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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Biswajeet Bora
|image = Biswajeet Bora.jpg
|caption =
|native_name =
|native_name_lang = As
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1979|08|08}}
|birth_place =[[Golaghat]], [[Assam]], India
|alma_mater = [[Golaghat Commerce College]]
|occupation = Film director producer, writer, and editor
|years_active = 2001–present
|spouse=Lopamudra Gogoi Bora
}}
'''Biswajeet Bora''' (born 8 August 1979) is an Indian film director, producer, writer and editor based in [[Mumbai]]. His directorial debut was in 2015 with ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'', India's first movie to be carbon neutral during production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Biswajeet-Bora-I-have-always-wanted-to-make-a-movie-that-celebrates-nature/articleshow/48188141.cms|title=Biswajeet Bora: I have always wanted to make a movie that celebrates nature|website=timesofindia.com|access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref><ref name=pathfinder/> His film ''[[God on the Balcony]]'' (2020) won nine awards, including the Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy for Best Director at the [[26th Kolkata International Film Festival]] and the German Star at the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart.<ref name=kothasobi2>{{cite web|author=Anurag Barman |url=http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/assamese-film-bahniman-by-biswajeet-bora/ |title=Gear Up for Biswajeet Bora's Bahniman |website=Kothasobi.com |date= |access-date=2017-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030102326/http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/assamese-film-bahniman-by-biswajeet-bora/|archive-date=2016-10-30}}</ref> ''[[Boomba Ride]]'' (2021) was one of six Indian films shown at [[Marché du Film]] during the [[Cannes Film Festival]] 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/guwahati/2022/05/15/boomba-ride-in-cannes-so-why-is-assam-sending-bureaucrats-to-the-festival/|title='Boomba Ride' in Cannes, but Assam sending bureaucrats to festival. Why?|last=Sadanand|first=B.|date=2022-05-15|publisher=East Mojo|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/entertainment/cannes-film-festival-2022-from-rocketry-to-boomba-ride-list-of-films-to-screen-at-fest-10043528|title=Cannes Film Festival 2022: From Rocketry to Boomba Ride, list of Indian films to screen at fest|last=Srivastav|first=Simran|date=2022-05-17|publisher=Jagran|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref> His film ''[[Boomba Ride]]'' (2021) won the ''69th National Film Awards'' for Best Mishing language film. He also works as a script consultant for a government institution.

==Early life and education==
Bora was born in the village of No. 1 Senchowa,{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} [[Golaghat]], [[Assam]], India,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/educating-boomba/|title=Educating Boomba|date=2021-01-08|publisher=Daily Excelsior|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=snapshot>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/993207/in-assamese-film-god-on-the-balcony-a-snapshot-of-death-caused-by-governmental-apathy|title=In Assamese film 'God on the Balcony', a snapshot of death caused by governmental apathy|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|date=2021-04-25|publisher=Scroll.in|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref> to Purna Chandra Bora and Monju Bora.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} He began acting in amateur plays<ref name=pathfinder/> when he was 16 and later enrolled in Evergreen Drama and Film Institute in Golaghat. He also began practicing martial arts and received a black belt in 1999. Bora later shifted his creative focus to writing about films in [[Assamese language|Assamese]] newspapers, as well as directing plays. He received his degree in [[Assamese literature]] from [[Golaghat Commerce College]] in 2001,{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} then moved to [[Mumbai]] to pursue film editing.<ref name=pathfinder/>

==Career==
In Mumbai, Bora worked as a film editor<ref name=pathfinder>{{cite web|author=Rohini Nag |url=http://boxofficeindia.co.in/path-finder/ |title=Path Finder|publisher=[[Box Office India]] |date=2016-11-26 |access-date=2017-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129230231/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/path-finder/|archive-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> before assisting [[Jahnu Barua]] as associate director on several projects, including ''Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil'' (2007), for seven years.<ref name=nyiff>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyiff.us/film/God-on-the-Balcony_91/|title=God on the Balcony|date=2021|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=pathfinder/> Bora's 2009 documentary ''Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier Elwin'', was shown at the Bollywood Beyond Film Festival in Germany and the [[International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences]] conference in Turkey.<ref name=angel/><ref name=kothasobi2/><ref name=kothasobi1>{{cite web|url=http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/aisa-yeh-jahaan-indias-first-carbon-neutral-film-is-all-set-to-release |title='Aisa Yeh Jahaan'-India's First Carbon Neutral Film is all Set to Release|last=Deka|first=Prantik |website=Kothasobi.com|access-date=2017-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928140758/http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/aisa-yeh-jahaan-indias-first-carbon-neutral-film-is-all-set-to-release|archive-date=2016-09-28}}</ref> In 2015, he wrote and directed ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'', the first Indian film to be carbon-neutral during its filming process.<ref name=aisayehjahaan/><ref name=nyiff/> He subsequently directed ''Bahniman'' (2016), ''Phehujali: The Dawn'' (2017), and ''Raktabeez'' (2018).<ref name=nyiff/><ref name=kothasobi2/> ''[[God on the Balcony]]'', which Bora filmed during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref name=snapshot/> premiered at the [[26th Kolkata International Film Festival]] in 2021.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Bora's films have appeared at a number of film festivals, including those in [[Kolkata International Film Festival|Kolkata]], [[Pune International Film Festival|Pune]], [[Dhaka International Film Festival|Dhaka]],<ref name=pune>{{cite web|url=https://www.piffindia.com/boomba-ride.php|title=Boomba Ride|publisher=Pune International Film Festival|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=assamtimes>{{cite web|url=https://assamtimes.org/content/bomba-ride-screened-52nd-indian-panorama|title=Bomba Ride screened at 52nd Indian Panorama|date=2021-11-22|publisher=Assam Times|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref> [[Shanghai International Film Festival|Shanghai]], Stuttgart, [[New York Indian Film Festival|New York]], [[International Film Festival of Kerala|Kerala]],<ref name=godonthebalcony1/> Barcelona,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asianfilmfestival.barcelona/2021/film-item/god-on-the-balcony/|title=God on the Balcony|publisher=Asian Film Festival Barcelona|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref> [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne|Melbourne]],<ref name=melbourne/> San Francisco,<ref name=accolades/> [[Bengaluru International Film Festival|Bengaluru]],<ref name=duarah/> Washington DC,<ref name=duarah/> Rajasthan,<ref name=pune/> [[Guwahati International Film Festival|Guwahati]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/guwahati-international-film-festival-2018-to-begin-tomorrow|title=Guwahati International Film Festival 2018 to begin tomorrow|date=2018-10-24|publisher=Guwahiti Plus|access-date=2023-06-23}}</ref> and Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/manipuri-film-to-open-at-ne-cine-fest/cid/1393759|title=Manipuri film to open at NE cine fest|last=Thokchom|first=Khelen|date=2021-08-15|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=2023-06-23}}</ref> Others include the Indian Panorama at the [[52nd International Film Festival of India#Third IFFI|International Film Festival of India]],<ref name=pune/><ref name=assamtimes/> Imagine India International Film Festival,<ref name=godonthebalcony1>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/entertainment/2021/06/24/biswajeet-boras-god-on-the-balcony-to-be-screened-at-stuttgart-film-festival/|title=Biswajeet Bora's 'God on The Balcony' to be screened at Stuttgart Film Festival|last=Sarkar|first=Shilpa|date=2021-06-24|publisher=East Mojo|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=nyiff/> Third Eye Asian Film Festival,<ref name=kothasobi2/> Rainbow Film Festival, [[Latin American Studies Association|LASA]] International Film Festival, and [[Jagran Film Festival]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

