Film on the Guwahati home of many Assam icons is ready for its world premiere

Baruar Xongxar (‘The House of Baruas’) is based on a landmark Assam-type house near the Gauhati High Court at Latasil, one of the oldest localities of Guwahati.

GUWAHATI

A 71-minute documentary film on a Guwahati home that gave Assam many of its cinematic, cultural, and sports icons took a step toward its world premiere with the release of its trailer and poster on Saturday, November 11.

Baruar Xongxar (‘The House of Baruas’) is based on a landmark Assam-type house near the Gauhati High Court at Latasil, one of the oldest localities of Guwahati. The film has been included in the Indian Panorama section of the forthcoming 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.

An Assam-type house is a cottage which has wooden-framed walls made of a reed called ikora plastered on either side.

The poster and trailer were released on the verandah of the legendary century-old house, parked on the eastern flank of the Latasil Field area, by renowned musician Ramen Barua and popular singer Dwipen Barua, along with other members of the extended Barua family.

The film is directed by national award-winning filmmaker Utpal Borpujari and produced by Nayan Prasad, Jemini Phukan, and Dibyajyoti Saharia under the banner of socio-cultural organisation Surjya and Jemini Phukan Production.

“We are happy that this film has been made at a time when our historic house has completed its centenary,” Mr. Ramen Barua said.