Renowned Assamese actor Kopil Bora launched his production house 'Kopil Bora and Company' on January 8, Monday. The Chief Guest for the event was Padma Shri Jahnu Baruah, renowned Indian film director and one of the pioneers of Assamese Art Cinema. The event took place at Pragati Silpi Sangha, in presence of various dignitaries of the Assamese entertainment industry including Partha Sarathi Mahanta, Avinash Sarma, Florence Handique, Dr Asha Kuthari Choudhuri and Dr Padmini Boruah.
Speaking to G Plus about the inception of ‘Kopil Bora and Company’, Kopil said, “I’ve been associated with theatre and cinema for a long time now. Having worked for and alongside various noted film personalities, I felt that it was time to share my experiences with the world and showcase the kind of stories that I want my audience to see.”
He further added that although the production house is currently focussing solely on theatre production, there are expansions plans and a film project is in the pipeline for later this year.
Bora informed G Plus that the word ‘company’ in ‘Kopil Bora and Company’ doesn’t mean a commercial business, rather, it means the presence of various people associated with the production house. Dignitaries from various walks of life are associated with it, including Dr Jayanta Das, Professor Dr Asha Kuthari Choudhuri, Editor Swapnil Bharali, Lawyer Pallavi Chumki Baruah, Entrepreneur Sunit Jain and Actress Zerifa Wahid, to name a few.
The production house is set to showcase Arun Sarma's 'Aahaar' as its first play on February 24-25 at Srimanta Shankardeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati. Aahaar, the first Assamese play from the genre of ‘theatre of the absurd’, will be directed by noted film director Avinash Sharma, with one female and three male characters. The lead characters will be essayed by noted actors of the Assamese film and theatre industry, Zerifa Wahid, Ranju Boruah, Partha Hazarika, Suruj Kalita and Kopil Bora himself. What is to be noted about the play is that the female lead character, ie, Zerifa Wahid will be essaying four different roles. Nilangam Sarma is the music director for ‘Aahaar’.
Kopil Bora’s production house is not just for established personalities in the field of acting, but also for those who’re enthusiastic about the field. Talking about budding artists of the region, Kopil said, “Theatre acting is all about patience and perseverance. You should take it up as a profession only if you’re really serious about it, or are enthusiastic theatre workers.”
For those who want an exposure and are keen on being a part of the entertainment industry, ‘Kopil Bora and Company’ is a great place to learn the nuances of theatre production as it focuses on building a company/group of like-minded artists of the region who’re enthusiastic about taking the art of theatre production forward.
Kopil Bora is an Assamese actor, theatre artist, anchor and All India Radio voice artist. He debuted in Bidyut Chakravarty's 2002 Assamese film Gun Gun Gane Gane and most known for his performance in Mon (2002), Ahir Bhairav (2008), Jetuka Pator Dore (2011) and Dwaar (2013). He's been bestowed with many prestigious awards including the Best Actor award at Filmfare Awards East for the movie 'Dwaar'.
