The House of Baruas

The House of Baruas

Director: Utpal Borpujari

Year Of The Film: 2023

Language: Assamese

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Premiere status: International Premiere

Synopsis:

A 100-year-old house in Guwahati, Assam, North Eastern India. A house that gave 30 feature films, 4 directors, 2 music composers, 3 singers, 4 actors, 4 actresses, and much more to Assamese cinema. And some of them were top cricketers, footballers, politicians, and much more. A house that is now facing an uncertain future.

Director: Utpal Borpujari

Utpal Borpujari is a film critic-turned-filmmaker. He is known for films like "Ishu" (Fiction Feature), "Xogun" (Fiction Short), "Mayong: Myth/Reality" (Documentary), "Songs of the Blue Hills" (Documentary), "Soccer Queens of Rani" (Documentary), "For a Durbar of the People" (Documentary), "Memories of a Forgotten War" (Documentary) and "Mask Art of Majuli" (Documentary).