Monday, November 17, 2008

Short film on LIFE AND WORKS OF GANESH GOGOI


LIFE AND WORKS OF GANESH GOGOI, 'Ganesh Gogoir Jiban Suravi':PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, SCRIPT & MUSIC DIRECTION: SADANANDA GOGOI
Ganesh Gogoi, a genius of the early 20th century died at a young age of 31 years. He was born on 28th August 1907 and died on 21st August 1938 and this is his birth centenary year. He wrote several romantic poems and several famous dramas. His poetry book "PAPARI’ was so famous that from 1930 till 1960 it was regarded as PAPARI era. Among his famous drama: Sakunir Pratisudh' based on great Indian epic "Mahabharata' and 'Kashmir Kuimari' are famous. The documentary entitled 'Ganesh Gogoir Jiban Surabhi' has been produced on his life and works. His childhood, his student life in his native place Jorhat( An upper Assam town) that Cotton college, Guwahati and Kashi Hindu university(Now Benarash Hindu university) has been documented. Early part of his creative life also has been dramatist keeping the period intact. His few famous dramas have been pictures in century old 'Jorhat theatre' where Ganesh Gogoi used to stage these dramas. The song "Bitat Tirebirai padumar pahi' has been shown repeatedly because this song influenced in his life in several side. Ganesh Gogoi never married. His tragic death is still like a tragic story for the Assamese people and this scene has been picturised artistically.
This film was officially selected for South Asian Film Festival 2007 at Dhaka..

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