Last Rites of Veteran Actor Nipon Goswami Held in Guwahati Today

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Published: October 28,2022 03:55 PM
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Veteran Assamese actor Nipon Goswami’s last rites performed today at Navagraha crematorium in Guwahati, Assam with full state honours

October 28, 2022: Veteran Assamese actor Nipon Goswami’s last rites performed today at Navagraha crematorium in Guwahati, Assam with full state honours.



The actor passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 80 at Nemcare Hospital in Guwahati.  The actor was hospitalised from October 24, 2022 due to deteriorated health conditions. He was suffering from heart ailments.



Yesterday (27 October), his mortal remains was kept in Jyoti Chitraban for people to offer floral tributes.



His body was conveyed from Jyoti Chitraban to the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra and then carried to Dighalipukhuri for cremation.



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Goswami  was an alumnus of Pune Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). 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. 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 was involved in mobile theatres like Abaahan, Kohinoor, Hengul, and Shakuntala. He also appeared in few TV serials like Writu aahe writu jaai'.