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Pink Villa
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Bhaimon Da scripts history at Assamese Box Office, Bondip Sarma starrer collects Rs 8.75 crore in 5 weeks
Bhaimon Da, written and directed by Sasanka Samir, is storming the box office left, right, and center. Though the movie took a slow start, it picked up well and emerged as a big surprise for the Assamese box office. The movie witnessed a superlative word-of-mouth, which kept attracting the crowd to the cinemas. Bhaimon Da scripts history in Assam, storms Rs 8.75 crore in 5 weeks Starring Bondip Sarma in the lead, along with an ensemble supporting cast, the movie was released in cinemas on May 23, 2025. It started with just Rs 14 lakh on its opening day but went on to storm Rs 2.03 crore by the end of its first week, thanks to its glorious audience reception. The movie kept on gaining traction and collected Rs 2.86 crore in its second week, followed by Rs 2.29 crore in another smashing week. It further added Rs 1.06 crore in its fourth week, taking the four-week total to a massive Rs 8.24 crore. Bhaimon Da added Rs 50 lakh to the tally in its fifth week, bringing its cume to Rs 8.75 crore net at the Assam box office. Bhaimon Da turns Super-Hit, still misses huge profits Despite the remarkable box office trajectory of Bhaimon Da, the regional movie is unlikely to generate significant profits, as no major streaming platform is willing to acquire such regional movies from Northeast India. Had the OTT and satellite players treated Assam movies like other mainstream cinema, the makers would have enjoyed this massive feat with huge profits. The production cost of Bhaimon Da is around Rs 5 crore. For the unversed, Bhaimon Da is the biographical drama of legendary Assamese filmmaker Munin Barua. Besides Bondip Sarma, the movie also stars Yasashree Bhuyan, Anurag Bora, Samudragupta Dutta, Harpal Saikia, Gitartha Sharmah, Partha Pratim Hazarika, Kaushik Bharadwaj, Nirupan Saikia, Jay Saikia, Deepjyoti Keot, Gunakar Dev Goswami, Pakeeza Begum, Arghadeep Barua, Boibhobi Goswami, Shilpi Sikha Bora, and Ashish Vidyarthi. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
Khaleej Times
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
'Bhaimon Da': How an Assamese film moved people to tears in UAE
For a man who saw his mother move mountains to make ends meet following the death of his father when he was just five, Sasanka Samir is now moving people to tears — not with the painful story of his childhood, but through his achingly beautiful storytelling as a young filmmaker. 'Bhaimon Da,' Samir's directorial debut, a biopic on eminent Assamese filmmaker Munin Barua, is running houseful across Assam in India's northeast region for the fifth straight week. In a rare sight for the 90-year-old industry, which is still battling for survival despite its rich history, the owners of a cinema hall in Nagaon, a small town in central Assam, were even forced to add a show at 8am to meet demand for tickets. For Samir, it's heartwarming to see the overwhelming response to his movie which was also screened at Al Shaab Village in Sharjah last Sunday at a packed theatre after a few members of the Assamese community in the UAE got together to arrange a special show. 'The movie has generated tremendous interest among our people in Assam, and we're delighted to have arranged a special screening for the Assamese people living in the UAE,' Samir told City Times over the phone from Guwahati. 'The response in Sharjah was incredible. We've also held special shows in Australia, Canada, and the US, with more scheduled in Singapore and Europe. I believe this is the first time an Assamese film has been screened in so many countries across the world.' A former RJ, Samir also wrote the script for the movie, hoping to pay a fitting tribute to the late Munin Barua, a man widely celebrated in Assam for injecting new life into the financially struggling industry of Assamese cinema with a string of timeless hits in the first decade of this century. Now that people have showered his movie with love across continents, Samir hopes it will inspire other filmmakers in Assam to keep Barua's dream of seeing a strong Assamese industry alive. 'This (having special shows abroad) is not only deeply satisfying but also incredibly inspiring—it shows that Assamese cinema can reach major cities across the world,' Samir said. 'Organising special screenings is a great start, and I hope it inspires more filmmakers in Assam to dream big.' Samir also hopes to see the day when Assamese films will move beyond special shows and earn theatrical releases across India and even abroad. 'Of course, this will take time — perhaps a lot of time — and many things will need to fall into place because the industry is still facing a lot of challenges,' he said matter-of-factly. 'But I remain hopeful. If we continue to produce quality cinema, then reaching audiences and building a sustainable market won't be impossible in the future.' Theatrical releases across India for movies from a relatively secluded part of the vast country may have remained a long shot, but for the Assamese community in the UAE, it was a celebration of their cultural heritage to have a special show of an Assamese feature film. 'In my 23 years of living in the UAE, I never thought I would get to watch an Assamese film in a theatre here,' said Ratul Barkataki, a Sharjah resident. 'This is a historic occasion for us, and it's a commendable effort from the people here who organised this. I hope we can continue this because it gives us an opportunity to introduce our young generation to Assamese cinema.' Echoing Barkataki's sentiments, Dubai resident Geetiika Khanikar Dutta revealed why it was an emotionally overwhelming moment for her. 'This is the first time my teenage daughter watched an Assamese film in a theatre. I cannot thank the organisers enough for this special show,' Dutta said. It was Dubai resident Utpal Baruah, his wife Pratyashi Gogoi and their friends — Dipankar Sarmah, Monoshree Sharma, Partha Borthakur and Sanjeev Basnet —who took the initiative of bringing 'Bhaimon Da' to the UAE shores. 'The demand was so big that unfortunately, we had to stop the entry request on the second day,' Baruah said. 'I wish we had more shows, but it's a start that will inspire us for more in the future.' For long-time UAE resident Arman Hazorika, the movie is a celebration of the undying spirit of an industry which produced its first film, 'Joymoti', in 1935 — 12 years before India's freedom from British rule. 'From the creative zeal, the sweat and the struggle of regional filmmakers like Munin Barua to the monopoly of Hindi film distributors and government apathy towards the local film industry, the movie beautifully captured everything,' Hazorika said. ''Bhaimon Da' not only represents the ups and downs of the Assamese film history but also represents the hopes, the tears and aspirations of Assamese as a community!'
