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Jahnu Barua

Indian film director (born 1952)

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name	Jahnu Barua
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birth_place	Sivasagar, Assam, India
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children	Ozu Barua (Actor)
occupation	Film director, writer, producer
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Jahnu Barua (born 1952) is an Indian film director. He has written and directed a number of Assamese and Hindi films. Some of his notable films are Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (1987), Firingoti (1992), Xagoroloi Bohu Door (1995), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara (2005), Konikar Ramdhenu (2003), Baandhon (2012), and Ajeyo (2014).

Jahnu Barua has been conferred Padma Shri (2003) and Padma Bhushan (2015). He served as chairman of the Indian Film Directors' Association in 1993.

Filmography

Year	Title	English Title	Language	Director	Producer	Writer	Editor
1982	Aparoopa	Aparoopa	Assamese
1984	Apeksha – Hindi version of Aparoopa	Expectation	Hindi
1986	Papori		Assamese
1987	Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai	Catastrophe	Assamese
1990	Bonani	Forest	Assamese
1992	Firingoti	Spark	Assamese
1995	Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door	It's a Long Way to the Sea	Assamese
1998	Kuhkhal	Price of Freedom	Assamese
2000	Pokhi	And the River Flows	Assamese
2003	Konikar Ramdhenu	Ride on the Rainbow	Assamese
2004	Tora	Tora's Love	Assamese
2005	Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara	I Did Not Kill Gandhi	Hindi
2010	Mumbai Cutting (Anjane Dost segment)		Hindi
2012	Baandhon	Waves of Silence	Assamese
2014	url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/an-eternal-optimist.html	title=An Eternal Optimist	work=The Pioneer	date=11 July 2013	access-date=29 August 2013}}	Invincible	Assamese
2018	Bhoga Khirikee	Broken Window	Assamese
Under Production	Unread Pages	–	Assamese, English

Television

Adhikar (Right, 1988)
Ek Kahani (One Story, 1986)
Paatal Lok (season 2) (2025) actor

Politics

The newly formed Raijor Dal announced in October 2020 that Jahnu Baruah had extended his support to the party along with Assamese film actress Zerifa Wahid and lawyer Arup Borbora.

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 Konikar Ramdhenu
2003: National Film Award for Best Children's Film for Tora
1999: Best Regional Film for Pokhi
1998: Best Regional Film for Kuhkhal
1995: Best Director for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door
1995: Best Regional Film for Hkhagoroloi 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 Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door

Brussels International Independent Film Festival

1996: Best Director for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door

Fukuoka International Film Festival

2006 Kodak Vision Award for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara

Fribourg International Film Festival

1996: Audience Award for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door
1996: Award of the Pestalozzi Children's Village Foundation for Hkhagoroloi 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 Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door

Mumbai International Film Festival

2005: International Fipresci Award for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara

Sarhad (NGO)

2012: 1st Bhupen Hazarika National award

References

(2014). "Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema". Routledge.
(11 July 2013). "An Eternal Optimist". [[The Pioneer (India).
"Shooting ends for Bhoga Khidikee, Lunchbox producer's debut Assamese film – Times of India". The Times of India.
(2018-01-30). "Jahnu Baruas film to take Assam to global audience".
"Jailed Akhil Gogoi's KMSS Launches New Party Ahead Of Assam Polls Next Year".
(January 2024). "AIUDF meet approves alliance with Cong".
(2015). "Padma Awards". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
"Padma Awards 2015". Press Information Bureau.
(17 April 2014). "National Awards for five northeast films". [[The Times of India]].
"60th National Film Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India.
[http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/jahnu-barua-conferred-1st-bhupen-hazarika-award/87608/ Jahnu Barua conferred 1st Bhupen Hazarika Award], ''[[Business Standard]]''

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