Bhabendra Nath Saikia’s Anirban: An Overlooked Masterpiece of Assamese Cinema

Forty-five years after its release, Bhabendra Nath Saikia‘s Anirban remains an overlooked cinematic masterpiece. Released on 6 February 1981, it was the director’s second film after Sandhya Raag, and like every other film he made, it won the Rajat Kamal for its year. That is a record few filmmakers…