# Jahnu Barua

Jahnu Barua (born 1952) is an Indian film director. He has written and directed a number of Assamese and Hindi films. Some of his notable films are Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (1987), Firingoti (1992), Xagoroloi Bohu Door (1995), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara (2005), Konikar Ramdhenu (2003), Baandhon (2012), and Ajeyo (2014).
Jahnu Barua has been conferred Padma Shri (2003) and Padma Bhushan (2015). He served as chairman of the Indian Film Directors' Association in 1993.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | English Title | Language | Director | Producer | Writer | Editor |
| 1982 | Aparoopa | Aparoopa | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1984 | Apeksha – Hindi version of Aparoopa | Expectation | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1986 | Papori | | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1987 | Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai | Catastrophe | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1990 | Bonani | Forest | Assamese | Yes | | | Yes |
| 1992 | Firingoti | Spark | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1995 | Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door | It's a Long Way to the Sea | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1998 | Kuhkhal | Price of Freedom | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2000 | Pokhi | And the River Flows | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2003 | Konikar Ramdhenu | Ride on the Rainbow | Assamese | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2004 | Tora | Tora's Love | Assamese | Yes | | Yes | Yes |
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | I Did Not Kill Gandhi | Hindi | Yes | | Yes | |
| 2010 | Mumbai Cutting (Anjane Dost segment) | | Hindi | Yes | | | |
| 2012 | Baandhon | Waves of Silence | Assamese | Yes | | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Ajeyo | Invincible | Assamese | Yes | | Yes | Yes |
| 2018 | Bhoga Khirikee | Broken Window | Assamese | Yes | | Yes | Yes |
| Under Production | Unread Pages | – | Assamese, English | Yes | | | |

## Television

* Adhikar (Right, 1988)
* Ek Kahani (One Story, 1986)
* Paatal Lok (season 2) (2025) actor

## Politics

The Raijor Dal officially announced that Jahnu Baruah had extended his support along with Assamese film actress Zerifa Wahid and lawyer Arup Borbora.

## Awards

Jahnu Baruah has received the following awards:
* Padma Shri in 2003
* Padma Bhushan in 2015

### National Film Awards

* 2013: Best Feature Film in Assamese: Ajeyo
* 2012: Best Feature Film in Assamese: Baandhon
* 2003: Best Regional Film for Konikar Ramdhenu
* 2003: National Film Award for Best Children's Film for Tora
* 1999: Best Regional Film for Pokhi
* 1998: Best Regional Film for Kuhkhal
* 1995: Best Director for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door
* 1995: Best Regional Film for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door
* 1992: Second Best Feature Film for Firingoti
* 1990: Best film on Environment for Bonani
* 1987: Best Film for Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai
* 1983: Best Regional Film for Aparoopa

### Chicago International Film Festival

* 2005: Getz World Peace Prize for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door

### Brussels International Independent Film Festival

* 1996: Best Director for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door

### Fukuoka International Film Festival

* 2006 Kodak Vision Award for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara

### Fribourg International Film Festival

* 1996: Audience Award for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door
* 1996: Award of the Pestalozzi Children's Village Foundation for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door

### Locarno International Film Festival

* 1988: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention for Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai
* 1988: Silver Leopard for Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai

### Singapore International Film Festival

* 1996: International Fipresci Award for Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door

### Mumbai International Film Festival

* 2005: International Fipresci Award for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara

### Sarhad (NGO)

* 2012: 1st Bhupen Hazarika National award