Biju Phukan | |
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Native name | বিজু ফুকন |
Born | 18th February 1947 Dibrugarh, Assam |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1970 - present |
Biju Phukan (Assamese: বিজু ফুকন) is an Assamese actor. He was born in Dibrugarh, India, where he studied in the Kanoi College. He appeared in more than eighty Assamese feature films. His first movie was Dr. Bezbaruah (1970). His first role as leading actor was in Baruar Songshar followed by Aranya which established him as a 'hero'. One of his songs that attained fame and was successful in the charts was "Mon Hira Doi" from the film Bowari. His first release as a hero was Samarendra Narayan Dev’s Aranya in 1971, which was adjudged the Best Regional Film at the National Film Awards.
Presently he resides in Guwahati.
He is a former Juri member of Indian Panorama.