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Biswajeet Bora
Born
1979-08-08 (age 47)
Golaghat, Assam, India


Occupation
Film director producer, writer, and editor
Years active
2001–present



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.[1][2] 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.[3] Boomba Ride (2021) was one of six Indian films shown at Marché du Film during the Cannes Film Festival 2022.[4][5] 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,Template:Citation needed Golaghat, Assam, India,[6][7] to Purna Chandra Bora and Monju Bora.Template:Citation needed He began acting in amateur plays[2] 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 newspapers, as well as directing plays. He received his degree in Assamese literature from Golaghat Commerce College in 2001,Template:Citation needed then moved to Mumbai to pursue film editing.[2]

Career

In Mumbai, Bora worked as a film editor[2] before assisting Jahnu Barua as associate director on several projects, including Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil (2007), for seven years.[8][2] 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.[9][3][10] In 2015, he wrote and directed Aisa Yeh Jahaan, the first Indian film to be carbon-neutral during its filming process.[11][8] He subsequently directed Bahniman (2016), Phehujali: The Dawn (2017), and Raktabeez (2018).[8][3] God on the Balcony, which Bora filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] premiered at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival in 2021.Template:Citation needed

Bora's films have appeared at a number of film festivals, including those in Kolkata, Pune, Dhaka,[12][13] Shanghai, Stuttgart, New York, Kerala,[14] Barcelona,[15] Melbourne,[16] San Francisco,[17] Bengaluru,[18] Washington DC,[18] Rajasthan,[12] Guwahati,[19] and Delhi.[20] Others include the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India,[12][13] Imagine India International Film Festival,[14][8] Third Eye Asian Film Festival,[3] Rainbow Film Festival, LASA International Film Festival, and Jagran Film Festival.Template:Citation needed

Personal life

Bora lives in Mumbai with his wife, writer and fashion designer Lopamudra Gogoi Bora, and their son, Troy.[21]

Filmography

Year Original title Title in English Language Director Producer Writer Actor Ref
2008 Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil A Thousand Fireflies Sparkle Assamese Template:Yes Co-producer Template:Yes [10][3]
2010 Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier Elwin English Template:Yes [9][10][3]
2015 Aisa Yeh Jahaan The World It Is Hindi Template:Yes Template:Yes [11][12][3][2]
2016 Bahniman Bahniman Assamese Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes [3][2][8]
2017 Phehujali: The Dawn Assamese Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes [22]
2018 Raktabeez Raktabeez Assamese Template:Yes Template:Yes [22]
2019 Dhuyein se Dhuyein Tak Smoke Hindi Template:Yes Template:Yes [22]
2020 Balconit Bhogawan God on the Balcony Assamese Template:Yes Template:Yes [8]
2021 Lakhimi Lakhimi Assamese Template:Yes Co-producer Template:Yes [22]
Boomba Ride Boomba Ride Mising/Assamese Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes [23][24][12]
2023 Birangana Sadhani Birangana Sadhani Hindi/Assamese Template:Yes Template:Yes [25]
2025 Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati 2 Assamese Yes

Awards

Work Year Award Event Result Ref
Aisa Yeh Jahaan 2015 International Award of Excellence International Film Festival Environment, Health, and Culture Template:Won [11]
Best Feature Film Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Template:Nominated [17]
Silver Award International Independent Film Awards Template:Won [17]
Official Finalist & Recognition Award Mexico International Film Festival Template:Won [17]
2017 Best Feature Film 4th Arunachal Film Festival Template:Won Template:Citation needed
Bahniman 2016 Assam Talks Best Director Template:Won [17]
God on the Balcony 2021 Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy for Best Director 26th Kolkata International Film Festival Template:Won [8][12]
Equality in Cinema Award Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Template:Won [26]
Best Director Template:Nominated [16]
Best Indie Film Template:Nominated [16]
School Film of the Year 8th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart Template:Won Template:Citation needed
German Star of India Template:Won Template:Citation needed
Best Director (Indian Language Films) Kolkata International Film Festival Template:Won [14]
Honorable Mention LASA International Film Festival Template:Won [14]
Special Mention Rainbow Film Festival Template:Won Template:Citation needed
Best Feature Film 8th Rajasthan International Film Festival Template:Won Template:Citation needed
2022 Best Film in Asian Cinema Competition 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival Template:Won [18]
Raktabeez 2018 Best Popular Film Award 8th Assam State Film Awards 2023
Boomba Ride 2021 Best Mishing Language Film 69th National Film Awards Template:Won [27]

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References

  1. ↑ Biswajeet Bora: I have always wanted to make a movie that celebrates nature. timesofindia.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Path Finder. Box Office India(2016-11-26). Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Gear Up for Biswajeet Bora's Bahniman. Kothasobi.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  4. ↑ 'Boomba Ride' in Cannes, but Assam sending bureaucrats to festival. Why?, Sadanand, B.. East Mojo(2022-05-15). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  5. ↑ Cannes Film Festival 2022: From Rocketry to Boomba Ride, list of Indian films to screen at fest, Srivastav, Simran. Jagran(2022-05-17). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  6. ↑ Educating Boomba. Daily Excelsior(2021-01-08). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 In Assamese film 'God on the Balcony', a snapshot of death caused by governmental apathy, Ramnath, Nandini. Scroll.in(2021-04-25). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 God on the Balcony. New York Indian Film Festival(2021). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Angel of the Aboriginals. University of Cambridge Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 'Aisa Yeh Jahaan'-India's First Carbon Neutral Film is all Set to Release, Deka, Prantik. Kothasobi.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 'India's first carbon neutral film' captures simplicity of Northeast. The News Mill(2015-07-24). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Boomba Ride. Pune International Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bomba Ride screened at 52nd Indian Panorama. Assam Times(2021-11-22). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Biswajeet Bora's 'God on The Balcony' to be screened at Stuttgart Film Festival, Sarkar, Shilpa. East Mojo(2021-06-24). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  15. ↑ God on the Balcony. Asian Film Festival Barcelona. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 'God on the Balcony' gets 3 nominations at 12th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Ajmera, Lipika. The News Mill. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Biswajeet Bora's 'Aisa Yeh Jahaan' wins hearts and accolades world wide. APN News(2015-07-23). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 'God On The Balcony' Bags Best Asian Film 2020 Award At BIFF '22. The Hills Times(2022-03-29). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  19. ↑ Guwahati International Film Festival 2018 to begin tomorrow. Guwahiti Plus(2018-10-24). Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  20. ↑ Manipuri film to open at NE cine fest, Thokchom, Khelen. The Telegraph(2021-08-15). Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  21. ↑ 'Boomba Ride' shows education transforms rural life: Biswajeet. The GOAN(2021-11-24). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 God on the Balcony (Biswajeet Bora) India. Template:As written section. Imagine India Festival(2021-01-18). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  23. ↑ Boomba Ride: Biswajeet Bora's latest film is about education and dreaming big, Korkmaz, Joseph. The News Mill(2021-11-27). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  24. ↑ Assamese film 'Boomba Ride' captures the seriocomic state of rural education, Ramnath, Nandini. Scroll.in(2021-10-03). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  25. ↑ Director Biswajit Bora to direct a film on queen Sati Sadhani in both Assamese and Hindi. Sentinel Assam(2020-12-16). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  26. ↑ IFFM 2021 Awards Online. Indian Film Festival Melbourne. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  27. ↑ 69th National Film Awards: Here's the complete winner list. The Times of India(2023-10-17). Retrieved 2024-08-18.

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