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{{Short description|Indian film director and producer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jaicheng Xai Dohutia
| image =
| birth_date = 1982
| education = [[DoomDooma College]]
| alma_mater = [[Jyoti Chitraban Film and Television Institute]]
| occupation = Film director, film producer
| years_active = 2008 – present
| notable_works = [[Jolsobi]], [[Baghjan]]
| awards = [[National Award]]
}}
'''Jaicheng Xai Dohutia''' is an Indian film director, editor, writer and cinematographer from Tongana Gaon, a small, isolated village in [[Tinsukia district]], [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haanduk – Kolkata People's Film Festival |url=http://www.ourcinema.in/festival/film/haanduk/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> He is an alumnus of [[Jyoti Chitraban Film & Television Institute]], [[Guwahati]] currently known as [[Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-05 |title=Jaicheng Jai Dohutia |url=https://elbollywood.com/jaicheng-jai-dohutia/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=El Bollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172929/https://elbollywood.com/jaicheng-jai-dohutia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!English title
!Language
!Ref
|-
|2014
|''Chaak-Soni''
|Cuckoo
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borah |first=Pranjal |date=2014-10-12 |title="Chaak-Soni" (cuckoo): A Documentary by Jaicheng Jai Dohutia |url=https://kothasobi.com/cuckoo-documentary-by-jaicheng-jai/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=KothaSobi.com |language=en-US |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173307/https://kothasobi.com/cuckoo-documentary-by-jaicheng-jai/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaicheng Jai Dohutia |url=https://cinepobre.org/profile/jaicheng-jai-dohutia/1719/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Cine Pobre |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''[[Haanduk]]''
|The Hidden Corner
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Moran language|Moran]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bordoloi |first=Amborish |date=2022-05-26 |title=Haanduk: Painting Violence Without Red |url=http://nenow.in/opinion/haanduk-painting-violence-without-red.html |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Northeast Now |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Details {{!}} All Lights India International Film Festival |url=https://aliiff.com/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=aliiff.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''[[Jolsobi]]''
|End of Spring
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-20 |title=Jaicheng Zxai Dohutia's 'Jolsobi' selected for competition at São Paulo film festival |url=https://thenewsmill.com/2021/10/jaicheng-zxai-dohutias-jolsobi-selected-for-competition-at-sao-paulo-film-festival/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dcosta |first=Vidal |date=2022-06-06 |title=Review - 'Jolsobi' (2021) |url=https://www.themoviebuff.net/2022/06/review-jolsobi-explores-the-haplessness-and-heartbreak-of-not-being-able-to-contribute-to-society/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=The Movie Buff |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|[[Baghjan (film)|''Baghjan'']]
|I don't wanna sit in my cemetry
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assamese Film 'Baghjan' Selected for 'Goes to Cannes' |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/entertainment/assamese-film-baghjan-selected-for-goes-to-cannes |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Pratidin Time |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Festival Scope |url=https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/jaicheng-jai-dohutia |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=pro.festivalscope.com}}</ref>
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Category
!Occasions
!Remarks
!Ref
|-
|2016
|''[[Haanduk]]''
|''Grand Jury award''
|[[Mumbai International Film Festival]]
|''A persuasive poetic film reflecting on how family connections can endure even when shaken by political turmoil and grief.''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kahlon |first=Sukhpreet |title=Jaicheng Dohutia on his film Haanduk: Solutions start with you |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/may/26/6032/jaicheng-dohutia-on-his-film-haanduk-solutions-start-with-you |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174956/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/may/26/6032/jaicheng-dohutia-on-his-film-haanduk-solutions-start-with-you |url-status=live |archive-date=20 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=www.cinestaan.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-04 |title=Directors who made Northeast India proud in Mumbai Film Festival this year! |url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/entertainment/lifestyle/directors-who-made-northeast-india-proud-in-mumbai-film/cid2538295.htm |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=thenortheasttoday.com |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[Haanduk]]''
|[[64th National Film Awards|''Best Regional Film'']]
''Special Jury Prize''

''[[NETPAC Award]]''
|[[64th National Film Awards|64th National Film Award]]
[[Guwahati International Film Festival]]

[[All Lights India International Film Festival|All lights India International Film Festival]]
|''For its genuine aesthetic sensibility and dramatic approach in depicting a long-lasting political struggle in a remote region.''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaicheng Jai Dohutia Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Jaicheng Jai Dohutia {{!}} Times of India Entertainment |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Jaicheng-Jai-Dohutia/awards |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 November 2017 |title=Guwahati International Film Festival ends |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/guwahati-international-film-festival-ends-1076880-2017-11-02 |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ALIIFF Film Award Winners {{!}} Winning Films {{!}} Honorable Mention - Awards |url=https://aliiff.com/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=aliiff.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[Baghjan (film)|''Baghjan'']]
|''Prasad Labs and Qube Moviebuff Appreciation Awards''
''[[Cannes Film Festival]] 'Goes to Cannes'''
|Works-in-Progress (WIP) of Film Bazaar Online 2021
[[Marché du Film]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |date=2021-11-26 |title='Baghjan', 'Shivamma' win WIP Awards at India's Film Bazaar Online |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/baghjan-shivamma-win-wip-awards-at-indias-film-bazaar-online/5165515.article |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Screen }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2021-11-25 |title='My Share of Sky,' 'The Forgotten History,' 'Baghjan,' 'Shivamma' Win Film Bazaar Awards |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/film-bazaar-awards-2021-1235119839/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Assamese movie 'Baghjan' Selected for 'Goes to Cannes' - News Live |url=https://newslivetv.com/assamese-movie-baghjan-selected-for-goes-to-cannes/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New movie Bondhu: নতুন অসমীয়া ছবি বন্ধুৰ প্ৰচাৰত ব্যস্ত অভিনেতা নয়ন নীলিম |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/assamese/assam/entertainment/movie/actor-nayan-nilim-promotes-his-new-movie-bondhu-across-assam/assam20221021133923215215763 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=ETV Bharat News}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Jolsobi]]''
|''[[Prag Cine Awards]]''
|[[São Paulo International Film Festival|45th São Paulo International Film Festival]]
|''Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Cinematography in the New Director's Competition section.''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Page {{!}} HIFF |url=https://www.habitatworld.com/hiff/details.php?editId=32 |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=www.habitatworld.com}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Assamese film producers]]
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Assamese-language film directors]]
[[Category:Writers from Guwahati]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian writers]]
[[Category:Artists from Guwahati]]
[[Category:Film directors from Assam]]

Jaicheng Jai Dohutia - Revision history

BrigitteDugdale at 11:56, 14 March 2026