Film Expert Komal Nahta Says Meghalaya is in Assam

Guwahati, October 5, 2019:

Zubeen Garg's Kanchanjangha recently made it to a show on ZeeETC. Bollywood trade analyst and television show host Komal Nahta was seen talking about the Assamese movie’s success at length and how Zubeen’s Kanchanjangha had garnered the love of the Assamese public. However, while talking about its release, host Komal Nahta, who is a renowned film critic, misinformed his viewers.

Nahta said "Assam mein Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, yeh sab aate hain, par Assamese film keval Assam state mein lagti hain" (Meghalaya, Arunachal fall within Assam, but Assamese films only run in the state of Assam).

Read More: Justice Ajai Lamba Appointed as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court

Calling Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and the rest of the northeastern states, part of the Assam territory is a huge blunder, and that too on a national media platform. Moreover, the popular television host made the mistake not once, but TWICE!

The fact that researching on a regional film and that too Assamese and talking about it in a way that people understand its business can be really tiring at times. Especially, when the source is limited. But one cannot help but

Read More: Sabroom to Become the Next Commercial Capital of Tripura

People have limited information about the geography of India’s north, south, west and east parts, let alone the north eastern region, which has remained out of the limelight until recently. This kind of careless attitude of not trying to recheck if Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim fall in the state of Assam shows how little people know about the Northeast.

It may be mentioned here that 'Kanchanjangha' is an Assamese movie starring none other than renowned singer and Assam heartthrob, Zubeen Garg. Garg himself played the role of the protagonist and the movie garnered much attention and appreciation. The movie even crossed South Indian juggernaut Bahubali 2’s collection in the state of Assam.

Support Inside Northeast, an independent media platform that focuses on Citizen-centric stories from Northeast India that are surprising, inspiring, cinematic and emotionally relevant.

Readers like you make Inside Northeast’s work possible.

To support our brand of fearless investigative journalism, support us HERE.

Download:

The Inside Northeast app HERE for News, Views, and Reviews from Northeast India.

Do keep following us for news on-the-go. We deliver the Northeast