Bhupen Hazarika Birthday, Age, Family & Biography

Bhupen Hazarika

Indian

Lyricist

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BIRTHDAY	8 September, 1926
BIRTH PLACE	Sadiya , Tinsukia , Assam
COUNTRY	India
AGE (in 2011)	85 Years Old
BIRTH SIGN	Virgo
HEIGHT	N/A
WEIGHT	N/A

Last Updated on : September 10, 2018

Other Professions : Musician Singer Playback Singer Composer Film Director Film Producer Film Actor Poet Politician

Appearance: Assamese Bollywood

Birthday Countdown, Age and Birthday Facts

Bhupen Hazarika was 85 years, 1 month & 27 days old age.

About Edit

Bhupen Hazarika was one of the legendary artists born in Sadiya Assam on 8 September1926. He was an Indian Musician, Lyricist, Composer, Playback Singer, Film Producer, Film Director, Film Actor, Politician & Poet who worked mostly in Assamese and Hindi language. He is recognized amongst the pioneers to have introduced the Assamese folk music and culture in Hindi cinemas.

Career

He was the eldest son of Shantipriya and Nilakanta Hazarika who had ten children. His mother exposed him to folk music of Assam. At the age of 10 in 1936, he recorded his first song for the Selona Company at Aurora Studio. Subsequently, he sang Biswo Bijoyi Naujawan and Kaxote Kolosi Loi for the Assamese film Indramalati (1939) and wrote Agnijugor Firingoti Moi his first song when he was 13.

Bhupen Hazarika completed his schooling in 1942 from Tezpur High School and did his MA in Political Science from Cotton College in 1946. Later, he earned his Ph.D. Degree from Columbia University in 1952 where he also met Priyamvada Patel and married her. He has his only child with her named Tez Hazarika.

He was the MLA (Independent) in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 1967-72 and also contested as the candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the Lok Sabha election in 2004.

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Awards Receipt

AWARD NAME	AWARD CATEGORY	RECEIPT YEAR	RECEIPT FIELD
Padma Shri	Civilian Award	1977	Arts
Dadasaheb Phalke Award	Indian Cinema Award	1992	Assamese Film Industry
Padma Bhushan	Civilian Award	2001	Arts
Padma Vibhushan	Civilian Award	2012	Arts

Death Info

Bhupen Hazarika died on 05-11-2011 in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India at the age of 85. During death, he was admitted in Mumbai at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. His multi-organ had the failure and was cremated near the Brahmaputra River.

DEATHDAY	DEATH PLACE	DEATH COUNTRY
5 November, 2011	Mumbai, Maharashtra	India

Family Relatives and Relation

See given below celebrity profiles about Bhupen Hazarika's family, relatives;

He was born to Nilakanta Hazarika & Shantipriya Hazarika. His brother Jayanta Hazarika was also an Assamese Singer. He was married to Priyam Hazarika from 1950 to 2011 (till his death) and has a son Tej Hazarika. Indian Playback Singer Mayukh Hazarika is a Nephew of him.

Jayanta Haza.. Brother

Mayukh Hazar.. Nephew

Body Measurements

Chest Size	38
Biceps Size	15
Waist Size	32
Skin Colour	Fair
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black

Personal Info

Home Town	Sadiya, Tinsukia , Assam
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Hindu
Address	Sadiya, Tinsukia , Assam
School	Sonaram High School, Guwahati Dhubri Government High School Tezpur High School
College	Cotton College, Guwahati Pan Bazaar Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Columbia University, New York Cotton University
Qualification	Masters
Hobbies	Travelling, Reading
Marital Status	Married
Debut	Indramalati (1939) ( As A Playback Singer)
Net Worth	$10 Million
Best Songs	Siraj (1948) Pioli Phukan (1955) Era Bator Sur (1956) Shakuntala Sur (1961) Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (1973) among others

Favourites

Favorite Color	White, Black
Favorite Place	Historical Places
Favorite Food	Fish, Homemade Healthy Food
Favourite Bhajan	'Vaishnav jan'.

Shocking / Interesting Facts

At the age of 13, he wrote his first song.
At the age of 10,he started singing because of his interest in singing since childhood.
He wrote a thousand songs and even 15 books in his life
In 2012, he was conferred by "Padma Vibhushan".
In 1992, he was conferred by "Dadasaheb Phalke Award".
In 1977, he was conferred by "Padma Shri".
In 2001, he was conferred by "Padma Bhushan".
In 1993 he became the first Indian to win the award for the "Best Music for the film Rudaali" at the "Asia Pacific International Film Festiva" held in Japan.