| Jatin Bora | |
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| Born | 25 April 1970 Kacholukhowa village, Nagaon, Assam, India |
| Occupation | Actor, Director |
| Spouse | Nabanita Sarma |
| Website | |
| jatinbora.in | |
Jatin Bora (Assamese: যতীন বৰা)is an Indian actor who has appeared in Assamese language movies. He is regarded as the present numero uno of the Assamese film industry. Jatin Bora is widely regarded as an icon of Assam in the field of cinema. He is defintely the most successful and accomplished film actor in Assamese cinema. This versatile actor has risen from the roots and gained the pinnacle of success in his field. From his debut in 1989 to become the most sought-after poster boy of Assamese cinema world, Jatin Bora has traversed a long way from a remote village of Assam to the annals of Assamese cultural history.[1]
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Jatin Bora was born on April 25, 1970 to Sri Gakul Chandra Bora and Premolata Bora,in Kacholukhowa village, Nagaon(Assam).He did his primary schooling in Marikalang Prathamik Vidyalaya.As a child he used to take part in Navajyoti Sangha Maina Parijat, a weekly children's cultural meet, near his village.He was taught the nuances of Bhaona-the traditional Assamese drama, as a child.
He completed his schooling from Dawson Higher Secondary and Multi Purpose School and started his college education from the Nagaon GNDG Commerce College . He went on to complete his graduation from Nagaon College.
His first stage performance Lakshminath Bezboruah’s Mukti when he was a student of class VII.
Jatin is a diploma holder in Fine Arts from the famous Kallol Art School in Nagaon.Musically inclined from childhood,he is a ‘Visharad’ in Tabla. He also trained in the Assamese classical Sattriya dance under the guidance of Rabin Chandra Das of Nagaon. Jatin Bora performed in various Bhaonas during his childhood. In these Sattriya ekankika naats and the locally-organized "Raas" festivals, he was generally selected to play the role of ‘Krishna’.[2]
On October 25 in 2002, Jatin Bora married Navanita Sarma, an accomplished singer (trained under Sudesh Wadkar, Mumbai) and actress . They have a son and a daughter,Drishan & Astha .
Although he had a minuscule role in Kolahal, his first professional film, Jatin Bora officially debuted in the movie Uttarkaal(1989) (opposite: Moloya Goswami). The movie was successful, and Jatin became a star of the Assamese cinema. After Uttarkal's success, Jatin Bora acted in a lot of plays for Doordarshan . Hefeatured in several popular teleserials like Biju Phukan’s "Deuta", Chandra Talukdar’s "Namgharia", "Birina Paator Anguthee", Jones Mahalia's "Pratighat", "Surangor Majere", "Ghat-Pratighat", etc. In 1993 he bagged a role in the popular film " I Killed Him Sir". After this there was no looking back and he has grown from strength to strength as an actor and has been capable of successfully carrying a film on his shoulder.
He joined "Hengul" Theatre in 1994. Next year hje got an offer in "Abahon Theatre", then directed by the stalwart genius late Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia and Mr Muni Barua, for the 1995-96 season. He continues to be actively involved in Assamese moving Theatre Industry.Presently he is acting in Kohinoor Theatre.[3] He acted in their plays written for Abahon. Later, Dr Bhabedranath Saikia cast him for his first and only Hindi film "Kaalsandhya".[4]
He started his directorial venture in 2006 with a film called 'Adhinayak' (opposite: Nishita Goswami). This film was extensively shot in Barapani, Cherrapunji and in and around Guwahati.
His first major success came with Munin Barua's mega blockbuster film "Hiya Diya Niya" (opposite debutant Luna Lahkar), which broke all box office records and became a cult film. This film also revived hopes of survival for commercial Assamese cinema, which was struggling due to the overwhelming onslaught of Bollywood.This most successful film served as a legend with Ravi Sharma, Luna Lahkar and Gitawali Rajkumari as the lead actors. The famous songs of the movie was "Nohole porichoy" and "Mitha Mitha Aji Xopunote" by Zubeen Garg.
He has also appeared in the movie Kanyadaan (opposite: Divya Desai)with the veteran Mridula Baruah and Chetana Das. He has also given comendable performances in the films "Nayak" (a love triangle with co-stars Jerifa Wahid and Ravi Sharma), "Suren Choror Putek", "Kadambari" etc.
In the movie Bidhata which is said to be an Assamese adaptation of the Bollywood movie Anand, the performance was noteworthy. It had the famous song " Dhunia dhunia".
Jatin Bora has bagged many a prestigious awards the notable being the Jyotirupa Joint Media Award For Excellence in Film Television & Music (for Hiya Diya Niya, Nayak, Bidhata, Maa tumi Ananya, Suren Chorar Putek), Natasurya Phani Sarma Award—a Govt. of Assam award for "Juwe Pura Xun"), NE TV people's choice for "Kadambari" and "Maa tumi Ananya", Prag Cine award for "Kadambari", Moonlight media award for Hiya Diya Niya, Nayak, Kanyadan, Bidhata.