Manju Borah
Birth placeAssam, India
OccupationFilm director, Screenwriter
Websitemanjuborah.com

Manju Borah is a multiple international and national award-winning Indian film director and short story writer from Guwahati, Assam. Borah 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.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleEnglish TitleLanguage
1999BaibhabA Scam in VerseAssamese
2001Anya Ek YatraAssamese
2003Aakashitorar KothareA Tale Told Thousand TimesAssamese
2004LaazShameAssamese
2006JoymatiThe SaviourAssamese
2008Aai Kot NaiMaAssamese
2012Ko:YadA Silent WayMising
2015Dau Huduni MethaiSong of the Horned OwlBodo
2016Sarvagunakar Srimanta SankardevaAssamese
2019Bishkanyar Deshot[2]In the Land of Poison WomenPangchenpa

Awards

National Film Awards

YearFilmCategoryCitationRef
1999BaibhabSpecial MentionFor her poetic expression in her debut film.[3]
2003Aakashitorar KothareBest Feature Film in AssameseFor its juxtaposition of a woman's search for her cultural heritage and its loss.[4]
Best Female Playback SingerAwarded to Tarali Sarma
For her tuneful rendition of a devotional song without instrumental accompaniment.		[4]
2008Aai Kot NaiBest Feature Film on National IntegrationFor 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.[5]
2012Ko:YadBest Feature Film in MishingA stark and realistic film with a strong subtext about a driftwood collector makes compelling viewing.[6]
Best CinematographyAwarded to Sudheer Palsane
The unexplored charm of North-East India through different seasons is all the more alluring in the eyes of this Cinematographer.		[6]
2018In the Land of Poison WomenBest Feature Film in PangchenpaThe film is a depiction of an individual’s effort to break the myth of ‘poison women’ in a remote part of Arunachal Pradesh.[7]

Other awards

YearAwardFilmRef
2000Gollapudi Srinivas AwardBaibhab[8]
2000Best film in Asia, 6th Dhaka International Film FestivalBaibhab[9]
2004Best Director, Assam State Film AwardAakashitorar Kothare[10]
2004Audience Award, Dhaka International Film FestivalAakashitorar Kothare[11]

References

  1. ^ "Manju Borah - Assamese Filmmaker". Onlinesivasagar.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  2. ^ "A mysterious tale : manju borah's 'bishkanyar deshot'". Arunachal24.in. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  3. ^ "47th National Film Awards". Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  4. ^ "51st National Film Awards (PDF)". Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  5. ^ "56th National Film Awards". Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  6. ^ "60th National Film Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  7. ^ "66th National Film Awards"
  8. ^ "Film review: Manju Borah's film, In the land of Poison women". North East Film Journal. 16 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Montreal honour for Bodo film". The Times of India. 27 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Cheques given to Assam State Film Award winners bounce". Daily Excelsior. 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ "MANJU BORAH Member of the Jury, 8th NSFFI 2018, Guwahati". vigyanprasar.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.