Veteran Assamese actor Nipon Goswami passes away
First Published: 27th October, 2022 10:40 IST
Nipon Goswami was one of the noted personalities in the cultural strata of Assam and is regarded as the doyen of the Assamese film industry.
Veteran actor from the Assamese film industry Nipon Goswami is no more. Goswami passed away at the age of 75 this morning at 9:15 am.
Nipon Goswami was one of the noted personalities in the cultural strata of Assam and is regarded as the doyen of the Assamese film industry.
He was admitted to the ICU of the Nemcare Hospital owing to cardiac illness.
However, an official confirmation is awaited.
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 coming years. He also acted in few Hindi movies as a character actor.
He has been actively involved in mobile theatres, including Abaahan, Kohinoor, Hengul, and Shakuntala. He also appeared in few TV serials like ‘Writu aahe writu jaai’.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter and talked about his association with Goswami when he worked as child artiste in the movie ‘Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati.’ CM Sarma also said that Assam will never be able to forget Goswami for his invaluable contribution to Assamese cinema. He also prayed for the eternal peace to Nipon Goswami’s soul and also expressed condolences to the Goswami’s bereaved family.
Meanwhile, Assam cabinet minister Atul Bora also paid tributes to Nipon Goswami and called his demise as a big loss for the Assamese film industry and the socio-cultural field of Assam. Bora expressed his condolences to Goswami’s bereaved family.
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