{{short description|Indian actor (born 1977)}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Kopil Bora | image = Kopil Bora - TeachAIDS Recording Session.png | caption = Kopil Bora recording his voice for the Axomiya language version of TeachAids at Auditek Digital Recording Studio in Guwahati, Assam | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|30 March 1977}} | birth_place = Guwahati, Assam, India | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date then birth --> | death_place = | other_names = * '''Kiku''' * '''Mr. Perfectionist of Jollywood''' | occupation = Actor, anchor, voice artist | years_active = 2002 - present | spouse = | parents = | father = | partner = | website = }} '''Kopil Bora''' (born 30 March 1977) is an Assamese actor, anchor, and All India Radio voice artist. He debuted in Bidyut Chakravarty's 2002 Assamese film ''Gun Gun Gane Gane'' and is known for his performance in ''Mon'' (2002), ''Ahir Bhairav'' (2008), ''Jetuka Pator Dore'' (2011), and ''Dwaar'' (2013).
==Early life== Kopil Bora attended high school at Don Bosco High School, Guwahati, and later attended college at Cotton College, Guwahati.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 1, 2014 |title=Actor Kopil Bora talks to Creativica about his journey and experiences |url=http://www.creativica.in/interview/actor-kopil-bora-talks-to-creativica-about-his-journey-and-experiences |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502224502/http://www.creativica.in/interview/actor-kopil-bora-talks-to-creativica-about-his-journey-and-experiences#.U2Qf9rfP1qY |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |publisher=Creativica}}</ref> He currently resides in Guwahati.<ref>[http://www.rupaliparda.com/english/who's-who/kapilbora.htm "Kapil Bora"]. Rupaliparda.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.</ref>
==Career== ===Feature films=== Kopil Bora has appeared in numerous Assamese films. He debut film was ''Gun Gun Gane Gane'' (2002), directed by Bidyut Chakravarty. Additionally, his movie ''Mon'' was released later that year. His other films include ''Bidhata'' (2003), ''Kadambari'' (2008), ''Ahir Bhairav'' (2008), ''Jeevan Baator Logori'' (2009), ''Jetuka Pator Dore'' (2011), ''Dwaar'' (2013) and ''Raag: The Rhythm of Love'' (2014). In the 2013 film ''Dwaar,''<ref name="7sisReview">{{cite web | url=http://sevensisterspost.com/dwaar-the-voyage-of-a-turbulent-mind/ | title=Dwaar: The voyage of a turbulent mind | work=Seven Sisters Post | author=Sarmah, Chandan | url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123081652/http://sevensisterspost.com/dwaar-the-voyage-of-a-turbulent-mind/ |archivedate=23 January 2013}}</ref> he played the mentally ill character Dwijen Bhattacharya.<ref name="7sis2">{{cite news | url=http://sevensisterspost.com/dwaar-opens-door-for-assamese-films-new-voyage/ | title=Dwaar opens door for Assamese films' new voyage | work=Seven Sisters Post | date=3 January 2012 | url-status=usurped | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123014114/http://sevensisterspost.com/dwaar-opens-door-for-assamese-films-new-voyage/ |archivedate=23 January 2013}}</ref>
=== Stage and television === [[File:Suryasta.jpg|thumb|Kopil Bora (second from left) in a drama with his co-stars Zerifa, Ravi Sarma and Mayuri]] Kopil Bora acted in the play ''Narakor Gopan Kakhyat'' with Zerifa Wahid, staged in Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati. It was an adaptation of the French play "In Camera" by Jean-Paul Sartre.<ref name=assam2007>[https://assam2007.blogspot.com/2008/01/cultural-news-related-to-assam-in-2007.html "Cultural news related to Assam in 2007"]. Assam in 2007. 23 January 2008.</ref> In another play with Zerifa Wahid, ''Pancharatna'', which was also staged in Rabindra Bhawan, he played a gay boy troubled by his sexuality. He was also the associate director of the play called ''Agnibristi'' where he played the lead role, under Zerifa Wahid's production, staged in Rabindra Bhawan. It was an adaptation of Girish Karnad's play ''The Fire and the Rain''.
In television, he acted in an eight-episode Hindi mini-series titled ''Manushi'' (with seven stories by Sahitya Akademi award winner [https://assamtribune.com/unpublished-short-stories-of-late-sneha-devi-released Sneha Devi]), directed by Sanjib Hazarika for Doordarshan. His other television credit includes ''Niyoror Phool'' on News Live. He also hosted a spelling contest for children on Rang.
