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| '''Aideu Nilambar Handique''' (1920 – 17 December 2002)<ref name="guardian2003">{{cite news|author=Haresh Pandya |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/feb/15/guardianobituaries.film |title=Obituary: Aideu Handique | Film |publisher=The Guardian |date= 2003 |
'''Aideu Nilambar Handique''' (1920 – 17 December 2002)<ref name="guardian2003">{{cite news |author=Haresh Pandya |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/feb/15/guardianobituaries.film |title=Obituary: Aideu Handique | Film |publisher=The Guardian |date=15 February 2003 |accessdate=15 April 2013 |location=London}}</ref> was the first film actress of ]. She starred in the film '']'' (1935) directed by ].<ref>Tamuli, Babul (2002){{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/bipuljyoti/cinema/joymoti.html |title="The making of Joymoti" |accessdate=15 April 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027150630/http://www.geocities.com/bipuljyoti/cinema/joymoti.html |archivedate=27 October 2009 }} , ''The Assam Tribune''.</ref> | ||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Aideu Handique was born on 1920 in Pani Dihingiya, Golaghat, Assam to Nilambar Handique and Malakhi Handique. She remained unmarried because she referred to the co-actor assuming the role of her character's husband as ''Bongohordeo'' (] for husband) in the film. Unfortunately, the general public perceived Handique as having violated a cultural taboo and she was, consequently, shunned by neighbors and would sink into solitude and obscurity.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title |
Aideu Handique was born on 1920 in Pani Dihingiya, Golaghat, Assam to Nilambar Handique and Malakhi Handique. She remained unmarried because she referred to the co-actor assuming the role of her character's husband as ''Bongohordeo'' (] for husband) in the film. Unfortunately, the general public perceived Handique as having violated a cultural taboo and she was, consequently, shunned by neighbors and would sink into solitude and obscurity.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Telegraph - North East |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1021218/asp/northeast/story_1492663.asp |website=www.telegraphindia.com |accessdate=8 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
| == Recognition == | == Recognition == | ||
| She never acted after ] again except for a minuscule role in the film ''Ganga Siloni'' and a guest appearance in a film made on her life.<ref name=":0" /> In 1985, when Assam celebrated the golden jubilee of the state's cinema, her role was acknowledged. The East Indian Motion Picture Association had gifted Aideu a wheelchair. The Assam Government, much later, gave her Rs.1,500 a month as pension. It also recommended her name for Padmashri, but was denied the award because she had done only one film.<ref>{{Cite news|title |
She never acted after ] again except for a minuscule role in the film ''Ganga Siloni'' and a guest appearance in a film made on her life.<ref name=":0" /> In 1985, when Assam celebrated the golden jubilee of the state's cinema, her role was acknowledged. The East Indian Motion Picture Association had gifted Aideu a wheelchair. The Assam Government, much later, gave her Rs.1,500 a month as pension. It also recommended her name for Padmashri, but was denied the award because she had done only one film.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Recognition too late |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/recognition-too-late/article2275064.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=25 March 2007 |access-date=8 October 2015 |issn=0971-751X |language=en}}</ref> In 1991, a girls' school was named after her in her village.<ref name="guardian2003" /> | ||
| ==''Aideu'' (''Behind the Screen'')== | ==''Aideu'' (''Behind the Screen'')== | ||
| {{Main|Aideu}} | {{Main|Aideu}} | ||
| An Assamese film '']'' (''Behind the Screen'') was made on Aideu Handique tragic life and times of the first Assamese film actress by ] which was released in ] on 8 February 2007.<ref name="bipuljyoti2">{{cite web | |
An Assamese film '']'' (''Behind the Screen'') was made on Aideu Handique tragic life and times of the first Assamese film actress by ] which was released in ] on 8 February 2007.<ref name="bipuljyoti2">{{cite web |url=http://www.bipuljyoti.in/cinema/aideu.html |title=Reel Reality |accessdate=15 April 2013 |author=Santanava Hazarika |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025830/http://www.bipuljyoti.in/cinema/aideu.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Indian actress
| Aideu Handique | |
|---|---|
 Aideu Handique in Joymoti | |
| Born | 1920 Pani Dihingia Gaon, Golaghat. Assam, British India |
| Died | 17. December 2002 (2002-12-18) (aged 87) Kamargaon, Golaghat |
Aideu Nilambar Handique (1920 – 17 December 2002) was the first film actress of Assamese cinema. She starred in the film Joymoti (1935) directed by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala.
Personal life
Aideu Handique was born on 1920 in Pani Dihingiya, Golaghat, Assam to Nilambar Handique and Malakhi Handique. She remained unmarried because she referred to the co-actor assuming the role of her character's husband as Bongohordeo (Assamese for husband) in the film. Unfortunately, the general public perceived Handique as having violated a cultural taboo and she was, consequently, shunned by neighbors and would sink into solitude and obscurity.
Recognition
She never acted after Joymoti again except for a minuscule role in the film Ganga Siloni and a guest appearance in a film made on her life. In 1985, when Assam celebrated the golden jubilee of the state's cinema, her role was acknowledged. The East Indian Motion Picture Association had gifted Aideu a wheelchair. The Assam Government, much later, gave her Rs.1,500 a month as pension. It also recommended her name for Padmashri, but was denied the award because she had done only one film. In 1991, a girls' school was named after her in her village.
Aideu (Behind the Screen)
Main article: AideuAn Assamese film Aideu (Behind the Screen) was made on Aideu Handique tragic life and times of the first Assamese film actress by Arup Manna which was released in Mumbai International Film Festival on 8 February 2007.
References
- ^ Haresh Pandya (15 February 2003). "Obituary: Aideu Handique | Film". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- Tamuli, Babul (2002)""The making of Joymoti"". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) , The Assam Tribune. - ^ "The Telegraph - North East". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- "Recognition too late". The Hindu. 25 March 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- Santanava Hazarika. "Reel Reality". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
External links
- JOYMOTI The First Assamese Film at bipuljyoti.in