One of India’s internationally acclaimed filmmakers Jahnu Barua was born on 18 October 1952 in Assam. He graduated in Science from Gauhati University and did his post graduation diploma in Film Direction from Film & TV Institute of India (FTII), Pune.
A twelve-time National Award winner, he has been making films in Assamese and Hindi. With more than thirty international awards in various film festivals worldwide, Barua’s films are regarded socially relevant and critically acclaimed nationally as well as internationally with innumerable recognitions.
Barua has been conferred ‘Padma Shri’ in 2003 and ‘Padma Bhushan’ in 2015 by the President of India. Other major honours include Kamal Kumari National Award for Culture, Tarun Duara Oil India Award, Bhabendra Nath Saikia Award, Best Assamese Award, Bhupen Hazarika Award, Bhupen Hazarika Kothachobi Ratna, Hindi Sevi Puraskar, Doctor of Literature (D. Litt.), Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University National Fellowship, etc.
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