समाचार

Bhaimon Da (2025), a biopic of the celebrated Assamese filmmaker Munin Barua—affectionately known as Bhaimon Da by those close to him—is a complex film to make, given the absence of primary sources that defines the subject. In such a case, the most effective way to tell the story is to exclusively focus on their body of work. And that’s what team Bhaimon Da (2025) did. Although the opening few minutes of the film explore Munin Barua’s early life in Golaghat (a small town in Assam) and his relationships with his family members, it soon shifts focus to his creative journey—as a writer, actor, musician, and eventually, a director.

Starting from his young adult days as an avid viewer of Hindi films through his amateur theatre days, and later his emergence as the maker of hit Assamese films like Hiya Diya Niya (2000), Daag (2001), Nayak (2001), Kanyadaan (2002), Bidhata (2003), and Barood...