Moloya Goswami

Historian-author Rana Safvi has been conferred an award instituted in memory of Yamin Hazarika, the first woman from the Northeast to join the central police service. Safvi, who has published several books on culture, history, and monuments of India, was chosen for her "contribution to the syncretic culture of India".

Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Preity Zinta's father in filmmaker Jahnu Barua's next film Har Pall.

As Indian feature films enter their 100th year of existence this week and Assamese films complete 85 years, we look back at the century of cinema that was, where it all began and where it stands today.