Manju Borah
মঞ্জু বৰা

Manju Borah in 2006

Born|

Assam, India

Occupation(s)| Film director, Screenwriter
Website| manjuborah.com

Manju Borah (Assamese: মঞ্জু বৰা) is a multiple international and national award-winning Indian female 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[edit]

Year | Title | English Title | Language

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1999 | Baibhab | A Scam in Verse | Assamese
2001 | Anya Ek Yatra |  | Assamese
2003 | Aakashitorar Kothare | A Tale Told Thousand Times | Assamese
2004 | Laaz | Shame | Assamese
2006 | Joymati | The Saviour | Assamese
2008 | Aai Kot Nai | Ma | Assamese
2012 | Ko:Yad | A Silent Way | Mising
2015 | Dau Huduni Methai | Song of the Horned Owl | Bodo
2016 | Sarvagunakar Srimanta Sankardeva |  | Assamese
2019 | Bishkanyar Deshot[2] | In the Land of Poison Women | Pangchenpa

## Awards[edit]

National Film Awards

Year  | Film  | Category  | Citation  | Ref

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1999 | Baibhab | Special Mention | For her poetic expression in her debut film. | [3]
2003 | Aakashitorar Kothare | Best Feature Film in Assamese | For its juxtaposition of a woman's search for her cultural heritage and its loss. | [4]
Best Female Playback Singer | Awarded to Tarali Sarma
For her tuneful rendition of a devotional song without instrumental accompaniment. | [4]
2008 | Aai Kot Nai | Best Feature Film on National Integration | For 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]
2012 | Ko:Yad | Best Feature Film in Mishing | A stark and realistic film with a strong subtext about a driftwood collector makes compelling viewing. | [6]
Best Cinematography | Awarded 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]
2018 | In the Land of Poison Women | Best Feature Film in Pangchenpa | The 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

Year  | Award  | Film

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2000  | Gollapudi Srinivas Award | Baibhab
2000  | Best film in Asia, 6th Dhaka International Film Festival | Baibhab
2004  | Best Director, Assam State Film Award  | Aakashitorar Kothare
2004  | Audience Award, Dhaka International Film Festival  | Aakashitorar Kothare

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Manju Borah - Assamese Filmmaker". Onlinesivasagar.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
2. ^ "A mysterious tale : manju borah's 'bishkanyar deshot'". Arunachal24.in. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
3. ^ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
4. ^ a b "51st National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
5. ^ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
6. ^ a b "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
7. ^ "66th National Film Awards" (PDF).

## External links[edit]

* Manju Borah at IMDb
* An Interview with Manju Borah at tirbhumi.com.
* Manju Bora’s New Film in Mising

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National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)

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* Kumar Shahani (1983)
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* Sandip Ray (1986)
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* Aamir Khan (1988)
* Mohanlal and Anupam Kher (1989)
* Anoubham Kiranmala (1990)
* Mamata Shankar and Raveendran (1991)
* Sibaprasad Sen (1992)
* Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke and Indradhanura Chhai (1993)
* Mahesh Mahadevan, Bishnu Kharghoria and S. Kumar (1994)
* Uttara Baokar, Rohini, and Benaf Dadachandji (1995)
* Dolon Roy and Bhagirathee (1996)
* Nagarjuna and Jomol (1997)
* Dasari Narayana Rao, Prakash Raj, and Manju Warrier (1998)
* Mohan Joshi, Manju Borah and Kavitha Lankesh (1999)
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* Panoi-Jongki (2001)
* Jyothirmayi (2002)
* H. G. Dattatreya and Nedumudi Venu (2003)
* Gurdas Maan and Pradeep Nair (2004)
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* Thilakan and Prosenjit Chatterjee (2006)
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* Padmapriya Janakiraman (2009)
* K. Shivaram Karanth and V. I. S. Jayabalan (2010)
* Mallika and Sherrey (2011)
* Lal, H. G. Dattatreya, Bishnu Kharghoria, Parineeti Chopra, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Hansraj Jagtap, and Thilakan (2012)
* Gauri Gadgil, Sanjana Rai, and Anjali Patil (2013)
* Musthafa, Palomi Ghosh, and Parth Bhalerao (2014)
* Rinku Rajguru, Jayasurya, and Ritika Singh (2015)
* Kadvi Hawa, Mukti Bhawan, Adil Hussain, and Sonam Kapoor (2016)
* Pankaj Tripathi, Parvathy, Prakruti Mishra, and Yasharaj Karhade (2017)
* Sruthi Hariharan, Chandrachoor Rai, Joju George, and Savithri Sreedharan (2018)

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