Biswajeet Bora

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Biswajeet Bora
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Born (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979 (age 44)
Golaghat, Assam, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Golaghat Commerce College
Occupation(s)Film director producer, writer, and editor
Years active2001-present
SpouseLopamudra Gogoi Bora

Biswajeet Bora (born 8 August 1979) is an Internationally acclaimed National award winning 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 Mising language film.

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Early life and education

Bora was born in the village of No. 1 Senchowa,[ citation needed ] Golaghat, Assam, India, [6] [7] to Purna Chandra Bora and Monju Bora.[ 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,[ 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.[ 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.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

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

Filmography

YearOriginal titleTitle in EnglishLanguageDirectorProducerWriterActorRef
2008 Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil A Thousand Fireflies SparkleAssameseYesCo-producerYes [10] [3]
2010Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier ElwinEnglishYes [9] [10] [3]
2015 Aisa Yeh Jahaan The World It IsHindiYesYes [11] [12] [3] [2]
2016 Bahniman BahnimanAssameseYesYesYes [3] [2] [8]
2017 Phehujali: The Dawn AssameseYesYesYes [22]
2018 Raktabeez RaktabeezAssameseYesYes [22]
2019Dhuyein se Dhuyein TakSmokeHindiYesYes [22]
2020 Balconit Bhogawan God on the BalconyAssameseYesYes [8]
2021 Lakhimi LakhimiAssameseYesCo-producerYes [22]
Boomba Ride Boomba Ride Mising/Assamese YesYesYes [23] [24] [12]
2023 Birangana Sadhani Birangana SadhaniHindi/AssameseYesYes [25]

Awards

WorkYearAwardEventResultRef
Aisa Yeh Jahaan 2015International Award of Excellence International Film Festival Environment, Health, and Culture Won [11]
Best Feature Film Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Nominated [17]
Silver Award International Independent Film Awards Won [17]
Official Finalist & Recognition Award Mexico International Film Festival Won [17]
2017Best Feature Film4th Arunachal Film Festival Won[ citation needed ]
Bahniman 2016 Assam Talks Best DirectorWon [17]
God on the Balcony 2021Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy for Best Director 26th Kolkata International Film Festival Won [8] [12]
Equality in Cinema Award Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Won [26]
Best DirectorNominated [16]
Best Indie FilmNominated [16]
School Film of the Year8th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart Won[ citation needed ]
German Star of IndiaWon[ citation needed ]
Best Director (Indian Language Films) Kolkata International Film Festival Won [14]
Honorable Mention LASA International Film FestivalWon [14]
Special Mention Rainbow Film Festival Won[ citation needed ]
Best Feature Film8th Rajasthan International Film Festival Won[ citation needed ]
2022Best Film in Asian Cinema Competition13th Bengaluru International Film Festival Won [18]
Raktabeez2018Best Popular Film Award8th Assam State Film Awards 2023Won
Boomba Ride 2021Best Mishing Language Film69th National Film Awards Won

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