The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie Joymoti.Since then Assamese cinema has developed slowly. Assam is a state that has always taken its cinema seriously.its film industry making a mark in the National Awards over the years. Although the beginning of the 21st century has seen
Bollywood -style Assamese movies hitting the screen. Pramathesh Barua(
ngali_film_industry) released his Assamese version of Devdas (1937 film) in 1937. The most remarkable film of the fifties was Piyali Phukan which went on to win a National award.The film was directed by Phani Sharma and music was composed by a young Bhupen Hazarika. His subsequent films Mak Aaru Moram and Ranga Police won many state awards and the silver medal at the national level. Bhupen Hazarika also produced and directed his first film Era Bator Sur. Prabhat Mukherjee made a film Puberun (1959),which was shown in The Berlin Film Festival. Bhupen Hazarika made his unforgettable musical Shakuntala in 1961, which winning the president's silver medal. However, between 1935 and 1970 a total of 62 films were produced. During the period of 1970-82 a total of 57 Assamese films were made. New directors started emerging on the horizon.Bidyut Chakraborty who made Rag Birag which have won national and international awards.
