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|occupation  = Film director producer, writer, and editor
|occupation  = Film director,actor, screenwriter, script writer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7381564/|title=Biswajeet Bora|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref>
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'''Biswajeet Bora''' (born 8 August 1979) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and script writer from Assam. He made his directorial debut in Bollywood with the first Indian carbon neutral film ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Biswajeet-Bora-I-have-always-wanted-to-make-a-movie-that-celebrates-nature/articleshow/48188141.cms|title=Biswajeet Bora: I have always wanted to make a movie that celebrates nature|website=M.timesofindia.com|accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref> He directed the Superhit [[Assamese language|Assamese]] film ''[[Bahniman]]'' which was released in 2016.He received the 'Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy' for 'Best Director' at the National Competition Section : Competition on Indian Languages of '26th Kolkata International Film Festival 2021'.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anurag Barman |url=http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/assamese-film-bahniman-by-biswajeet-bora/ |title=Gear Up for Biswajeet Bora's Bahniman |website=Kothasobi.com |date= |accessdate=2017-01-22}}</ref>
'''Biswajeet Bora''' (born 8 August 1979) is an 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Biswajeet-Bora-I-have-always-wanted-to-make-a-movie-that-celebrates-nature/articleshow/48188141.cms|title=Biswajeet Bora: I have always wanted to make a movie that celebrates nature|website=timesofindia.com|access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref><ref name=pathfinder/> 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.<ref name=kothasobi2>{{cite web|author=Anurag Barman |url=http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/assamese-film-bahniman-by-biswajeet-bora/ |title=Gear Up for Biswajeet Bora's Bahniman |website=Kothasobi.com |date= |access-date=2017-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030102326/http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/assamese-film-bahniman-by-biswajeet-bora/|archive-date=2016-10-30}}</ref> ''[[Boomba Ride]]'' (2021) was one of six Indian films shown at [[Marché du Film]] during the [[Cannes Film Festival]] 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/guwahati/2022/05/15/boomba-ride-in-cannes-so-why-is-assam-sending-bureaucrats-to-the-festival/|title='Boomba Ride' in Cannes, but Assam sending bureaucrats to festival. Why?|last=Sadanand|first=B.|date=2022-05-15|publisher=East Mojo|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/entertainment/cannes-film-festival-2022-from-rocketry-to-boomba-ride-list-of-films-to-screen-at-fest-10043528|title=Cannes Film Festival 2022: From Rocketry to Boomba Ride, list of Indian films to screen at fest|last=Srivastav|first=Simran|date=2022-05-17|publisher=Jagran|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref> His film  ''[[Boomba Ride]]'' (2021) won the ''69th National Film Awards'' for Best Mishing language film. He also works as a script consultant for a government institution.


==Biography==
==Early life and education==
===Early life and education===
Bora was born in the village of No. 1 Senchowa,{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} [[Golaghat]], [[Assam]], India,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/educating-boomba/|title=Educating Boomba|date=2021-01-08|publisher=Daily Excelsior|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=snapshot>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/993207/in-assamese-film-god-on-the-balcony-a-snapshot-of-death-caused-by-governmental-apathy|title=In Assamese film 'God on the Balcony', a snapshot of death caused by governmental apathy|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|date=2021-04-25|publisher=Scroll.in|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref> to Purna Chandra Bora and Monju Bora.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} He began acting in amateur plays<ref name=pathfinder/> 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 language|Assamese]] newspapers, as well as directing plays. He received his degree in [[Assamese literature]] from [[Golaghat Commerce College]] in 2001,{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} then moved to [[Mumbai]] to pursue film editing.<ref name=pathfinder/>
Biswajeet was born in the village of No. 1 Senchowa, [[Golaghat]], [[Assam]], India, to Purna Chandra Bora and Monju Bora. He started his artistic life as an actor in amateur plays when he was 16. He later joined Evergreen Drama and Film Institute of Golaghat, to know about the craft. Also he started playing martial arts at the age of 15. He received black belt in Martial Art in 1999. Later he shifted his base to film related writing in Assamese news papers and also into direction and directed a few plays. After securing a degree in Assamese literature in 2001 from Golaghat Commerce College, he decided to go to Mumbai to pursue his career as a film editor.


