Nipon Goswami (3 September 1942 – 27 October 2022) was an Indian actor and theatre artist associated with

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-language films. He was one of the veteran actors of Assamese Film Industry. He started his acting career as a stage actor and later established himself as a film actor.

Personal life

Goswami was born on 3 September 1942 at Kolibari in

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. His father Chandradhar Goswami was a famous actor and his mother Nirupama Goswami was a singer. He did his primary schooling at Kolibari LP School. After that, he moved to Tezpur Govt. HS School. He died after suffering from heart-related ailments on 27 October 2022, at the age of 80.

Acting career

After completing his B.A. he went to Calcutta for the interview at

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. In 1965, he went to Pune for his acting training.

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, Navin Nischol,

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etc. were his classmates.

Filmography

Goswami debuted in the Assamese film industry as a child artist in the movie ''Piyali Phukan'', directed by Phani Sarma in 1957. As a lead actor, ''Sangram'' was his first Assamese film and a hit movie. His next movie ''Dr. Bezbaruah'' released in 1969 brought him recognition as a star to act in many movies in the coming years. He also acted in a few

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movies as a character actor. Goswami was actively involved in mobile theatres, notably, ''Abaahan'', ''Kohinoor'', ''Hengul'', and ''Shakuntala''. He also appeared in few television serials like ''Writu aahe writu jaai.

Assamese

Hindi

References

External links

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Promote regional cinema: Nipon Goswami to government

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