Cannes 2023: Actor-Director Aimee Baruah Slays in Assamese Silk Mekhela Chador

Home LeisureAimee Baruah, National Film Award-Winning Actor-Director, Slays in Assamese Silk Mekhela Chador on Cannes Red Carpet

Animee Baruah slayed the purple and black pat silk Mekhela chador, a traditional Assamese attire on the Cannes purple carpet.

Aimee Baruah, National Film Award-Winning Actor-Director, Slays in Assamese Silk Mekhela Chador on Cannes Red Carpet

Cannes: Actor-filmmaker Aimee Baruah for the second yr in a row walked the purple carpet in a Mekhela chador, a traditional Assamese outfit. On Wednesday, Animee slayed the purple and black pat silk Mekhela chador, a traditional Assamese attire on the purple carpet. Walking the purple carpet as part of the Indian contingent, notably from the northeast Aimee suggested ANI about her number of apparel, she talked about “At the red carpet you either choose to wear a gown or can wear a traditional outfit. I choose to showcase before the world, the rich tradition of my home state Assam. Last year I wore a muga silk mekhela and this year it’s pat silk that I chose.”

Procured domestically from native girls artists and weavers from Jalukbari which is the home constituency of Assam CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Aimee took the help of budding designer Adityam to complete her outfit. “This Mekhla itself is traditional and wants to keep its authenticity in place. I did not prefer to make much changes. Therefore I asked Adityam to keep it simple yet elegant.”

Just like closing yr this time too. The actor acquired numerous optimistic responses from the Cannes film pageant circuit. Sharing her experience, she talked about, ” The response was totally overwhelming and lots of people wished to go looking out out additional regarding the standard outfit and textile of my residence. State Assam which was a second of good delight for me.”

Pat Silk is the mulberry silk of Assam which is used to make merchandise like mekhelas, chadors and totally different textiles. These silk outfits are worn by girls all through weddings and needed celebratory capabilities.
Baruah who’s married to a politician and minister inside the Assam authorities Pijush Hazarika, obtained two nationwide awards for her directorial debut for a Dimasa-language film ‘Semkhor’ on the 68th National Film Awards.

Last yr, when she made her debut at Cannes, Aimee was the first actor from Assam to have achieved that feat.

Cannes Film Festival 2023 started on May 16 and may conclude on May 27. Established in 1946, the pageant serves as a platform for filmmakers to showcase their works and compete for prestigious awards, along with the Palme d’Or, which is the perfect prize awarded on the pageant.