Assamese cinema Assamese cinema Assamese cinema (অসমীয়া: অসমীয়া চলচ্চিত্ৰ), also known as Jollywood cinemas, is cinema in the Assamese language, watched primarily in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie "Joymoti". Since then Assamese cinema has developed a slow-paced, sensitive style, especially with the movies of Bhabendra Nath Saikia and Jahnu Barua. The industry is sometimes called Jollywood, named for Agarwala and his Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio. Despite its long history and its artistic successes, for a state that has always taken its cinema seriously, Assamese cinema has never really managed to break through
Assamese cuisine (Indian paradise fish "Ctenops nobilis") "borolia", "mua", "ceniputhi", "tengera", "lachin", "bhangun", "pabho", etc. The discerning gourmet can tell which region of Assam is known for which variety of fish. The "mas tenga" (sour fish ), which is commonly eaten by most communities of Assam, has lately turned into a signature dish of Assamese cuisine. The most popular souring agent for the "tenga" is tomatoes, though ones made with "kajinemu" juice (thick skinned elongated lemon) and "thekera" (dried mangosteen,) are also popular. The most common way of eating fish in traditional Assamese homes is by preparing a stew with herbs, vegetables