===Career===
==Career==
Initially, Biswajeet Bora wanted to be an actor and, being from Assam, he started with theatre. He did a lot of work as an actor and also directed a few plays. Then he moved to Mumbai .  Coming to Mumbai he joined an editing studio and started working as an editor.<ref>{{cite web|author=Rohini Nag |url=http://boxofficeindia.co.in/path-finder/ |title=Path Finder - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |date=2016-11-26 |accessdate=2017-01-22}}</ref> Then he assisted internationally acclaimed filmmaker [[Jahnu Barua]] for several years before making films, including the Assamese film ''Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil'' (A Thousand Fireflies Sparkle) in 2007. In 2009 he made the documentary – ''Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier Elwin''. This documentary has been selected to several international film festivals, including the Bollywood Beyond Film Festival in Germany and the IUAES (International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences) in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/aisa-yeh-jahaan-indias-first-carbon-neutral-film-is-all-set-to-release |title='Aisa Yeh Jahaan'-India's First Carbon Neutral Film is all Set to Release |website=Kothasobi.com |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2017-01-22}}</ref>
In Mumbai, Bora worked as a film editor<ref name=pathfinder>{{cite web|author=Rohini Nag |url=http://boxofficeindia.co.in/path-finder/ |title=Path Finder|publisher=[[Box Office India]] |date=2016-11-26 |access-date=2017-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129230231/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/path-finder/|archive-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> before  assisting [[Jahnu Barua]] as associate director on several projects, including ''Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil'' (2007), for seven years.<ref name=nyiff>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyiff.us/film/God-on-the-Balcony_91/|title=God on the Balcony|date=2021|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=pathfinder/> 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.<ref name=angel/><ref name=kothasobi2/><ref name=kothasobi1>{{cite web|url=http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/aisa-yeh-jahaan-indias-first-carbon-neutral-film-is-all-set-to-release |title='Aisa Yeh Jahaan'-India's First Carbon Neutral Film is all Set to Release|last=Deka|first=Prantik |website=Kothasobi.com|access-date=2017-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928140758/http://www.kothasobi.com/movie/aisa-yeh-jahaan-indias-first-carbon-neutral-film-is-all-set-to-release|archive-date=2016-09-28}}</ref> In 2015, he wrote and directed ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'', the first Indian film to be carbon-neutral during its filming process.<ref name=aisayehjahaan/><ref name=nyiff/> He subsequently directed ''Bahniman'' (2016), ''Phehujali: The Dawn'' (2017), and ''Raktabeez'' (2018).<ref name=nyiff/><ref name=kothasobi2/> ''[[God on the Balcony]]'', which Bora filmed during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref name=snapshot/> premiered at the [[26th Kolkata International Film Festival]] in 2021.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
 
Bora's films have appeared at a number of film festivals, including those in [[Kolkata International Film Festival|Kolkata]], [[Pune International Film Festival|Pune]], [[Dhaka International Film Festival|Dhaka]],<ref name=pune>{{cite web|url=https://www.piffindia.com/boomba-ride.php|title=Boomba Ride|publisher=Pune International Film Festival|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=assamtimes>{{cite web|url=https://assamtimes.org/content/bomba-ride-screened-52nd-indian-panorama|title=Bomba Ride screened at 52nd Indian Panorama|date=2021-11-22|publisher=Assam Times|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref> [[Shanghai International Film Festival|Shanghai]], Stuttgart, [[New York Indian Film Festival|New York]], [[International Film Festival of Kerala|Kerala]],<ref name=godonthebalcony1/> Barcelona,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asianfilmfestival.barcelona/2021/film-item/god-on-the-balcony/|title=God on the Balcony|publisher=Asian Film Festival Barcelona|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref> [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne|Melbourne]],<ref name=melbourne/> San Francisco,<ref name=accolades/> [[Bengaluru International Film Festival|Bengaluru]],<ref name=duarah/> Washington DC,<ref name=duarah/> Rajasthan,<ref name=pune/> [[Guwahati International Film Festival|Guwahati]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/guwahati-international-film-festival-2018-to-begin-tomorrow|title=Guwahati International Film Festival 2018 to begin tomorrow|date=2018-10-24|publisher=Guwahiti Plus|access-date=2023-06-23}}</ref> and Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/manipuri-film-to-open-at-ne-cine-fest/cid/1393759|title=Manipuri film to open at NE cine fest|last=Thokchom|first=Khelen|date=2021-08-15|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=2023-06-23}}</ref> Others include the Indian Panorama at the [[52nd International Film Festival of India#Third IFFI|International Film Festival of India]],<ref name=pune/><ref name=assamtimes/> Imagine India International Film Festival,<ref name=godonthebalcony1>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/entertainment/2021/06/24/biswajeet-boras-god-on-the-balcony-to-be-screened-at-stuttgart-film-festival/|title=Biswajeet Bora's 'God on The Balcony' to be screened at Stuttgart Film Festival|last=Sarkar|first=Shilpa|date=2021-06-24|publisher=East Mojo|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=nyiff/> Third Eye Asian Film Festival,<ref name=kothasobi2/> Rainbow Film Festival, [[Latin American Studies Association|LASA]] International Film Festival, and [[Jagran Film Festival]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He now lives in Mumbai with his wife Lopamudra Gogoi Bora, who is also a writer and fashion designer and his son, Troy.
