Pradip Kurbah

Pradip Kurbah
Born	Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Director, Writer
Awards	National Film Award (61st, 63rd & 67th)

Pradip Kurbah is an Indian filmmaker from Meghalaya. ^[1] He is a recipient of three National Film Awards. His directorial debut was in 2013 with the critically acclaimed film Ri: Homeland of Uncertainty . ^[2] As of 2025, his feature film Ha Lyngkha Bneng got selection for Main Competition at the 47th Moscow International Film Festival. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Kurbah does not have a degree in filmmaking. So, he decided to come to Mumbai and started assisting filmmakers and later in Hyderabad. Seven or eight years in (from 1992 to 2000), he was a self-taught filmmaker. ^[5] He assisted on Raju Chacha (2000) produced by Ajay Devgn. ^[6] Ri: Homeland of Uncertainty (2013) is his directorial debut and earned him a National Film Award. ^[7] Other notable films of Kurbah include Onaatah (2016), Iewduh (2019) and Ha Lyngkha Bneng (2025). ^{[8] [9]} Path is a silent short film and was released in 2021. ^[10]

Accolades

Kurbah was honoured with different titles at film awards and festivals. ^[11]

Award	Category	Work	Ref.
61st National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Khasi	Ri: Homeland of Uncertainty	[12] [13]
63rd National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Khasi	Onaatah	[14]
Prag Cine Awards North-East 2016	Best Director North-East		[15]
67th National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Khasi	Iewduh	[16] [17] [18]
24th Busan International Film Festival	Kim Jiseok Award		[19] [20] [21]
47th Moscow International Film Festival	Golden Saint George for Best Film	Ha Lyngkha Bneng	[22] [23]
	Silver Saint George for Best Director
	NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film

Filmography

Year	Film	Ref.
2013	Ri: Homeland of Uncertainty	[24] [25]
2016	Onaatah	[26] [27]
2019	Iewduh	[28] [29] [30]
2021	Path	[31] [32]
2025	Ha Lyngkha Bneng	[33] [34]

References

1. "A day for films in India's lesser-known languages". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. Subrat Jyoti Neog. "Pradip Kurbah's Films: An Analytical Study" (PDF). www.fipresci-india.org.
3. "Meghalaya: Khasi Film 'Ha Lyngkha Bneng' Selected For Moscow International Film Festival 2025". Northeast Today. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
4. "KHASI CINEMA MAKES HISTORY: 'Ha Lyngkha Bneng' Selected for 47th Moscow International Film Festival". South Asia Views. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
5. RINCHEN NORBU WANGCHUK. "Meet the High School Dropout From Meghalaya Bringing Khasi Cinema to The World". The Better India. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
6. Madhusree Ghosh. "Pradip Kurbah: The filmmaker taking Khasi cinema to the world". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
7. "61st National Film Awards: Raj Kumar wins best actor, Hansal Mehta wins best director for film 'Shahid'". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
8. "Meghalaya: Khasi Film 'Ha LyngkhaBneng' Qualifies For Moscow International Film Festival". The Sentinel. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
9. "Kurbah's 'Ha Lyngkha Bneng' selected for Moscow film fest competition". Meghalaya Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
10. Dipankar Sarkar. "Film Review: Pradip Kurbah's Path (2021): An illuminating exposition of agony". North East Film Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
11. "We have stories, but no space to tell: Northeast filmmakers". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
12. "NE film fraternity elated at awards feat". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
13. "National awards for five northeast films". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
14. "List of awards and nominations received by Pradip Kurbah". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
15. "Onaatah bags three awards at Prag Cine Awards". The Shillong Times. Shillong. 17 May 2016.
16. "Khasi Film 'Iewduh' receives the coveted 67th National Film Awards". The Morung Express. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
17. "Khasi film 'Ïewduh' shines at 67th National Film Awards". Highland Post. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
18. "Iewduh wins big at 67th Nat'l Film Awards". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
19. "Iewduh bags award at Busan Intl Film Fest". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
20. "Khasi Film Iewduh Wins Award at Busan International Film Festival". The Sentinel. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
21. "Meghalaya Filmmaker Pradip Kurbah's Iewduh Wins Big At Busan International Film Festival". www.news18.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
22. "The main prize of the 47th Moscow International Film Festival was given by the jury to the Indian film "Elysium"". iz.ru. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
23. "Meghalaya film 'Ha Lyngkha Bneng' wins big at Moscow International Film Festival". India Today NE. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
24. "4 NE films to be screened at IFFI". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
25. "First North Eastern film festival organised by Directorate of Film Festivals in Delhi". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
26. "NE docus, films make cut for Goa film fest". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
27. "IFFK 2016 - Two Malayalam films in international competition". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
28. "Local language films come into focus". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
29. Anupam Kant Verma. "In Iewduh, filmmaker Pradip Kurbah creates a filigreed portrait of the Shillong bazaar and its people". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
30. "Meghalaya director Pradip Kurbah's new film to be sent to film festivals outside state". Northeast Now. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
31. "Pradip Kurbah's silent film 'Path' screened at St. Anthony's College". Hub News. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
32. "Kurbah's new film to be screened at Serbia fest". Meghalaya Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
33. "Ha Lyngkha Bneng to be screened at Moscow International Film Festival". The Meghalayan Express. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
34. "Khasi film selected for Moscow Int'l Film Festival". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

External links

• Pradip Kurbah at IMDb