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Bhupen Hazarika Biography, Wiki, Dob, Height, Weight, Sun Sign, Native Place, Family, Career, Affairs and More


Name - Dr. Bhupen Hazarika

Date of Birth - 08/09/1926


Native Place - Sadiya, Assam, British India


Died - 05/11/2011, Mumbai, India


Profession - Indian Lyricist, Musician, Singer, Poet and Assamese Film Maker


Family - Priyam Hazarika (Wife), Nilakanta Hazarika (Father), Shantipriya Hazarika (Mother), Jayant Hazarika (Brother)


Awards -



  • National Film awards (1961, 1975, 1993) 
  • Padma Shri - the 4th highest civilian award in the republic of India (1977)
  • Gold medal from the State Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh (1979)
  • Ritwik Ghatak award (1979, 1980)
  • Bengal Journalist's Association Indira Gandhi Smriti Puraskar (1987)
  • Sangeet Natak Akademi award (1987)
  • Dadasaheb Phalke award (1992)
  • Asia Pacific Internatiional Film Festival award (1993)
  • Padma Bhushan - the 3rd highest civilian award in the republic of India (2001)
  • Honorary degree from Tezpur University (2001)
  • Kalakar award (2002)
  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2008)
  • Asom Ratna - the highest civilian award in the state of Assam, India (2009)
  • Muktijodha Padak (2011)
  • Biswa Ratna
  • Padma Vibhushan - the 2nd highest civilian award in the republic of India (2012)
Website - www.bhupenhazarika.com