In Nostalgia Trip, Himanta Biswa Sarma's Elephant Ride On Assam Bridge

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a trip down memory lane when he recreated a scene from the 1983 Assamese film 'Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati', in which he had acted as a child artist.

Mr Sarma, who was in Kampur, Nagaon for the inauguration of a new bridge, rode an elephant across the Kapili bridge, just as he had done decades ago for the film.

Taking to X, Mr Sarma expressed his deep emotional connection to the location, "Kampur Kapili Bridge brings a wave of nostalgia as it is in this very location, I rode an elephant years back for the film 'Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati'. Today, as I dedicated the new bridge here, a longstanding demand of the people, I couldn't help but recreate the cult scene."

शायद आप में से कुछ लोगों को यह नहीं पता होगा कि कई दशकों पहले, मैंने एक फिल्म में बच्चे का किरदार निभाया था। उस फिल्म के एक सीन में मैं एक पुल पर हाथी पर सवार था। आज उसी पुल का पुनर्निर्माण कर उसे जनता को समर्पित किया और फिर से हाथी की सवारी भी की।

इसे कहते हैं, Reel to Real😀 pic.twitter.com/aB0aRvAph7

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 30, 2025

Mr Sarma had a brief stint in the world of Assamese cinema. The 1984 film Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati (translated as Grandfather, Grandson, and Elephant), directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Pulak Gogoi, is regarded as a classic in Assamese cinema.