Himjyoti Talukdar
| Himjyoti Talukdar | |
|---|---|
| Native name | হিমজ্যোতি তালুকদাৰ |
| Born | 12 December 1984 Biswanath Chariali, Assam |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Filmmaker |
| 📆 Years active | 2015- |
| Notable work | Calendar enajori.com sahityarathi.com xurorenajori.info |
| Twitter= | |
Himjyoti Talukdar (Assamese: হিমজ্যোতি তালুকদাৰ) is an Indian film director, producer and scriptwriter from Assam. He made his directorial debut with the Assamese film, Calendar which was released on 16 February 2018. It received seven awards at Prag Cine Awards North East 2018 including "Best Debut Director".[1][2][3][4]
Biography[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Talukdar was born in Biswanath Chariali, Assam. He completed his school education in Chariali HSMP School. After completing his graduation in Economics from Biswanath College, he moved to New Delhi for his Master of Business Administration course. He completed MBA in Human Resource and PGPM in Marketing from Cosmic Business School.[5]
Career[edit]
In 2010, Himjyoti Talukdar started an online archive of Assamese culture named "Enajori.com" which contains old articles, photos, songs and even old movies.[6][7][8] Subsequently, three more websites were launched which are Xurorenajori.info containing old Assamese songs, Sahityarathi.com on literary works of Lakshminath Bezbaroa, and Dipali Barthakur.info about the Assamese singer Dipali Barthakur.[9] In 2016, he launched an android app under enajori.com initiative as Sahityarathi which contains literary works of Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezbaroa.[10]
In 2016, he ventured into Assamese filmmaking with "Marksheet" where he was the writer and co-producer.[1][11] His directorial debut "Calendar", under the banner of ‘Enajori Talkies’, was released across Assam on 16 February 2018.[12]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Fim | Language | Director | Producer | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Marksheet | Assamese | Co-Producer | Yes | |
| 2016 | Till We Meet Again Parag (Documentary) | English | Yes | Co-Writer | |
| 2018 | Calendar[13] | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Co-Writer |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sarkar, Dipankar (2018-07-05). "Assam's debutant director, a low budget movie and its sprawling success story". The Northeast today. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ Dutta, Manash Pratim (2018-05-29). "Salute to NE talents at Prag awards". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ Bureau, Alankar (2018-01-06). "Calendar bags maximum seven awards". Alankar (Assamese).
- ↑ Today, North East (2018-05-29). "Govinda at Prag Cine Awards 2018". North East Today. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ Datta, Utpal (2018-02-01). "Interview with Himjyoti Talukdar". Bismoi (Assamese).
- ↑ Guha, Nabarun (2017-07-31). "Meet Himjyoti Talukdar, the Man Responsible for Online Archive of Assamese Culture". Eclectic North East. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ↑ Ghoshal, Somak (2013-05-25). "Webzines | world wide words". Livemint. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ↑ Das, Nabina (2013-02-08). "Enajori.com Promotes Language, Literature, and the Heritage of Assam". Prairie Schooner. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff (2013-05-19). "Comprehensive website on Sahityarathi launched". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ Bureau, TOI (2016-04-28). "Bezbaroa's literary works now on app". Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ Deka, Prantik (2015-10-13). "New Assamese Film 'Marksheet'". Kothasobi. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ Kalita, Kalyan Kumar (2018-02-19). "Himjyoti Talukdar's 'Calendar' released". Gplus. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ↑ JAIN, NEHAL (2018). "Meet Himjyoti Talukdar – the maker of award winning Assamese film 'Calendar'". Gplus. Retrieved December 16, 2020. Unknown parameter
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