28th OCTOBER 2022: Digboi college paid tribute to Nipon Goswami on 28/10/2022. He passed away on 27/10/2022 morning at Nemcare Hospital in Guwahati. The college authority organised a condolence meeting at the college premises to mark the incident. Dr. Dip Saikia, Principal of Digboi College, delivered a speech on the life work and achievements of the veteran actor.
Life and Career
A veteran film and theatre actor, Nipon Goswami is known for his work in the Assamese film industry. After starting his career with stage, after which he made his silver screen debut with the film Sangram, in 1968.
Some of his known work can be seen in films like Dr. Bezbaruah (1970), Shakuntala Aru Sankar Joseph Ali (1984), Hiya Diya Niya (2000), Antaheen Jatra (2004), Borolar Ghor (2012) And Gaane Ki Aane (2016). Apart from his work In Assamese film industry, he has been a part of Hindi films like Debut With Do Bhai (1968), Jaggu (1975), Kaal Sandhya (1991), Daman (2001) and Purab Ki Awaz (2017).
His 2017 release includes the film Sesh Angika. Directed by Pronoy Phukan, the movie along with Nipon Goswami stars Jayanta Bhagabati and Nayan Nilim in important roles. His 2019 release includes Seema – The Untold Story.
He was born on 3rd September 1942 at Kolibari in Tezpur, Assam. His father Chandradhar Goswami was a famous actor and his mother Nirupama Goswami was a singer. He did his primary schooling from Kolibari LP School. After that he moved to Tezpur Govt. HS School.
After completed his B.A. he went Calcutta for the interview in Pune Film Institute. In 1965, he went to Pune for his acting training. Subhash Ghai, Navin Nischol, Shatrughan Sinha etc. were his classmates.
He 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, notably, Abaahan, Kohinoor, Hengul, and Shakuntala. He also appeared in few TV serials like Writu aahe writu jaai’. source: PratidinTime