BHUPEN HAZARIKA

Bio

Full Name

Dr. Bhupen Hazarika

NickName(s)

- Sudhakantha

Profession(s)

- Musician, Singer, Lyricist, Poet, Filmmaker

Physical Stats

Eye Colour

Light Brown

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

Singing (As a Child Artist):

- Kaxote Kolosi Loi from the film Indramalati (1939)

Singing:

- Siraj (1948)

Film Director:

- Era Bator Sur (1956)

Awards/Honours

- 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

Personal Life

Zodiac Sign

Virgo

Signature

Schools

- Sonaram High School, Guwahati, Assam

- Dhubri Government High School, Assam

- Tezpur High School, Assam

College(s)

- Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam

- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

- Columbia University, New York

Date Of Birth

Wednesday, 08 Sep 1926

Age:

95

Birthplace

Sadiya, Assam Province, British India

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Guwahati, Assam, India

Educational Qualification

- PhD from Columbia University, New York (1952)

Religion

Not Known

Hobbies

Reading, Writing, Singing, Watching Films

Relationships

Marital Status

Married

Affair(s)

- Lata Mangeshkar

[Source]

- Kalpana Lajmi (Film Director)

[Source]

Marriage Date

Family

Spouse(s)

- Priyamvada Patel

Parents

Father

- - Nilakanta Hazarika

Mother

- - Shantipriya Hazarika

Siblings

Brother

- - Jayanta Hazarika (Singer)

Sister

- - Sushma Hazarika

Note:

- He had total 9 siblings.

Children

Son

- - Tej Hazarika

Daughter

- - Not Known