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{{Short description|Indian actor and director (1943–1999)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Dhiru Bhuyan<br />
| image = Dhiru Bhuyan Film Ratanlal.jpg
| alt = sepia image of Dhiru Bhuyan riding a bicycle
| caption = Bhuyan in the film ''Ratanlal''
| birth_date = {{Birth year|1943}}
| birth_place = [[Uzan Bazaar]], Guwahati, Assam, India
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1999|1943}}
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer}}
| years active =
| parents =
| spouse = Reeta Bhuyan
| children = [[Sattyakee D'com Bhuyan]] (son)
| alma mater =
}}

'''Dhiru Bhuyan''' was an Indian theatre and film actor and director. He was born in 1943 in [[Uzan Bazaar]], Guwahati, Assam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Assam: A look back at Dhiru Bhuyan's iconic career |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/cities/guwahati-city/assam-a-look-back-at-dhiru-bhuyans-iconic-career |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=The Sentinel |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Dhiru Bhuyan was born in 1943 in Bhuyan Howely, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati, Assam. He was the son of Mukhyada Kanta Bhuyan and Kamala Bhuyan.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Bhuyan was married to Reeta Bhuyan.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Heartfelt Tribute to Dhiru Bhuyan: Commemorating 25 Years of An Assamese Theatre Legend|website=The Times of India|date=8 October 2024|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/a-heartfelt-tribute-to-dhiru-bhuyan-commemorating-25-years-of-an-assamese-theatre-legend/articleshow/114026381.cms|access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> They had two children: a son, [[Sattyakee Bhuyan|Sattyakee D'com Bhuyan]], and a daughter, Kanaki Bhuyan.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

==Career==
His film [[w:as:প্ৰথম ৰাগিনী|Pratham Ragini]] won the Rajat Kamal Award for Best [[Assamese language|Assamese Language]] Film at the 35th National Film Festival.<ref name="arun">{{cite book | title=Axomiya chalachitror kahini aru geet| publisher=Shashi Shishu Prakashan| author=Arunlochan Das}}</ref><ref name="nff">{{cite web | url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/82_35thNfacatalogue.pdf | title=35th National Film Festival 1988 | accessdate=}}</ref> Pratham Ragini was his first film to be directed.<ref name=moviebuff>{{cite web |url=https://www.moviebuff.com/pratham-ragini|title= Pratham Ragini |last= |first= |date= |website= moviebuff.com|publisher=|access-date=|quote=}}</ref><ref name=club>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmiclub.com/movie/pratham-ragini-1987-assemese-movie|title= pratham ragini (1987)|last= |first= |date= |website=filmiclub.com |publisher=|access-date=|quote=}}</ref> He was a Selection Grade Broadcaster with the Guwahati Station of [[All India Radio]]. His radio plays include "Phul aru kait", "Baruar Xongkhar", "Xhisa Pukhorir Maas", "Shringar Saa", "Xuronggor Xaaxot", "Brihannalar Mukti" and others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assamtribune.com/kamrup-natya-samiti-a-haven-for-stage-artistes|title=Kamrup Natya Samiti: a haven for stage artistes |last= Barua|first= Dhiren |date= |website= |publisher= Assam Tribune|access-date=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/women-news/will-continue-to-act-in-films-that-touch-the-heart-dr-jahanara-begum-20118.htm |title=Pragati Shilpi Sangha |last= |first= |date= |website=awazthevoice.com |publisher= |access-date= |quote= }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The play "Kathphula", based on a story by [[Syed Abdul Malik]] and produced by him, was screened twice on the National Drama Program of All India Radio and broadcast in all the regional languages of the country. He was one of the founders of Progoti Shilpi Sangha in Guwahati which was established for the promotion of original Assamese plays.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/changing-times-of-assamese-theatre-movement|title= changing times of assamese theatre movement|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=Guwahati Plus|access-date=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Women's Agency and Social Change:Assam and Beyond|author=Meeta Deka}}</ref>

==Works==
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===Film===
* Pratham Ragini (1988)
* Mrityunjay
* Ratanlal
* Nimmeela Angka
* Xorapat
* Lalita
* Jug Biyug
* Obhijan
* Papori
* Pratyavartan
* Sree Moti Moheemaaa Moi
* Probhati Pokhir Gaan
* Maharathi
* Dhartir Namo
* Agnisangram
* Anya Ek Sur
* Hiranyarekha
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===Plays===
* Baruar Xongkhar
* Kathphula
* Phul aru kait
* Xhisa Pukhorir Maas
* Shringar Saa
* Xuronggor Xaaxot
* Brihannalar Mukti
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==Awards==
The film, Pratham Ragini, won the Rajat Kamal Award in the Best Assamese Language Film category at the 35th National Film Festival held in [[New Delhi]]. The ceremony took place in April 1988 and awards were given by then President of India, R. Venkataraman. The award consisted of Rs 10,000 cash along with the Rajat Kamal and was presented to the director Dhiru Bhuyan.<ref name="arun" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dhiru-Bhuyan/awards|title= Dhiru Bhuyan Awards|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= Times of India|access-date=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.khiriki.com/pratham-ragini/|title= Dhiru Bhuyanar Prothom Ragini|last= |first= |date= |website=khirki.com|language=as}}</ref>

==Death==
Dhiru Bhuyan died in 1999 of cancer, aged 57.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}}

==References==
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[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:Film directors from Assam]]

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