Joymoti (1935)
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Joymoti is a 1935 Indian film widely considered to be the first Assamese film ever made. Based on Lakshminath Bezbaroa's play about the 17th-century Ahom princess Joymoti Konwari, the film was produced and directed by the noted Assamese poet, author, and film-maker Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, and starred Aideu Handique and acclaimed stage actor and playwright Phani Sarma. The film, shot between 1933 and 1935, was released by Chitralekha Movietone on 10 March 1935 and marked the beginning of Assamese cinema. Joymoti was screened at the 50th International Conference of the Society For Cinema and Media Studies (SCMC) of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States in March 2011. Other screenings include: India-Bangladesh Joint Celebration of 100 Years of Indian Cinema, Dhaka (2012) UCLA's Centre for India and South Asia Studies, Los Angeles (April 2010) Osian-Cinefan's 10th Film Festival of Asian and Arabic Cinema, New Delhi (2008) Filmbüro Baden Württemberg's Internationales Indisches Filmfestival, Stuttgart (2006) Asiaticafilmidale (Encounters with Asian Cinema), Rome (2006) Munich Film Festival (2006). Although never a commercial success, Joymoti was noted for its politi
Joymoti details
| Industry | Assamese |
|---|---|
| Year | 1935 |
| Genres | — |
| Runtime | — |
| Rating | Not rated |
| Director | Jyoti Prasad Agarwala |
| Status | Released |
| Language | as |
| Record verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Source | Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
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What is Joymoti about?
Joymoti is a 1935 Indian film widely considered to be the first Assamese film ever made. Based on Lakshminath Bezbaroa's play about the 17th-century Ahom princess Joymoti Konwari, the film was produced and directed by the noted Assamese poet, author, and film-maker Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, and starred Aideu Handique and acclaimed stage actor and playwright Phani Sarma. The film, shot between 1933 and 1935, was released by Chitralekha Movietone on 10 March 1935 and marked the beginning of Assamese cinema. Joymoti was screened at the 50th International Conference of the Society For Cinema and Media Studies (SCMC) of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States in March 2011. Other screenings include: India-Bangladesh Joint Celebration of 100 Years of Indian Cinema, Dhaka (2012) UCLA's Centre for India and South Asia Studies, Los Angeles (April 2010) Osian-Cinefan's 10th Film Festival of Asian and Arabic Cinema, New Delhi (2008) Filmbüro Baden Württemberg's Internationales Indisches Filmfestival, Stuttgart (2006) Asiaticafilmidale (Encounters with Asian Cinema), Rome (2006) Munich Film Festival (2006). Although never a commercial success, Joymoti was noted for its politi
Who is in the cast of Joymoti?
Joymoti stars Aideu Handique, Phanu Barua and is directed by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala. The full credited cast is listed above.
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Who directed Joymoti?
Joymoti was directed by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala.
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