Bora lives in Mumbai with his wife, writer and fashion designer Lopamudra Gogoi Bora, and their son, Troy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegoan.net/tg-life/%E2%80%98boomba-ride%E2%80%99-shows-education-transforms-rural-life-biswajeet/77180.html|title='Boomba Ride' shows education transforms rural life: Biswajeet|date=2021-11-24|publisher=The GOAN|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Year
!Year !! Original title !! Title in English !! Language !! Director !! Producer !! Writer !! Actor !! Ref
!Film
|-
!Languages
| 2008 || ''Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil'' || ''A Thousand Fireflies Sparkle'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || Co-producer || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=kothasobi1/><ref name=kothasobi2/>
![[Film director|Director]]
|-
![[Film producer|Producer]]
| 2010 || ''Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier Elwin'' || || English || {{Yes}} || || || || <ref name=angel>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/films/angel/|title=Angel of the Aboriginals|publisher=University of Cambridge Digital Himalaya|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=kothasobi1/><ref name=kothasobi2/>
![[Screenwriter|Writer]]
|-
!Actor
| 2015 || ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'' || ''The World It Is'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=aisayehjahaan/><ref name=pune/><ref name=kothasobi2/><ref name=pathfinder/>
!Notes
|-
| 2016 || ''Bahniman'' || ''Bahniman'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || <ref name=kothasobi2/><ref name=pathfinder/><ref name=nyiff/>
|-
| 2017 || ''Phehujali: The Dawn'' || || Assamese || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=imagine/>
|-
|-
|2007
| 2018 || ''Raktabeez'' || ''Raktabeez'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=imagine/>
|''A Thousand Fireflies Sparkle...''
|Assamese
|{{Yes}}
|Co Producer
|{{Yes}}  
|
|Released on '08
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
| 2019 || ''Dhuyein se Dhuyein Tak'' || ''Smoke'' || Hindi || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=imagine>{{cite web|url=https://imagineindiafestival.com/2021/01/18/god-on-the-balcony-biswajeet-bora-india-offcial-section/|title=God on the Balcony (Biswajeet Bora) India. {{as written|Off|cial &#91;sic&#93;}} section|date=2021-01-18|publisher=Imagine India Festival|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|'' Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier Elwin''
|English|English
|{{Yes}}
|
|
|
|Released on '10
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| 2020 || ''[[God on the Balcony|Balconit Bhogawan]]'' || ''God on the Balcony'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=nyiff/>
|''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]''
|Hindi|Hindi
|{{Yes}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|
|Released on July '15
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
|''[[Bahniman]]''
|Assamese|Assamese
|{{Yes}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|Released on Dec '16
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2019
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''Lakhimi'' || ''Lakhimi'' || Assamese || {{Yes}} || Co-producer || {{Yes}} || || <ref name=imagine/>
|''Dhuyien se Dhuyein Tak....''
|Hindi
|{{Yes}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|
|Short film 2019
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|2018
| ''[[Boomba Ride]]'' || ''Boomba Ride'' || [[Mising language|Mising]]/[[Assamese language|Assamese]] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/2021/11/boomba-ride-biswajeet-boras-latest-film-is-about-education-and-dreaming-big/|title=Boomba Ride: Biswajeet Bora's latest film is about education and dreaming big|last=Korkmaz|first=Joseph|date=2021-11-27|publisher=The News Mill|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1006586/assamese-film-boomba-ride-captures-the-seriocomic-state-of-rural-education|title=Assamese film 'Boomba Ride' captures the seriocomic state of rural education|date=2021-10-03|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|publisher=Scroll.in|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref><ref name=pune/>
|''[[Raktabeez]]''
|Assamese
|{{Yes}}
|
|{{Yes}}  
|
|Released on May '18
|-
|-
|2017
| 2023 || ''Birangana Sadhani'' || ''Birangana Sadhani'' || Hindi/Assamese || {{Yes}} || || {{Yes}} || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/director-biswajit-bora-to-direct-a-film-on-queen-sati-sadhani-in-both-assamese-and-hindi-516592|title=Director Biswajit Bora to direct a film on queen Sati Sadhani in both Assamese and Hindi|date=2020-12-16|publisher=Sentinel Assam|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|''[[Phehujali]]''(Early Dawn)
|Assamese
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}  
|
|
|-
|-
|2021
|2025
|''Boomba Ride''
|Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati 2
|Mising
|Yes
|
|
|Assamese
|Yes
|Yes
|
