Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of PHANI SARMA

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Jun 23, 2012, 12:52:02 PM (12 years ago)

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+'''PHANI SARMA (1910-70)'''
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+Assamese actor and director. One of the most
+enigmatic figures in Assamese film. Stage
+enthusiast, footballer, bohemian, actor,
+playwright and film-maker. Worked initially as
+a trader with his comrade-in-arms Bishnu
+Rabha; then became a stage actor and achieved
+a major reputation in the 30s. Became a key
+member ofJyotiprasad Agarwala's Tezpur-
+based film unit in the 30s, playing the cruel
+Gaathi in Agarwala's]oymati, and also acted
+in his second film, Indramalati. Continued
+working in the touring theatre groups of
+Assam, including an adaptation of Gogol's The
+Government Inspector, and in the original plays
+Kiya, Ko/abazar. etc. Together with Agarwala
+and Bhupen Hazarika, he was a key figure in
+the provincial committees of the Assamese
+IPTA (1946). Adapted Siraj, a plea for Hindu Muslim
+unity, from a story by Lakhidar Sarma,
+filming it in 1948 apparently co-directed by
+Bishnu Rabha and with Hazarika debuting as
+composer) and staging it in 1962 After 1963,
+known mainly as film actor following a
+tremendously successful comic performance in
+Brojen Barna's Ita Sito Bohuta.
+
+FILMOGRAPHY(also d): 1935:]oymati;
+1939: Indramati; 1948: Siraj*; 1955: Pioli
+Phukan"; Sarapat;EraBatarSur; 1957:
+Dhumuha"; 1958: Bhakta Prah/ad; 1959:
+Amar Ghar Kecha Sone*; Puwati Nishar
+Sapon*; 196o Lachit Barphukan; 1961
+Shakunta/a; Narakasur, 1963: Ito Sito
+Bahuto; Maniram Dewan; 1964:
+Pratidhwani/ Ka Swariti.
+
+[[Actor]]
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+[[Director]]
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