Assamese directors awed by Malayalam films: Manju Borah

Thiruvananthapuram | Sunday | 23rd June, 2019

Summary:

Addressing the gathering, the award-winning Assamese film director said: “People initially thought I am a feminist. I rather like to concentrate on the socio-political and cultural issues prevailing in the society in my films” said Manju. Talking about Assamese film industry, she said, “Assam’s commercial film industry is still nascent. The government is trying to promote the industry.” She also added that the Assamese filmmakers always looked at the Malayalam film industry in awe as even the new-gen filmmakers come out with innovative themes. The two documentaries were the talking point at the second day of the IDSFFK which is taking the city by storm..