| Jahnu Barua | |
| Birth Date: | 1952 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sivasagar, Assam, India |
| Children: | Ozu Barua (Actor) |
| Occupation: | Film director, writer, producer |
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.[1]
| Year | Title | English Title | Language | Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Aparoopa | Aparoopa | ||||||
| 1984 | Expectation | |||||||
| 1986 | Papori | Assamese | ||||||
| 1987 | Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai | Catastrophe | Assamese | |||||
| 1990 | Bonani | Forest | Assamese | |||||
| 1992 | Firingoti | Spark | Assamese | |||||
| 1995 | Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door | It's a Long Way to the Sea | Assamese | |||||
| 1998 | Kuhkhal | Price of Freedom | Assamese | |||||
| 2000 | Pokhi | And the River Flows | Assamese | |||||
| 2003 | Konikar Ramdhenu | Ride on the Rainbow | Assamese | |||||
| 2004 | Tora | Tora's Love | Assamese | |||||
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | I Did Not Kill Gandhi | ||||||
| 2010 | Mumbai Cutting (Anjane Dost segment) | Hindi | ||||||
| 2012 | Baandhon | Waves of Silence | Assamese | |||||
| 2014 | Ajeyo[2] | Invincible | Assamese | |||||
| 2018 | Bhoga Khirikee[3] | Broken Window | Assamese | |||||
| Under Production | Unread Pages[4] | – | Assamese, English |
The Raijor Dal officially announced that Jahnu Baruah had extended his support along with Assamese film actress Zerifa Wahid and lawyer Arup Borbora.[5] [6]
Jahnu Baruah has received the following awards: