Manju Borah Explained

Manju Borah
Birth Place:Assam, India
Occupation:Film director, Screenwriter

Manju Borah 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

Year Title English Title Language
1999 Baibhab A Scam in Verse
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
2016 Sarvagunakar Srimanta Sankardeva Assamese
2019 Bishkanyar Deshot[2] In the Land of Poison Women Pangchenpa

Awards

National Film Awards

YearFilmCategoryCitationRef
1999BaibhabSpecial MentionFor her poetic expression in her debut film.[3]
Aakashitorar 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.
Aai 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]
Ko: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.
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]

External links

Notes and References

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