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In recent times, the trend of re-releasing older films in cinema halls has gained much popularity, and Assamese cinema too is not far behind. Several films, only a few months old, have made their way back to the big screens after their initial release. One such film, Am Television’s “Swargarath” (2024), was re-released on November 29, 2024, across theatres of Assam. Its re-release also coincided with its selection and screening in the Mainstream Cinema Section of the 55th International Film Festival of India (Iffi), Goa. Other recent Assamese films that have been re-released commercially in theatres include “Dr. Bezbaruah 2” (2023), “Bridge” (2022), “Ekalavya” (2022), and “Xhoixobote Dhemalite” (2018).

As an axiomatic principle that defines the conflicting impulses of ambition, Rajesh Bhuyan’s “Swargarath” is both literal and metaphorical in its meaning. It is 2016 and Boikuntha (Siddhartha Sharma) is an honest man of integrity who cares deeply for his family. He drives a van that he doesn’t own,...