Kopil Bora
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Kopil Bora | |
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 Kopil Bora recording his voice for the Axomiya language version of TeachAids at Auditek Digital Recording Studio in Guwahati, Assam | |
| Born | March 30, 1977 |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, anchor, voice artist |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
Kopil Bora (born 30 March 1977) is an Assamese actor, anchor and All India Radio voice artist. He debuted in Bidyut Chakravarty's 2002 Assamese film Gun Gun Gane Gane and known for his performance in Mon (2002), Ahir Bhairav (2008), Jetuka Pator Dore (2011) and Dwaar (2013).
Early life
[edit]Kopil Bora[1] attended high school at Don Bosco High School, Guwahati, and later attended college at Cotton College, Guwahati. He currently still resides in Guwahati.[2]
Career
[edit]Feature films
[edit]Kopil Bora has appeared in numerous Assamese films. He debut film was Gun Gun Gane Gane (2002), directed by Bidyut Chakravarty. Additionally, his movie Mon was released in later that year. His other films include Bidhata (2003), Kadambari (2008), Ahir Bhairav (2008), Jeevan Baator Logori (2009), Jetuka Pator Dore (2011), Dwaar (2013) and Raag: The Rhythm of Love (2014). In the 2013 film Dwaar,[3] he played the mentally ill character Dwijen Bhattacharya and his performance appreciated by critics.[4]
Stage and television
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Kopil Bora has acted in Narakor Gopan Kakhyat with Zerifa Wahid, staged in Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati. It was an adaptation of the French play "In Camera" by Jean-Paul Sartre.[5] In another play with Zerifa Wahid, Pancharatna, staged in Rabindra Bhawan, he played a gay boy troubled by his sexuality. He was also the associate director of the play called Agnibristi where he played the lead role, under Zerifa Wahid's production, staged in Rabindra Bhawan. It was an adaptation of Girish Karnad's play The Fire and the Rain.
In television, he acted in an eight-episode Hindi mini-series titled Manushi (with seven stories by Sahitya Akademi award winner Sneha Devi), directed by Sanjib Hazarika for Doordarshan. His other television credit includes Niyoror Phool on News Live. He also hosted a spelling contest for children on Rang.
Mobile theatre
[edit]Kopil Bora debuted in Assam's roaming theatre with Ashirbad Theatre. He also acted in Rajmahal Theatre. The list of plays includes "Surongor Xekhot", a drama which was aired in the All India Radio in the 1980s, "Surjyo" and "Bhai".[6]
Other Activities
[edit]Compering and social causes
[edit]Kopil Bora has compered for Axom Idol - a Musical Talent search program hosted in NE TV, Sur-Taal-Loy, another musical talent program anchored by Kopil Bora in association with Barsha Rani Bishaya and Surajit Malakar Guwahati - and various New year's eve celebrations hosted in DD NE and participated in the cultural extravaganza in the closing function of the 33rd National games, held at Guwahati.[5]
Kopil Bora gave the background narration for the documentary Friends of Kaziranga (2010), which honors the Kaziranga National Park's forest guards.[7]
Bora inaugurated a 'clothes bank' at an event held at Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati, which redistributes discarded clothes to the poor and needy, launched by a NGO, Xavier's Foundation, with the support of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi), which is a financial and development institution formed under the DoNER ministry.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Assamese films
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Role |
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| 2002 | Gun Gun Gane Gane | Bidyut Chakravarty | |
| 2002 | Mon | Bani Das | |
| 2003 | Bidhata | Munin Barua | |
| 2004 | Bukuwe Bisare | Dipankar Kashyap | |
| 2005 | Astaraag | Siva Prasad Thakur | |
| 2007 | Ahir Bhairav | Siva Prasad Thakur | |
| 2008 | Kadambari | Bani Das | |
| 2009 | Jeevan Baator Logori[9] | Timothy Das Hanche | |
| 2012 | Jetuka Pator Dore | Jadumoni Dutta | |
| 2013 | Dwaar | Bidyut Chakravarty | |
| 2014 | Ajeyo | Jahnu Barua | |
| Raag: The Rhythm of Love[10] (2014) | Rajni Basumatary | ||
| 2015 | Morisika | Nipon Dholua | |
| 2016 | Kothanodi | Bhaskar Hazarika | |
| Gaane Ki Aane | Rajesh Jashpal | Special appearance in the song "Dancing Tonight" | |
| 2022 | Sweater Whether | Priyom Das |
Bengali films
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Other Co-star(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mon | Bani Das | Ravi Sarma, Nishita Goswami |
Music videos and television
[edit]- Jan Oi Joubon Doi
- Moromjaan (2007)
- Ure Pakhi Meli
- Ajanite Tumak
- Moromi Priya
- Rato Rani (Nepali)
- Nargis (On the Assamese Muslim culture, by Biju Phukan)
- Tora (produced by Nayan Nirban)
- Rongpuror Nasonir Bihu
- Niyoror Phool (Assamese serial)
References
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- ^ "Actor Kopil Bora talks to Creativica about his journey and experiences". Creativica. 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Kapil Bora". Rupaliparda.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ Sarmah, Chandan. "Dwaar: The voyage of a turbulent mind". Seven Sisters Post. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Dwaar opens door for Assamese films' new voyage". Seven Sisters Post. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Cultural news related to Assam in 2007". Assam in 2007. 23 January 2008.
- ^ "The journey of mobile theatre begins". The Sentinel. 23 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Friends of Kaziranga- a film on unsung heroes of the park". DNA. 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Clothes bank set up to help the needy". The Telegraph. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Jeevan Baator Lagori - new Assamese film launched". Assam Times. 24 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "New Assamese film - Raag, the Rhythm of Love". Creativica. 6 February 2014.