New documentary on late Bhupen Hazarika premiered

A documentary on singer-polymath Bhupen Hazarika premiered on Sunday (September 7, 2025), a day forward of the launch of the year-long celebrations to mark his start centenary.

In the 65-minute movie, a first-person account shot in England in 1999, the music maestro recites a few of his “unpublished” poems. The documentary is titled Bhupen da Uncut.

“The footage of the documentary is of classic high quality, given the yr when it was shot as a candid digicam first-person account. It was filmed throughout his go to to England to take part in a cultural programme organised by the Assam Medical College Doctors’ alumni group,” the documentary’s producer-director, Bobbeeta Sharma, mentioned.

“In this documentary, Bhupenda, as he’s fondly referred to by all, spoke at size about his childhood, the affect of and interplay with cultural stalwarts like Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (pioneer of Assamese cinema), his pursuit of upper research in New York, how he met his spouse Priyamvada Patel, the dynamics of their relationship, in addition to his philosophy and beliefs,” she mentioned.

“During these candid moments, Bhupenda additionally recited a number of of his poems, a few of which we imagine haven’t but been printed,” Ms. Sharma mentioned.

The premiere of the documentary was attended by the late Hazarika’s followers, admirers, and relations, together with his United States-based son Tej Hazarika, his spouse Candace Hazarika, and their son Sage Akash Hazarika.

Samar Hazarika, a singer and youthful brother of the music maestro, mentioned that the documentary was full of info, a few of which was not publicly identified earlier.

Chinmoy Sharma, the documentary’s government producer, dealt with the digicam, whereas Jimoni Choudhury did the narration script. The inventive director is Ravindra Badgaiyan.

Awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously, the late Bhupen Hazarika was born in jap Assam’s Sadiya on September 8, 1926. He died on November 5, 2011.