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Indian film director
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17 October 1952(Sivasagar)
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Biography
Introduction
Jahnu Barua (Assamese: জাহ্নু বৰুৱা, Hindi: जाहनू बरूवा) (1952– ) is a multiple national and international award-winning Indian film director from Assam He has directed a number of Assamese and Hindi films, and along with Bhabendra Nath Saikia was one of the pioneers of Assamese Art cinema. He is best known outside Assam for his Hindi film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara, a drama which uses the principles of Gandhism for its thematic backstory.
Filmography
| Year | Title | English Title | Language | Director | Producer | Writer | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Aparoopa | Expectation | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1986 | Papori | Assamese | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1987 | Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai | The Catastrophe | Assamese | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1990 | Bonani | The Forest | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1992 | Firingoti | The Spark | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1995 | Xagoroloi Bohudoor | It's a Long Way to the Sea | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1998 | Kuhkhal | The Price of Freedom | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2000 | Pokhi | And the River Flows | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2003 | Konikar Ramdhenu | Ride on the Rainbow | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2004 | Tora | Tora's Love | Assamese | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | I Did Not Kill Gandhi | Hindi | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Mumbai Cutting (Anjane Dost segment) | Hindi | Yes | ||||
| 2012 | Baandhon | Waves of Silence | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Ajeyo | Invincible | Assamese | Yes | |||
| Unreleased | Har Pal | Every Moment | Hindi | Yes | Yes | ||
| Upcoming | Homing Pigeons | Homing Pigeons | English | Yes | Yes |
Television
- Adhikar (Right, 1988)
- Ek Kahani (One Story, 1986)
Awards
Jahnu Baruah has received the following awards:
- Padma Shri in 2003
- Padma Bhushan in 2015
National Film Awards
- 2013: Best Feature Film in Assamese: Ajeyo
- 2012: Best Feature Film in Assamese: Baandhon
- 2003: Best Regional Film for Ride on the Rainbow
- 1999: Best Regional Film for And the River Flows
- 1998: Best Regional Film for The Price of Freedom
- 1995: Best Director for Xagoroloi Bohu Door
- 1992: Second Best Feature Film for Firingoti
- 1990: Best film on Environment for Bonani
- 1987: Best Film for Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai
- 1983: Best Regional Film for Aparoopa
Chicago International Film Festival
- 2005: Getz World Peace Prize for Xagoroloi Bohu Door
Brussels International Independent Film Festival
- 1996: Best Director for Xagoroloi Bohu Door
Fukuoka International Film Festival
- 2006 Kodak Vision Award for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Fribourg International Film Festival
- 1996: Audience Award for Xagoroloi Bohu Door
- 1996: Award of the Pestalozzi Children's Village Foundation for Xagoroloi Bohu Door
Locarno International Film Festival
- 1988: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention for Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai
- 1988: Silver Leopard for Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai
Singapore International Film Festival
- 1996: International Fipresci Award for Xagoroloi Bohu Door
Mumbai International Film Festival
- 2005: International Fipresci Award for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Sarhad (NGO)
- 2012: 1st Bhupen Hazarika National award
- "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Padma Awards 2015". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- "National Awards for five northeast films". The Times of India. Guwahati. TNN. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- Jahnu Barua conferred 1st Bhupen Hazarika Award, Business Standard