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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Manju Borah <br> মঞ্জু বৰা<br />
| image = Ms Manju Bora, Director joymoti (Assamese) addressing a press conference at Black Box, Kala Academy during the 37th International Film Festival (IFFI-2006) in Panaji, Goa on November 25, 2006.jpg<br />
| caption = Manju Borah in 2006<br />
| imagesize = 250px<br />
| birth_date = <br />
| birth_place = [[Assam]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[Screenwriter]]<br />
| awards = <br />
| website= {{url|http://manjuborah.com/}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Manju Borah''' ({{lang-as|মঞ্জু বৰা}}) is a multiple international and national award-winning [[India]]n female film director and short story writer from [[Guwahati]], Assam. Manju also served as Jury Member, Indian Panorama, IFFI 2007, 10th MAMI International Film Festival 2008 and 3rd Eye 7th Asian Film Festival Mumbai 2008, 55th National Film Awards for 2007 (Feature Films) Delhi 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlinesivasagar.com/movies/manju-borah.html |title=Manju Borah - Assamese Filmmaker |publisher=Onlinesivasagar.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-15}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Title !! English Title !! Language <br />
|-<br />
| 1999 ||''Baibhab'' || A Scam in Verse || [[Assamese language|Assamese]] <br />
|-<br />
| 2001 ||''Anya Ek Yatra'' || || Assamese <br />
|-<br />
| 2003 ||''Aakashitorar Kothare'' || A Tale Told Thousand Times || Assamese <br />
|-<br />
| 2004 ||''Laaz'' || Shame || Assamese <br />
|-<br />
| 2006 ||''[[Joymoti (2006 film)|Joymati]]'' || The Saviour || Assamese <br />
|-<br />
| 2008 ||''Aai Kot Nai'' || Ma || Assamese <br />
|-<br />
| 2012 ||''[[Ko Yad|Ko:Yad]]'' || A Silent Way || [[Mishing language|Mishing]] <br />
|-<br />
| 2015 ||''[[Dau Huduni Methai]]'' || Song of the Horned Owl || [[Bodo language|Bodo]] <br />
|-<br />
| 2016 || ''[[Sarvagunakar Srimanta Sankardeva]]'' || || Assamese<br />
|-<br />
| 2019 || ''[[Bishkanyar Deshot]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arunachal24.in/a-mysterious-tale-manju-borahs-bishkanyar-deshot/ |title=A mysterious tale : manju borah's 'bishkanyar deshot' |date=2018-10-10 |website=Arunachal24.in |language=en-US |access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> || In the Land of Poison Women || Pangchenpa<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Awards ==<br />
'''[[National Film Awards]]'''<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Film<br />
!Category<br />
!Citation<br />
!Ref<br />
|-<br />
| [[47th National Film Awards|1999]]<br />
| ''Baibhab''<br />
| [[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|Special Mention]]<br />
| ''For her poetic expression in her debut film.''<br />
| align="center" | <ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=13 March 2012}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2| [[51st National Film Awards|2003]] <br />
| rowspan=2| ''Aakashitorar Kothare''<br />
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|Best Feature Film in Assamese]]<br />
| ''For its juxtaposition of a woman's search for her cultural heritage and its loss.''<br />
| align="center" |<ref name="51stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf|title=51st National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]<br />
| Awarded to [[Tarali Sarma]]<br/>''For her tuneful rendition of a devotional song without instrumental accompaniment.''<br />
| align="center" |<ref name="51stawardPDF"/><br />
|-<br />
| [[56th National Film Awards|2008]] <br />
| ''Aai Kot Nai''<br />
| [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]<br />
| ''For its honest look at a burning problem in Northeast India, its attempt to break down artificial boundaries and giving it a human and aesthetic appeal.''<br />
| align="center" |<ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2| [[60th National Film Awards|2012]] <br />
| rowspan=2| ''[[Ko Yad|Ko:Yad]]''<br />
| [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Feature Film in Mishing|Best Feature Film in Mishing]]<br />
| ''A stark and realistic film with a strong subtext about a driftwood collector makes compelling viewing.''<br />
| align="center" |<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|accessdate=2 May 2013}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]<br />
| Awarded to Sudheer Palsane<br/>''The unexplored charm of [[Northeast India|North-East India]] through different seasons is all the more alluring in the eyes of this Cinematographer.''<br />
| align="center" |<ref name="60thaward"/><br />
|-<br />
|[[66th National Film Awards|2018]]<br />
|''In the Land of Poison Women''<br />
|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards|Best Feature Film in Pangchenpa]]<br />
|''The film is a depiction of an individual’s effort to break the myth of ‘poison women’ in a remote part of Arunachal Pradesh.''<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dff.gov.in/images/News/66th_NFA_Results.pdf|title=66th National Film Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
<br />
'''Other awards'''<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Award<br />
!Film<br />
|-<br />
| 2000<br />
| [[Gollapudi Srinivas Award]]<br />
| ''Baibhab''<br />
|-<br />
| 2000<br />
| Best film in Asia, [[Dhaka International Film Festival|6th Dhaka International Film Festival]]<br />
| ''Baibhab''<br />
|-<br />
| 2004<br />
| Best Director, Assam State Film Award<br />
| ''Aakashitorar Kothare''<br />
|-<br />
| 2004<br />
| Audience Award, Dhaka International Film Festival<br />
| ''Aakashitorar Kothare''<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=4529676|name=Manju Borah}}<br />
* [https://archive.is/20130411234253/http://www.tirbhumi.com/an-interview-with-manju-borah/ An Interview with Manju Borah] at tirbhumi.com.<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235736/http://www.sentinelassam.com/saturday/saturday2.php?sec=17&subsec=0&ppr=3&dtP=2012-07-02 Manju Bora’s New Film in Mising]<br />
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{{National Film Award Special Mention feature film}}<br />
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