Kenny Basumatary

{{short description|Indian actor}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Kenny Basumatary

| image = Kenny Basumatary.jpg

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| caption = Basumatary, writer of Chocolate Guitar Momos on the launch of his book.

| birth_name = Kenny Deori Basumatary

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| occupation = Actor, Film director, Novelist

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| website = http://about.me/kennydb

| awards = nominated for best Assamese film in the inaugural Filmfare awards for the Eastern region.

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Kenny Deori Basumatary is an Indian actor and film director. He has appeared in Hindi and Assamese films as an actor, and as director in Assamese films.{{cite web|url=https://themoviean.com/kenny-basumatary-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214333/https://themoviean.com/kenny-basumatary-interview/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 March 2018 |title= Kenny Basumatary on his directorial debut ' Local kungfu' and the obstacles that regional cinema has to overcome |publisher= The Moviean}} He is popularly known for directing the Assamese martial arts comedy film Local Kung Fu and its sequel,{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/RhLJ05sEZCgiljV0XeIruI/Kenny-Basumatary--Everybody-loves-kung-fu-fighting.html|title=Kenny Basumatary - Everybody loves kung fu fighting|first=Sanjukta|last=Sharma|work=mint |date=23 September 2013 |publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130927/jsp/northeast/story_17394715.jsp#.VDVTQFflaa1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141008154536/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130927/jsp/northeast/story_17394715.jsp%23.VDVTQFflaa1|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 October 2014|title=A cut above the local|publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/theres-kung-fu-in-the-air/article5176989.ece|title=There's Kung Fu in the air|date=28 September 2013|publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}} he also starred in the movie. It was nominated for best Assamese film in the inaugural Filmfare awards for the Eastern region. The budget of the film was Rs.95,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/art-culture/how-to-make-a-movie-in-rs-95000|title=How to Make a Movie in Rs 95,000 - OPEN Magazine|date=4 October 2013 |publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2016}}