Moloya Goswami is an Indian actress and professor known for her work in Assamese films. She has been working in Assamese films since 1985 and has played many lead roles. She has gained immense popularity for her commendable work in films like Agnisnaan (1985), Maa (1986), Sarbajan (1985), Uttarkaal (1990), and Calendar (2017). Let us know more about him.
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Moloya Goswami was born on Tuesday, 9 February 1954 (age 68 years; as in 2022) in Dibrugarh, Assam, and brought up in Nagaon. Moloya’s father’s job was transferable, so he kept moving from one city to another, but Moloya and his sister had to stay in Nagaon due to their studies. She did her schooling from Nagaon Basic School and graduated from Handic Girls College. He did his post graduation from Gauhati University. During her undergraduate years, Molloya was a very active student. In an interview he said,
Although I was an average student, my teachers loved me. Recently I went to Nagaon to attend a meeting, there when my teachers saw me, they hugged me with great affection. Such incidents prove that teachers do not just favor brilliant students, they also love those who are honest and work hard to maintain their principles.
She was also selected to play in Assam’s first women’s hockey team. He decided to become a teacher after completing his master’s degree and joined Sonari College. In 1983, he started teaching at Jagiroad College.
Molloya started her acting career in the year 1985. Molloya’s husband Pradeep Goswami is said to have encouraged her to pursue a career in Assamese films.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye colour: black
Family
He belongs to the famous Rajkhowa family of Sivasagar.
parents and siblings
Moloya Goswami is the daughter of Kailash Rajkhowa and Putali Sarma. Kailash Rajkhowa is an executive engineer in the Assam State Electricity Board and his mother was a housewife. Molloya’s sister Deepti Buzarbarua is a teacher by profession and owns a school.
husband and children
She married Pradeep Goswami, an executive engineer with the Assam State Electricity Board, in 1981. Molloya and Pradeep have two daughters named Nishita Goswami and Nimisha Goswami. Elder daughter Nishita Goswami has also started her career in Assamese cinema.
Moloya Goswami with her husband Pradeep Goswami and daughters Nimisha and Nishita
Moloya Goswami with her daughter Nishita Goswami
livelihood
Molloya was fond of acting since childhood. Recalling an incident from his childhood, he mentioned in an interview
I was able to perform in the first play of my life at the school level. That was a play by Aarti Das Boiragi which was presented for the silver jubilee celebrations of the school. At Handic College, during the college week, the girls from the philosophy department decided to do a play and I also expressed my desire to act in it, but they were philosophy students and I was from the education faculty and you know how. There were feelings of play during college weeks. They told me not to feel bad if I wasn’t taken in
Moloya Goswami is highly recognized in Assam film industry
Her husband Pradeep Goswami was her biggest supporter. She was an actress who started her career as an actor after marriage, whereas other Bollywood actresses had to break away from the camera and films after their marriage. Moloya Goswami started her acting career with the film Agnisnaan (1985). Rabindranath Saikia, an Assamese novelist and director, approached Molloy’s husband with the proposal that Molloy should play the role of Maneka. Pradeep immediately agreed to his suggestion and eventually Moloya also agreed to work in the film. Subsequently, Bhabendranath trained him to play the role
Molloya’s filmography includes Sarbajan (1985), Siraj (1988), Uttarkaal (1990), and Firingoti (The Spark) (1992). Moloya Goswami was also honored for her outstanding performance in the film Firingoti (1992). Apart from films, she has also acted in some serials like Ritu Aahe Ritu Jai and Jibnar Batat.
Moloya Goswami in the movie Firingoti
Apart from acting, Moloya Goswami continues to teach at Jagiroad University.
award
- Moloya Goswami was awarded the prestigious National ‘Rajat Kamal’ Award for Best Actress in the year 1992.
- She also won “Joymoti Award” and “Best TV Actress” award for the TV serial ‘Ritu Aahe Ritu Jai’.
Favorite
- game): yoga and meditation
Facts/General Knowledge
- Molloya is the first Assamese actress to win the National Film Award for Best Actress.
Photograph of Moloya Goswami receiving the award
- Apart from working in films, Molloy’s powerful voice attracted All India Radio to cast her in over 40 radio plays produced by ‘Yuva Vani’.
Moloya Goswami was acted in 40 radio plays
- Moloya Goswami likes to do volunteer work. She is the founder and secretary of Arpita, a Delhi-based NGO that helps needy mothers and children. She is also a member of the Literacy and Development Media Management Group. This Delhi-based NGO promotes human resource development, social progress and environmental concerns. She is a Trustee of the Children’s Trust of Late Bhabendra Nath Saikia and a Board Member of the Montessori Training Academy. She has also joined the TeachAIDS team as the voice of a female doctor in the Xomi language version. In an interview, while talking about his work for the society, he said
Being a part of this project is a great opportunity for me because, as we all know, it is a very sensitive issue and there is a lot of stigma about HIV and AIDS in our society. As a teacher and an artist, I feel I have a responsibility towards the society, especially the young generation. It is my duty to educate them properly, provide them with the necessary information. I am so honored to be a part of this project,
Moloya Goswami in a hospital
- Molloya’s father Kailash Rajkhowa was not in support of seeing his daughter pursue an acting career. He said that neither was he keen on her acting career nor did he have time for his daughter’s extra-curricular aspirations.
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