Bio/Wiki
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Dr. Bhupen Hazarika |
| Nickname | Sudhakantha |
| Profession(s) | Musician, Singer, Lyricist, Poet, Filmmaker |
Physical Stats & More
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Eye Colour | Light Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Politics
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Political Journey | □ In 1967, he was elected as a member in the Assam Legislative Assembly from Nauboicha constituency and served as an independent MLA from 1967 to 1972.□ In 2004, he joined BJP and contested in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls as a BJP candidate from the Guwahati constituency, but lost. |
Career
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Debut | Singing (As a Child Artist):Kaxote Kolosi Loi from the film Indramalati (1939)Singing:Siraj (1948)Film Director:Era Bator Sur (1956) |
| Famous Assamese Songs | □ Moi Eti Jajabor□ Bistirno Parore□ Ganga Mor Maa□ Manuhe Manuhor Babey□ Bimurto Mur Nixati Jen□ Gupute Gupute Kimaan Khelim, and more |
| Famous Hindi Songs | □ Dil Hoom Hoom Kare□ Samay O Dhire Chalo□ Betain Na Betain Na Raina□ Ek Kali Do Pattiyan, and more |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | □ Padma Shri (1977)□ Gold Medal from Arunachal Pradesh State Government for “Outstanding Contribution towards Tribal Welfare and Upliftment of Tribal Culture through Cinema and Music (1979)□ Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987)□ Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992)□ Padma Bhushan (2001)□ Akademi Ratna Award by the Sangeet Natak Akademi (2008)□ Asom Ratna by the State of Assam (2009)□ Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) (2012)□ Honoured with the title “Biswa Ratna” by Asom Sahitya Sabha□ Lifetime Achievement Award at Rabindra Bhawan in Guwahati |
| Institutes/Places Named After Him | □ Bhupen Hazarika Museum inside Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra, Guwahati, Assam□ The All Assam Students Union built a life size statue of Bhupen Hazarika on the banks of Digholi Pukhuri in Guwahati (February 2009)□ Assam Cricket Association renamed the Barshapara Cricket Stadium as Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium (2010)□ India Post honoured him with commemorative postage stamps (in 2013 and 2016)□ Bhupen Hazarika Setu or The Dhola–Sadiya Bridge (connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh) (opened on 26 May 2017) |
Personal Life
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 8 September 1926 |
| Birthplace | Sadiya, Assam Province, British India |
| Date of Death | 5 November 2011 |
| Place of Death | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Age (at the time of death) | 85 Years |
| Death Cause | Multiple Organ Failure |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Virgo |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| School | □ Sonaram High School, Guwahati, Assam□ Dhubri Government High School, Assam□ Tezpur High School, Assam |
| College/University | □ Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam□ Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh□ Columbia University, New York |
| Educational Qualification(s) | □ Intermediate Arts from Cotton College (1942)□ Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (1944)□ Master of Arts in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (1946)□ PhD from Columbia University, New York (1952) |
| Religion | Not Known |
| Hobbies | Reading, Writing, Singing, Watching Films |
Relationships & More
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Lata Mangeshkar[1]Hindustan TimesKalpana Lajmi (Film Director)[2]Telegraph India |
| Marriage Date | 1950 |
Family
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wife/Spouse | Priyamvada Patel |
| Children | Son- Tej HazarikaDaughter- Not Known |
| Parents | Father- Nilakanta HazarikaMother- Shantipriya Hazarika |
| Siblings | Brother- Jayanta Hazarika (Singer)Sister- Sushma HazarikaNote:He had total 9 siblings. |
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