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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Jahnu Barua<br />
| image = A Portrait of the Jury Member of 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2006) (Asian – African – Latin American Competition) Jahnu Barua, (Director from Assam, India).jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|10|18}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sivasagar]], [[Assam]], India<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|Gayatri Barua ({{small|Naumi}})|1989}}<br />
| children = 1<br />
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| occupation = Film director, writer, producer<br />
| awards = {{unbulleted list|[[Padma Shri]] (2003)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2015)}}<br />
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'''Jahnu Barua''' (born 1952) is an Indian film director. He has written and directed a number of [[Assamese language|Assamese]] and [[Hindi]] films. Some of his notable films are ''[[Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai]]'' (1987), ''[[Firingoti]]'' (1992), ''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Xagoroloi Bohu Door]]'' (1995), ''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara|Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara]]'' (2005), ''[[Konikar Ramdhenu]]'' (2003), ''[[Baandhon]]'' (2012), and ''[[Ajeyo]]'' (2014).<br />
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Jahnu Barua has been conferred [[Padma Shri]] (2003) and [[Padma Bhushan]] (2015). He served as chairman of the Indian Film Directors' Association in 1993.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=%22film+directors+association%22|date=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1135943189|website=GoogleBooks|page=55}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Title !! English Title !! Language !! Director !! Producer !! Writer !! Editor<br />
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| 1982 ||''[[Aparoopa]]'' || Aparoopa || [[Assamese language|Assamese]] ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
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| 1984 ||''Apeksha'' – Hindi version of [[Aparoopa]] || Expectation || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 1986 ||''[[Papori]]'' || || Assamese ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} <br />
|-<br />
| 1987 ||''[[Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai]]'' || Catastrophe || Assamese ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 1990 ||''[[Bonani]]'' || Forest || Assamese ||{{Yes}} || || ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 1992 ||''[[Firingoti]]'' || Spark || Assamese ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 1995 ||''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door]]'' || It's a Long Way to the Sea || Assamese ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 1998 ||''Kuhkhal'' || Price of Freedom || Assamese ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2000 ||''[[Pokhi]]'' || And the River Flows || Assamese ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2003 ||''[[Konikar Ramdhenu]]'' || Ride on the Rainbow || Assamese ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2004 ||''[[Tora (film)|Tora]]'' || Tora's Love || Assamese ||{{Yes}} || ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2005 ||''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]'' || I Did Not Kill Gandhi || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||{{Yes}} || ||{{Yes}} ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2010 ||''[[Mumbai Cutting]]'' (''Anjane Dost'' segment) || || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2012 ||''[[Baandhon]]'' || Waves of Silence || Assamese ||{{Yes}} || ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2014 ||''[[Ajeyo]]''<ref name="Pionr">{{cite news | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/an-eternal-optimist.html | title=An Eternal Optimist | work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] | date=11 July 2013 | access-date=29 August 2013}}</ref> || Invincible || Assamese ||{{Yes}} || ||{{Yes}} ||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| Unreleased ||''[[Har Pal]]'' || Every Moment || Hindi ||{{Yes}} || ||{{Yes}} ||<br />
|-<br />
|2018||''[[Bhoga Khirikee]]''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/shooting-ends-for-bhoga-khidikee-lunchbox-producers-debut-assamese-film/articleshow/62468303.cms |title=Shooting ends for Bhoga Khidikee, Lunchbox producer's debut Assamese film – Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref> || Broken Window || Assamese || {{Yes}} || ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| Under Production ||''Unread Pages''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/jahnu-baruas-film-to-take-assam-to-global-audience-1157188-2018-01-30 |title=Jahnu Baruas film to take Assam to global audience |date=2018-01-30 |website=India Today |access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> || – || Assamese, English || {{Yes}} || || ||<br />
|}<br />
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==Television==<br />
* ''Adhikar'' (Right, 1988)<br />
* ''Ek Kahani'' (One Story, 1986)<br />
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== Politics ==<br />
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The [[Raijor Dal]] officially announced that Jahnu Baruah had extended his support along with Assamese film actress [[Zerifa Wahid]] and lawyer [[Arup Borbora]].<ref >{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jailed-akhil-gogois-kmss-launches-new-party-ahead-of-assam-polls-next-year-2304483|website=[[NDTV]]|title=Jailed Akhil Gogoi's KMSS Launches New Party Ahead Of Assam Polls Next Year|language=en|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct0420/at063 |website=[[The Assam Tribune]]|title= AIUDF meet approves alliance with Cong |language=en|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
Jahnu Baruah has received the following awards:<br />
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* [[Padma Shri]] in 2003<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref><br />
* [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards 2015 |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |publisher=Press Information Bureau |access-date=25 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |archive-date=28 January 2015 }}</ref><br />
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===[[National Film Awards]]===<br />
* [[61st National Film Awards|2013]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]: ''[[Ajeyo]]''<ref name="TOI61">{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/National-Awards-for-five-northeast-films/articleshow/33834736.cms | title=National Awards for five northeast films | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=17 April 2014 | agency=TNN | access-date=17 April 2014 | location=Guwahati}}</ref><br />
* [[60th National Film Awards|2012]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]: ''[[Baandhon]]''<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref><br />
*2003: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Regional Film]] for ''Konikar Ramdhenu''<br />
*2003: [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] for ''Tora''<br />
*1999: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Regional Film]] for ''[[Pokhi]]''<br />
*1998: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Regional Film]] for ''Kuhkhal''<br />
*1995: [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Director]] for ''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door]]''<br />
*1995: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Regional Film]] for ''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door]]''<br />
*1992: [[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film|Second Best Feature Film]] for ''[[Firingoti]]''<br />
*1990: [[National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation|Best film on Environment]] for ''[[Bonani]]''<br />
*1987: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]] for ''[[Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai]]''<br />
*1983: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Regional Film]] for ''[[Aparoopa]]''<br />
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===Chicago International Film Festival===<br />
*2005: [[Getz World Peace Prize]] for ''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door]]''<br />
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===Brussels International Independent Film Festival===<br />
*1996: Best Director for ''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door]]''<br />
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===Fukuoka International Film Festival===<br />
*2006 [[Kodak Vision Award]] for ''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]''<br />
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===Fribourg International Film Festival===<br />
*1996: '''Audience Award''' for ''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door]]''<br />
*1996: '''Award of the Pestalozzi Children's Village Foundation''' for ''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door]]''<br />
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===Locarno International Film Festival===<br />
*1988: ''Prize of the Ecumenical Jury&nbsp;– Special Mention'' for ''[[Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai]]''<br />
*1988: ''Silver Leopard'' for ''[[Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai]]''<br />
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===Singapore International Film Festival===<br />
*1996: [[FIPRESCI|International Fipresci Award]] for ''[[Xagoroloi Bohudoor|Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door]]''<br />
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===Mumbai International Film Festival===<br />
*2005: [[FIPRESCI|International Fipresci Award]] for ''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]''<br />
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===Sarhad (NGO)===<br />
*2012: 1st Bhupen Hazarika National award<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/jahnu-barua-conferred-1st-bhupen-hazarika-award/87608/ Jahnu Barua conferred 1st Bhupen Hazarika Award], ''[[Business Standard]]''</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=0059395|name=Jahnu Barua}}<br />
* {{Allmovie name|166914}}<br />
* [https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/118721 Jahnu Barua] at {{ill|ČSFD|cs}}<br />
* [https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/963501/ Jahnu Barua] at [[Kinopoisk]]<br />
*[http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/30jahnu.htm rediff.com interview]<br />
*[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061010/asp/calcutta/story_6850882.asp Gandhism is Serious Business]<br />
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