Jahnu Barua (Assamese:
জাহ্নু বৰুৱা) (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 for his Hindi
film
Maine Gandhi Ko
Nahin Mara, a drama which utilizes the principles of
Gandhism for its thematic backstory.
Works
Films
- Har Pal (2007)
- Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin
Mara (2005)
- Tora (2004) aka Tora's Love (International: English
title)
- Konikar Ramdhenu (কণিকাৰ ৰামধেনু)(2003) ... aka Ride
on the Rainbow (International: English title)
- Pokhi (পখী)(2000) ... aka And the River Flows
- Kuhkhal(কুশল) (1998)...aka The Price of Freedom
- Xagoroloi Bohu Door (সাগৰলৈ বহু দুৰ) (1995) aka It's a
Long Way to the Sea
- Firingoti (ফিৰিঙতি) (1992) aka The Spark
- Banani (বনানি)(1990) aka The Forest
- Adhikar (অধিকাৰ)(1988) TV Series aka Right
- Halodhia Choraye
Baodhan Khai (হালধীয়া চৰায়ে বাওধান খায়) (1987) aka The
Catastrophe
- Ek Kahani (1986) (TV) aka One Story
- Papori (পাপৰি)(1986)
- Aparoopa (অপৰূপা) (1982) aka Apeksha aka
Expectation
Awards
Jahnu Baruah has received the following awards:
- 1996: Audience Award for Hkhagoroloi Bohu
Door
- 1996: Award of the Pestalozzi Children's Village
Foundation for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door
- 1988: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
for Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai
- 1988: Silver Leopard for Halodhia Choraye Baodhan
Khai
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