Tapan Das (11 January 1962) is an Indian film actor, director and story writer in

Assamese cinema Assamese cinema, also known as Jollywood, is an Indian film industry of Assamese-language motion pictures. It is based in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie '' Joymoti''. Since then the A ...

and mobile theatre. He also performs in stage plays.

Early life

Das was born on 11 January 1962 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 ...

. He has been associated with acting since early 80s when he was in high school. His father was an officer at PWD department in Assam, was frequently transferred from one place to another. So he had studied in different schools of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

. He studied in the prestigious

Assam Engineering College Assam Engineering College ( Assamese: অসম অভিযান্ত্ৰিক মহাবিদ্যালয়), established in 1955, is located in Guwahati. It is the first engineering college of Assam and is affiliated to Assam S ...

, as said by himself in an Interview. He became a popular actor by doing various

stage play A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and intended for theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Reading (process), reading. The writer of a play is called a playwright. Pla ...

s in

Career

Das made his debut in

Assamese film Assamese cinema, also known as Jollywood, is an Indian film industry of Assamese-language motion pictures. It is based in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie '' Joymoti''. Since then the A ...

through Pulak Gogoi's ''Sendoor'' in 1984. Till now he acted in more than 20 Assamese films. Apart from films, Das has been also involved in mobile

theatres Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

. He acted in '' Kohinoor'', ''Bordoisila'', ''Shakuntala Theatre'', ''Rajtilak Theatre'' and ''Theatre Surjya''. He also did direction in above theatres and ''Hengool Theatre''. In 2011, he signed in ''Rajtilak Theatre''. After that he has been associated with '' Theatre Surjya''.

Filmography

Published Book

*''Meghmallar'' *''Tapan Dasor Nirbasito Golpo''

Awards

*2012 - Rupkar Award

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Tapan Living people Assamese actors Assamese-language film directors Male actors from Guwahati 1962 births 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors