Dr. Bezbarua

Dr. Bezbarua, an idealistic doctor trained in England, sets up a laboratory near Dibrugarh to serve his country. During a visit by his childhood friend Lalit Duwara, a tea planter, the doctor's young son Moti vanishes. Bezbarua blames himself and sinks into drink.

One night a gang breaks in, captures the doctor and takes over his laboratory and hospital, posing as doctors and committing crimes under his name. Lalit Duwara's wife, who has lost her mind after losing her own son, comes to Dibrugarh to see the doctor, who is in fact one of the impostors. On the way home the couple discover a small boy hidden in the back of their car with the name Pradeep tattooed on his hand, and they adopt him.

Pradeep grows up to be a doctor, goes to Dibrugarh, discovers the truth, defeats the gang and rescues Dr. Bezbarua, who learns that Pradeep is in fact his missing son Moti.

Brajen Baruah directed the film for Rangghar Cine Productions, with Nipon Goswami and Renu Saikia in the cast. The music was composed by his younger brother Ramen Baruah. It was the first Assamese film in which all the outdoor and indoor shooting took place in locations around Assam.

The film was released on 7 November 1969 and is credited with marking the start of commercial success for Assamese cinema. It won the silver medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese at the 17th National Film Awards.

A Hindi remake, Shivam (2011), was produced by Jogiraj Choudhury and directed by Anshuman Baruah, nephew of the original's director. A sequel, Dr. Bezbaruah 2, released on 3 February 2023, fifty-three years later, as a colour follow-up to the black and white original.