Renowned Assamese filmmaker and actor Bidyut Chakraborty breathed his last today in a private nursing home in Guwahati after brief illness.
He directed several Assamese movies including Raag-Biraag, Goon Goon Gaane Gaane, Dwaar. Chakraborty even won Indira Gandhi national award for Raag Biraag.
Apart from direction, Chakraborty acted in several Assamese movies and serials.
Assam film fraternity and civil society organizations has condoled the demise of Chakraborty. Last tributes are being paid to the departed soul by people from all walks of life.