Guwahati, Feb. 15 -- A discussion on 'Youth and Cinema: The Changing Face of Storytelling' took place on February 9, 2025, at Jyoti Chitraban in Guwahati, on the occasion of the 1st Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF). The discussion was moderated by poet and film critic, Aparajita Pujari, with a panel of young filmmakers. The panelists included writer-director Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap, writer-director Krishna Kanta Borah, cinematographer and director Kulanandini Mahanta, and cinematographer and director Aniruddha Barua.

During the discussion, filmmaker Kulanandini Mahanta shared the idea behind arriving at the name of the National Award-winning film, Emuthi Puthi (2022). She explained that the concept of Emuthi Puthi was developed by writ...