Bhupen Hazarika: a life in music
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Bhupen Hazarika was also one of the leading author-poets of Assam with more than 1,000 lyrics and several books on short stories, essays, travelogues, poems and children's rhymes.
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Hazarika produced and directed, composed music and sang for Assamese films like Era Batar Sur, Shakuntala, Loti Ghoti, Pratidhwani, Chick Mick Bijuli, Swikarokti and Siraj.
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Last year, Hazarika featured in his first music video - Our Northeast, Our Star with music and lyrics by 3 Idiots duo Shantanu Moitra and Swanand Kirkire.
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Bhupen Hazarika also lent his voice to Gandhi To Hitler, where he sang Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan Vaishnav Jan.
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Bhupen Hazarika came to Mumbai to work in the Indian People's Theatre Movement (IPTA) with Salil Chowdhury, Balraj Sahni and other Marxist intellectuals.
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Hazarika received the National Award for Best Music Director in 1976 for Chameli Memsaab.
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Bhupen Hazarika got President's medal for his films Shakuntala (1960), Pratidhwani (1964) and Lotighoti (1967).
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He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from 1967-72.
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