Joymoti (2006)

This film is based on the life of Joymati, the wife of King Godapani of the Ahom kingdom. They belonged to the ruling Ahom clan which originated from Yunan, South China, entered Assam via Burma and ruled for six hundred years. After an unsuccessful Mughal invasion in 1670, the kingdom saw a puppet king set up by LaluksolaBorphukan, who targeted successive claimants to the kingship for elimination. Godapani was persuaded by Joymati to flee. She was captured and tortured for his whereabouts, but she didn’t reveal it. When she died of the torment, an angry populace killed Laluksola and brought back Godapani, who later became one of the most revered Assam kings.