Biju Phukan

Biju Phukan
Born(1947-02-18)18 February 1947
Dibrugarh, Assam
Died22 November 2017(2017-11-22) (aged 70)
Apollo Hospital, Guwahati, India
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2017
SpouseRajashri Phukan
ChildrenSanghamitra Phukan, Angshuman Phukan

Biju Phukan; 18 February 1947 – 22 November 2017) was an Assamese actor. He was born in Dibrugarh, India, where he studied in the Dibrugarh HS Kanoi College and Dibrugarh Govt boys' higher secondary school Dibrugarh. He appeared in more than eighty Assamese feature films.[1] His first movie was Dr. Bezbarua (1970).[1]

His first role as leading actor was in Baruar Songshar followed by Aranya which established him as a 'hero'.[2] One of his songs that attained fame and was successful in the charts was "Mon Hira Doi" from the film Bowari.[3] His first release as a hero was Samarendra Narayan Dev's Aranya in 1971, which was adjudged the Best Regional Film at the National Film Awards.[4]

He was residing in Guwahati. He was a former jury member of Indian Panorama. He died at Apollo Hospital in Guwahati on 22 November 2017, aged 70.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Actor Biju Phukan to be shifted to AIIMS". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ "FIFTY FIVE NOT OUT: BIJU PHUKAN". assam.org. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Biju Phukan Profile, Biju Phukan Biography, Career of Biju Phukan". indiaonline.in. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ Sharma, Bobbeeta (30 August 2014). "How Assamese film found its mojo". Scroll.in. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Noted Assamese actor Biju Phukan no more". The News Mill. 22 November 2017.