==Personal life==
Bora lives in Mumbai with his wife, writer and fashion designer Lopamudra Gogoi Bora, and their son, Troy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegoan.net/tg-life/%E2%80%98boomba-ride%E2%80%99-shows-education-transforms-rural-life-biswajeet/77180.html|title='Boomba Ride' shows education transforms rural life: Biswajeet|date=2021-11-24|publisher=The GOAN|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Original title !! Title in English !! Language !! Director !! Producer !! Writer !! Actor !! Ref
|-
| 2008 || ''Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil'' || ''A Thousand Fireflies Sparkle'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || Co-producer || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=kothasobi1/><ref name=kothasobi2/>
|-
| 2010 || ''Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier Elwin'' || || English || {{Yes}} || || || || <ref name=angel>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/films/angel/|title=Angel of the Aboriginals|publisher=University of Cambridge Digital Himalaya|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=kothasobi1/><ref name=kothasobi2/>
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'' || ''The World It Is'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=aisayehjahaan/><ref name=pune/><ref name=kothasobi2/><ref name=pathfinder/>
|-
| 2016 || ''Bahniman'' || ''Bahniman'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || <ref name=kothasobi2/><ref name=pathfinder/><ref name=nyiff/>
|-
| 2017 || ''Phehujali: The Dawn'' || || Assamese || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=imagine/>
|-
| 2018 || ''Raktabeez'' || ''Raktabeez'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=imagine/>
|-
| 2019 || ''Dhuyein se Dhuyein Tak'' || ''Smoke'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=imagine>{{cite web|url=https://imagineindiafestival.com/2021/01/18/god-on-the-balcony-biswajeet-bora-india-offcial-section/|title=God on the Balcony (Biswajeet Bora) India. {{as written|Off|cial [sic]}} section|date=2021-01-18|publisher=Imagine India Festival|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''[[God on the Balcony|Balconit Bhogawan]]'' || ''God on the Balcony'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=nyiff/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''Lakhimi'' || ''Lakhimi'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || Co-producer || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=imagine/>
|-
| ''[[Boomba Ride]]'' || ''Boomba Ride'' || [[Mising language|Mising]]/[[Assamese language|Assamese]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/2021/11/boomba-ride-biswajeet-boras-latest-film-is-about-education-and-dreaming-big/|title=Boomba Ride: Biswajeet Bora's latest film is about education and dreaming big|last=Korkmaz|first=Joseph|date=2021-11-27|publisher=The News Mill|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1006586/assamese-film-boomba-ride-captures-the-seriocomic-state-of-rural-education|title=Assamese film 'Boomba Ride' captures the seriocomic state of rural education|date=2021-10-03|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|publisher=Scroll.in|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=pune/>
|-
| 2023 || ''Birangana Sadhani'' || ''Birangana Sadhani'' || Hindi/Assamese || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/director-biswajit-bora-to-direct-a-film-on-queen-sati-sadhani-in-both-assamese-and-hindi-516592|title=Director Biswajit Bora to direct a film on queen Sati Sadhani in both Assamese and Hindi|date=2020-12-16|publisher=Sentinel Assam|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati 2
|
|Assamese
|Yes
|
|
|
|
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Work !! Year !! Award !! Event !! Result !! Ref
|-
| rowspan="5" | ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'' || rowspan="4" | 2015 || International Award of Excellence || International Film Festival Environment, Health, and Culture || {{won}} || <ref name="aisayehjahaan">{{cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/2015/07/indias-first-carbon-neutral-film-captures-simplicity-of-northeast/|title='India's first carbon neutral film' captures simplicity of Northeast|date=2015-07-24|publisher=The News Mill|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|-
| Best Feature Film || [[Los Angeles Independent Film Festival]] || {{nominated}} || <ref name="accolades">{{cite web|url=https://www.apnnews.com/biswajeet-boras-aisa-yeh-jahaan-wins-hearts-and-accolades-world-wide/|title=Biswajeet Bora's 'Aisa Yeh Jahaan' wins hearts and accolades world wide|date=2015-07-23|publisher=APN News|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|-
| Silver Award || International Independent Film Awards || {{won}} || <ref name="accolades" />
|-
| Official Finalist & Recognition Award || Mexico International Film Festival || {{won}} || <ref name="accolades" />
|-
| 2017 || Best Feature Film || 4th Arunachal Film Festival || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| ''Bahniman'' || 2016 || [[Assam Talks]] Best Director || || {{won}} || <ref name="accolades" />
|-
| rowspan="11" | ''[[God on the Balcony]]'' || rowspan="10" | 2021 || Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy for Best Director || [[26th Kolkata International Film Festival]] || {{won}} || <ref name="nyiff" /><ref name="pune" />
|-
| Equality in Cinema Award || rowspan="3" | [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]] || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffm.com.au/iffm2021/iffm-awards.html|title=IFFM 2021 Awards Online|publisher=Indian Film Festival Melbourne|access-date=2023-06-23}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director || {{nominated}} || <ref name="melbourne" />
|-
| Best Indie Film || {{nominated}} || <ref name="melbourne">{{cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/2021/08/god-on-the-balcony-3-nominations-indian-film-festival-melbourne/|title='God on the Balcony' gets 3 nominations at 12th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne|last=Ajmera|first=Lipika|publisher=The News Mill|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|-
| School Film of the Year || rowspan="2" | 8th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| German Star of India || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| Best Director (Indian Language Films) || [[Kolkata International Film Festival]] || {{won}} || <ref name="godonthebalcony1" />
|-
| Honorable Mention || [[Latin American Studies Association|LASA]] International Film Festival || {{won}} || <ref name="godonthebalcony1" />
|-
| Special Mention || Rainbow Film Festival || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| Best Feature Film || 8th Rajasthan International Film Festival || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| 2022 || Best Film in Asian Cinema Competition || 13th [[Bengaluru International Film Festival]] || {{won}} || <ref name="duarah">{{cite web|url=https://thehillstimes.in/featured/god-on-the-balcony-bags-best-asian-film-2020-award-at-biff-22|title='God On The Balcony' Bags Best Asian Film 2020 Award At BIFF '22|date=2022-03-29|publisher=The Hills Times|access-date=2023-06-22|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602121007/https://thehillstimes.in/featured/god-on-the-balcony-bags-best-asian-film-2020-award-at-biff-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|''Raktabeez''
|2018
|Best Popular Film Award
|8th Assam State Film Awards 2023
|
|
|-
|''[[Boomba Ride]]''
|2021
|Best Mishing Language Film
|69th [[1st National Film Awards|National Film Awards]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-17 |title=69th National Film Awards: Here's the complete winner list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/69th-national-film-awards-heres-the-complete-winner-list/articleshow/104498945.cms |access-date=2024-08-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|}

==External links==
{{IMDb name|nm7381564/|Biswajeet Bora}}

==References==
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