- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- Rupkowar
- Father of Assamese Cinema
- Jyotiprasad Agarwala was born on June 17, 1903 in Tezpur, Assam, British India. Jyotiprasad was a director and composer, known for Joymati (1935) and Indramalati (1939). Jyotiprasad was married to Devajani Bhuyan. Jyotiprasad died on January 17, 1951 in Tezpur, Assam, India.
- SpouseDevajani Bhuyan(1936 - 1951) (his death)
- After his return to Assam in 1930, he continued his activities for Indian independence that had disrupted his studies earlier and in 1932 he was imprisoned for fifteen months.
- In honor of Agarwala's contributions to Assamese literature and film, the Government of Assam issued a commemorative stamp of "Agarwala" in 2004. It was pushed for by the AGP and approved by the Prime Minister of India in mid-2004.
- He established the Chitraban Studio at the Bholaguri Tea Estate and began filming the movie Joymoti around the end of 1933. This was the first film from Assam.
- After completing his studies in various schools in Assam and Calcutta, he matriculated in 1921. He went to Edinburgh in 1926 to study economics, but returned in 1930 before completing his course. On his way back, he spent seven months at the UFA studio in Germany learning film-making.
- He was considered as Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar of Assamese culture.
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