Simple Gogoi ( Assamese: চিম্পল গগৈ, born 1 August 1976) is a

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from

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. Her first movie is ''Tumi Jodi Kua'' and later she worked on mega serials, Ad Films and more than hundred music videos.

Early life

Simple was born in

Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...

. She is the second child of Late Sarbeswar Gogoi and Late Purnima Gogoi. She graduated from

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, Jorhat. In 1998 she moved to

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and took her lessons on

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, direction at Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. She also took her lessons on language at

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. After returning from Russia on 2001 she assisted

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for TV serial Rooh on

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and worked on house call World of Entertainment. She assisted Manas Adhikari for two years in

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

. Simple came into

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in late 2002.

Personal life

Simple currently lives in

with her younger sister Panchamita Gogoi, elder brother Abhilash Gogoi,

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Rupjyoti Dutta and with her cousins.

Career

Simple has worked in a number of Assamese films / TV Serials as

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. Those are Aakakh (Mega Assamese Serial), Priyanka (Assamese Movie), Anurag Tumar Babey (TV Serial). She worked as Creative Concept Director from June 2013 to October 2014 at

DY 365 DY365 is a 24-hour Assamese language, Assamese satellite news channel of Assam, India. The channel broadcasts national and international news, current affairs and various shows. It was launched on 30 October 2008. DY365 is a unit of Brahmaput ...

News Channel's Entertainment Channel Jonakk. Tumi Jodi Kuwa () is an Assamese musical, romantic drama film directed, dialogue and script written by Simple Gogoi and produced by Teron Jitumoni under the banner of L.N. Films. The film was released on 14 June 2013.

Filmography

*'' Tumi Jodi Kuwa'' (2013) *''Aakakh'' (Assamese mega serial) *''Priyanka'' (Assamese film) *''Anurag Tumar Babey'' (TV serial)

References

External links

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