Biswajeet Bora
Born (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979
Golaghat, Assam, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materGolaghat 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.

Early life and education

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

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.

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
2008Ejak Jonakir JhilmilA Thousand Fireflies SparkleAssameseYesCo-producerYes[10][3]
2010Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier ElwinEnglishYes[9][10][3]
2015Aisa Yeh JahaanThe World It IsHindiYesYes[11][12][3][2]
2016BahnimanBahnimanAssameseYesYesYes[3][2][8]
2017Phehujali: The DawnAssameseYesYesYes[22]
2018RaktabeezRaktabeezAssameseYesYes[22]
2019Dhuyein se Dhuyein TakSmokeHindiYesYes[22]
2020Balconit BhogawanGod on the BalconyAssameseYesYes[8]
2021LakhimiLakhimiAssameseYesCo-producerYes[22]
Boomba RideBoomba RideMising/AssameseYesYesYes[23][24][12]
2023Birangana SadhaniBirangana SadhaniHindi/AssameseYesYes[25]

Awards

WorkYearAwardEventResultRef
Aisa Yeh Jahaan2015International Award of ExcellenceInternational Film Festival Environment, Health, and CultureWon[11]
Best Feature FilmLos Angeles Independent Film FestivalNominated[17]
Silver AwardInternational Independent Film AwardsWon[17]
Official Finalist & Recognition AwardMexico International Film FestivalWon[17]
2017Best Feature Film4th Arunachal Film FestivalWon
Bahniman2016Assam Talks Best DirectorWon[17]
God on the Balcony2021Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy for Best Director26th Kolkata International Film FestivalWon[8][12]
Equality in Cinema AwardIndian Film Festival of MelbourneWon[26]
Best DirectorNominated[16]
Best Indie FilmNominated[16]
School Film of the Year8th Indian Film Festival StuttgartWon
German Star of IndiaWon
Best Director (Indian Language Films)Kolkata International Film FestivalWon[14]
Honorable MentionLASA International Film FestivalWon[14]
Special MentionRainbow Film FestivalWon
Best Feature Film8th Rajasthan International Film FestivalWon
2022Best Film in Asian Cinema Competition13th Bengaluru International Film FestivalWon[18]
Raktabeez 2018 Best Popular Film Award 8th Assam State Film Awards 2023 Won
Boomba Ride 2021 Best Mishing Language Film 69th National Film Awards Won

Biswajeet Bora at IMDb

References

  1. ↑ "Biswajeet Bora: I have always wanted to make a movie that celebrates nature". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rohini Nag (26 November 2016). "Path Finder". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Anurag Barman. "Gear Up for Biswajeet Bora's Bahniman". Kothasobi.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Sadanand, B. (15 May 2022). "'Boomba Ride' in Cannes, but Assam sending bureaucrats to festival. Why?". East Mojo. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Srivastav, Simran (17 May 2022). "Cannes Film Festival 2022: From Rocketry to Boomba Ride, list of Indian films to screen at fest". Jagran. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Educating Boomba". Daily Excelsior. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  7. 1 2 Ramnath, Nandini (25 April 2021). "In Assamese film 'God on the Balcony', a snapshot of death caused by governmental apathy". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "God on the Balcony". New York Indian Film Festival. 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Angel of the Aboriginals". University of Cambridge Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 Deka, Prantik. "'Aisa Yeh Jahaan'-India's First Carbon Neutral Film is all Set to Release". Kothasobi.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "'India's first carbon neutral film' captures simplicity of Northeast". The News Mill. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Boomba Ride". Pune International Film Festival. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Bomba Ride screened at 52nd Indian Panorama". Assam Times. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Sarkar, Shilpa (24 June 2021). "Biswajeet Bora's 'God on The Balcony' to be screened at Stuttgart Film Festival". East Mojo. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "God on the Balcony". Asian Film Festival Barcelona. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 Ajmera, Lipika. "'God on the Balcony' gets 3 nominations at 12th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne". The News Mill. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biswajeet Bora's 'Aisa Yeh Jahaan' wins hearts and accolades world wide". APN News. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 "'God On The Balcony' Bags Best Asian Film 2020 Award At BIFF '22". The Hills Times. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Guwahati International Film Festival 2018 to begin tomorrow". Guwahiti Plus. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  20. ↑ Thokchom, Khelen (15 August 2021). "Manipuri film to open at NE cine fest". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "'Boomba Ride' shows education transforms rural life: Biswajeet". The GOAN. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "God on the Balcony (Biswajeet Bora) India. Offcial section". Imagine India Festival. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  23. ↑ Korkmaz, Joseph (27 November 2021). "Boomba Ride: Biswajeet Bora's latest film is about education and dreaming big". The News Mill. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  24. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini (3 October 2021). "Assamese film 'Boomba Ride' captures the seriocomic state of rural education". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "Director Biswajit Bora to direct a film on queen Sati Sadhani in both Assamese and Hindi". Sentinel Assam. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "IFFM 2021 Awards Online". Indian Film Festival Melbourne. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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