamar''
|
|
|
|-
|2018
|''Nijanor Gaan''
|Ragini
|
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Pratighaat (2019 film)|Pratighaat]]''
|
|
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Semkhor]]''
|Mother
|[[Dimasa language]] film
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2022 |title='Semkhor', Dimasa language film by Aimee Baruah, to be screened at Berlin International Film Festival |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/semkhor-dimasa-language-film-aimee-baruah-be-screened-berlin-international-film-festival-390386-2022-02-12 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''Rongatapu 1982''
|Morom
|
|
|-
|}
|}


=== As director ===
*Prem aru Prem (2002)
{| class="wikitable"
*Soru Buwari (2006
|+
*[[Jetuka Pator Dore]] (2011)
!Year
*Mone Mur Koina Bichare (2016)
!Film
*Bir Chilaray (2016)
!Producer
*Maha Samar (2018)
!Notes
*[[Paani]] (2018)
!Ref
*Nijanor Gaan (2019)
|-
|2021
|''[[Semkhor]]''
|{{Yes}}
|[[Dimasa language]] film
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/assams-aimee-baruah-marks-cannes-debut-with-an-impressive-red-carpet-228078.html |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=femina.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=22 July 2022 |title=68th National Film Awards {{!}} Updates |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/68th-national-film-awards-live-here-are-all-the-winners/article65670011.ece |access-date=25 October 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Award 2022 {{!}} DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |url=http://www.dhakafilmfestival.org/award-2022/ |access-date=25 October 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723052834/http://www.dhakafilmfestival.org/award-2022/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref
|-
|2011
|''[[Jetuka Pator Dore]]''
|[[Prag Cine Awards]]
|Best Actress
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Information Bureau |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=72204 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Semkhor]]''
|[[68th National Film Awards]]
|Best feature in Dimasa
|{{Yes|Special Mention}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webdesk |first=Time8 |date=22 July 2022 |title=68th National Film Awards: 'Semkhor' wins Best feature in Dimasa, Aimee Baruah receives 'Special Mention' |url=https://www.time8.in/68th-national-film-awards-semkhor-wins-best-feature-in-dimasa-aimee-baruah-receives-special-mention/ |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=TIME8 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Time |first=Pratidin |title=Aimee Baruah's 'Semkhor' Wins Big in 68th National Film Awards |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/aimee-baruahs-semkhor-wins-big-in-68th-national-film-awards |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=Pratidin Time |language=en}}</ref>
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 27 November 2024

Aimee Baruah
Aimee Baruah with her National Award in 2022
Born
Nagaon, Assam, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active2001-present
Notable workSemkhor (2021)
Spouse
​
(m. 2011)​

Aimee Baruah is an Indian actress, producer, and director. She has won three National Film Awards for both features films and non-feature films.[1]

Early life

[edit]

Baruah was born in Nagaon to Mala Baruah and Purna Baruah, a police superintendent.[citation needed] She 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 Bhupen Hazarika.[2]

Career

[edit]

Since starting her career at fourteen, she has starred in over twenty-nine feature-length films, including several National Award-winning films.[citation needed]

Her directorial debut was the Dimasa language film Semkhor.[3] The film received 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.[4]

Her documentary film, Screaming Butterflies,[5] was bestowed with Silver Conch award at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival.[6] (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 actress to receive the "Best Actress in a Leading Role" award at the first edition of the Filmfare Awards Assamese 2024.[7]

Her latest documentary film, "Birubala: Witch to Padmashree" which chronicles a tribal woman's fight against witchcraft and witch hunting, initially in Goalpara and then throughout Assam, has been honored with the Jury's Special Mention Award at the 70th National Film Awards for the year 2022.[8]

Personal life

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Aimee Baruah married Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) politician and Minister Pijush Hazarika on 1 October 2011.[9][10][11]

Filmography

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As an actress

[edit]
Year Film Role Notes Ref
2002 Prem Aru Prem Debut film
2005 Kadamtole Krishna Nache Assamese drama film [10]
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Radha Assamese drama film based on the novel of the same name by Syed Abdul Malik [12][13]
2013 Karma Ke Rati Laxmi Nayak Assamese-Sadri film [14]
Mahasamar
2018 Nijanor Gaan Ragini
2019 Pratighaat
2021 Semkhor Mother Dimasa language film [15]
2023 Rongatapu 1982 Morom

As director

[edit]
Year Film Producer Notes Ref
2021 Semkhor Yes Dimasa language film [16][17][18]

Awards

[edit]
Year Film Award Category Result Ref
2011 Jetuka Pator Dore Prag Cine Awards Best Actress Won [19]
2022 Semkhor 68th National Film Awards Best feature in Dimasa Special Mention [20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "First Dimasa language movie to open Indian Panorama at IFFI". Express News Service. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sanjana-Deshpande. "Who Is Aimee Baruah? Assamese Actor, Director's Film Screened At Cannes". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ Times of India, India (23 July 2022). "'Semkhor' & 'Bridge' win big at National Film Awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes". Achievers. Femina. 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ Times of India, India (3 August 2022). "Documentry [sic] recording torment of 'love jihad' to be". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ^ India Today NE, India (6 June 2022). "Aimee Baruah's 'Screaming Butterfly' bags Silver Conch at Mumbai International Film Festival". India Today NE. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Winners of the Filmfare Awards Assamese 2024: Full List Out". Filmfare. Filmfare. 10 March 2024.
  8. ^ "From anti-witch hunts to mythical journeys: Assam's 5 films get nationwide recognition". ToI. ToI. 17 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Who's Who". assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Being the Better Half: Finding an Identity Beyond the Shadow of a Super Spouse". India Today NE. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Assam Panchayat Polls, Actor Aimee Baruah develops back pain!". time8.in. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  12. ^ Jetuka Pator Dore Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 25 October 2022
  13. ^ "Aimee Baruah Age, Biography, Success & Lifestyle 2023". Hello Blog. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Karma Ke Rati (2013) | Full Movie". Magical Assam. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  15. ^ "'Semkhor', Dimasa language film by Aimee Baruah, to be screened at Berlin International Film Festival". India Today NE. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Assam's Aimee Baruah Marks An Impressive Debut At The Cannes". femina.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (22 July 2022). "68th National Film Awards | Updates". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ "Award 2022 | DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  20. ^ Webdesk, Time8 (22 July 2022). "68th National Film Awards: 'Semkhor' wins Best feature in Dimasa, Aimee Baruah receives 'Special Mention'". TIME8. Retrieved 25 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Time, Pratidin. "Aimee Baruah's 'Semkhor' Wins Big in 68th National Film Awards". Pratidin Time. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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