=== Mobile theatre === Kopil Bora debuted in Assam's roaming theatre with ''Ashirbad Theatre''. He also acted in ''Rajmahal Theatre''. The list of plays includes "Surongor Xekhot", a drama which was aired in the All India Radio in the 1980s, "Surjyo" and "Bhai".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/saturday/saturday1.php?sec=16&subsec=0&ppr=3&dtP=2009-08-23 |title=The journey of mobile theatre begins |work=The Sentinel |date=23 August 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035813/http://www.sentinelassam.com/saturday/saturday1.php?sec=16&subsec=0&ppr=3&dtP=2009-08-23 |archivedate=19 July 2011}}</ref>
==Other Activities== ===Compering and social causes===
Kopil Bora has competed for Axom Idol - a Musical Talent search program hosted in NE TV, Sur-Taal-Loy, another musical talent program anchored by Kopil Bora in association with Barsha Rani Bishaya and Surajit Malakar Guwahati - and various New year's eve celebrations hosted in DD NE and participated in the cultural extravaganza in the closing function of the 33rd National games, held at Guwahati.<ref name=assam2007/>
Kopil Bora gave the background narration for the documentary ''Friends of Kaziranga'' (2010), which honors the Kaziranga National Park's forest guards.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 March 2010 |title=Friends of Kaziranga- a film on unsung heroes of the park |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-friends-of-kaziranga-a-film-on-unsung-heroes-of-the-park-1355062 |publisher=DNA}}</ref>
Bora inaugurated a 'clothes bank' at an event held at Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati, launched by a NGO, Xavier's Foundation, with the support of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi), which is a financial and development institution formed under the DoNER ministry.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081203/jsp/guwahati/story_10197328.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610021335/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081203/jsp/guwahati/story_10197328.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 June 2010 |title=Clothes bank set up to help the needy |work=The Telegraph |date=3 December 2008}}</ref>
==Filmography== === Assamese films===
{|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Film || Director !! Role |- | 2002 || ''Gun Gun Gane Gane'' || Bidyut Chakravarty|| |- | 2002 || ''Mon'' || Bani Das|| |- | 2003 || ''Bidhata'' || Munin Barua|| |- | 2004 || ''Bukuwe Bisare'' || Dipankar Kashyap|| |- | 2005 || ''Astaraag'' || Siva Prasad Thakur|| |- | 2007 || ''Ahir Bhairav'' || Siva Prasad Thakur|| |- | 2008 || ''Kadambari'' || Bani Das|| |- | 2009 || ''Jeevan Baator Logori''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.assamtimes.org/social/entertainment/2717.html |title=Jeevan Baator Lagori - new Assamese film launched |work=Assam Times |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221094522/http://www.assamtimes.org/social/entertainment/2717.html |archive-date=21 December 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || Timothy Das Hanche|| |- | 2012 || ''Jetuka Pator Dore'' || Jadumoni Dutta|| |- | 2013 || ''Dwaar'' || Bidyut Chakravarty|| |- | rowspan ="2" | 2014 || ''Ajeyo'' || Jahnu Barua|| |- | ''Raag: The Rhythm of Love''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.creativica.in/new-assamese-film-raag-the-rhythm-of-love |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503003650/http://www.creativica.in/new-assamese-film-raag-the-rhythm-of-love |url-status=usurped |archive-date=3 May 2014 |title=New Assamese film - Raag, the Rhythm of Love |publisher=Creativica |date=6 February 2014}}</ref> (2014) || Rajni Basumatary|| |- |2015 || ''Morisika'' || Nipon Dholua|| |- | rowspan ="2" | 2016 || ''Kothanodi'' || Bhaskar Hazarika|| |- | Gaane Ki Aane || Rajesh Jashpal|| Special appearance in the song "Dancing Tonight" |- |2022 || Sweater Whether|| Priyom Das|| |}
=== Bengali films=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Film !! Director !! Other Co-star(s) |- | 2003 || ''Mon'' || Bani Das || Ravi Sarma, Nishita Goswami |}
===Music videos and television=== #Jan Oi Joubon Doi #Moromjaan (2007) #Ure Pakhi Meli #Ajanite Tumak #Moromi Priya #Rato Rani (Nepali) #Nargis (On the Assamese Muslim culture, by Biju Phukan) #Tora (produced by Nayan Nirban) #Rongpuror Nasonir Bihu #Niyoror Phool (Assamese serial)
== References == {{Commons category|Kapil Bora}} {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm6757897}} *[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4Li1xKT3wzgIwA8y36CZA Kopil Bora on YouTube]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bora, Kopil}} Category:Assamese actors Category:Assamese-language actors Category:Living people Category:People from Kamrup Metropolitan district Category:Don Bosco schools alumni Category:Cotton University alumni Category:1977 births Category:Filmfare Awards East winners