|
|
|
|-
|2020
|''God on the Balcony''
|Assamese
|Yes
|
|Yes
|
|
|
|
|}
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Work !! Year !! Award !! Event !! Result !! Ref
|-
| rowspan="5" | ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'' || rowspan="4" | 2015 || International Award of Excellence || International Film Festival Environment, Health, and Culture || {{won}} || <ref name="aisayehjahaan">{{cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/2015/07/indias-first-carbon-neutral-film-captures-simplicity-of-northeast/|title='India's first carbon neutral film' captures simplicity of Northeast|date=2015-07-24|publisher=The News Mill|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|-
| Best Feature Film || [[Los Angeles Independent Film Festival]] || {{nominated}} || <ref name="accolades">{{cite web|url=https://www.apnnews.com/biswajeet-boras-aisa-yeh-jahaan-wins-hearts-and-accolades-world-wide/|title=Biswajeet Bora's 'Aisa Yeh Jahaan' wins hearts and accolades world wide|date=2015-07-23|publisher=APN News|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|-
| Silver Award || International Independent Film Awards || {{won}} || <ref name="accolades" />
|-
| Official Finalist & Recognition Award || Mexico International Film Festival || {{won}} || <ref name="accolades" />
|-
| 2017 || Best Feature Film || 4th Arunachal Film Festival || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| ''Bahniman'' || 2016 || [[Assam Talks]] Best Director || || {{won}} || <ref name="accolades" />
|-
| rowspan="11" | ''[[God on the Balcony]]'' || rowspan="10" | 2021 || Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy for Best Director || [[26th Kolkata International Film Festival]] || {{won}} || <ref name="nyiff" /><ref name="pune" />
|-
| Equality in Cinema Award || rowspan="3" | [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]] || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffm.com.au/iffm2021/iffm-awards.html|title=IFFM 2021 Awards Online|publisher=Indian Film Festival Melbourne|access-date=2023-06-23}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director || {{nominated}} || <ref name="melbourne" />
|-
| Best Indie Film || {{nominated}} || <ref name="melbourne">{{cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/2021/08/god-on-the-balcony-3-nominations-indian-film-festival-melbourne/|title='God on the Balcony' gets 3 nominations at 12th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne|last=Ajmera|first=Lipika|publisher=The News Mill|access-date=2023-06-22}}</ref>
|-
| School Film of the Year || rowspan="2" | 8th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| German Star of India || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| Best Director (Indian Language Films) || [[Kolkata International Film Festival]] || {{won}} || <ref name="godonthebalcony1" />
|-
| Honorable Mention || [[Latin American Studies Association|LASA]] International Film Festival || {{won}} || <ref name="godonthebalcony1" />
|-
| Special Mention || Rainbow Film Festival || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| Best Feature Film || 8th Rajasthan International Film Festival || {{won}} || {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| 2022 || Best Film in Asian Cinema Competition || 13th [[Bengaluru International Film Festival]] || {{won}} || <ref name="duarah">{{cite web|url=https://thehillstimes.in/featured/god-on-the-balcony-bags-best-asian-film-2020-award-at-biff-22|title='God On The Balcony' Bags Best Asian Film 2020 Award At BIFF '22|date=2022-03-29|publisher=The Hills Times|access-date=2023-06-22|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602121007/https://thehillstimes.in/featured/god-on-the-balcony-bags-best-asian-film-2020-award-at-biff-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2019
|''Raktabeez''
|''Lakhimi''  
|2018
|Assamese
|Best Popular Film Award
|Yes
|8th Assam State Film Awards 2023
|
|Yes
|
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Boomba Ride]]''
|2021
|Best Mishing Language Film
|69th [[1st National Film Awards|National Film Awards]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-17 |title=69th National Film Awards: Here's the complete winner list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/69th-national-film-awards-heres-the-complete-winner-list/articleshow/104498945.cms |access-date=2024-08-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Awards==
==External links==
 
{{IMDb name|nm7381564/|Biswajeet Bora}}
He received the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy FOR Best Director at the National Competition Section : Competition on Indian Languages of 26th Kolkata International Film Festival 2021.
 
He received the Best Director award from [[Assam Talks]] (a news channel of Assam) for his Assamese Film ''[[Bahniman]]'' in 2016.
 
His Hindi film Aisa Yeh Jahaan has been awarded as BEST FEATURE FILM 2017 at '4th ARUNACHAL FILM FESTIVAL' by the GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH, FILM FEDERATION with a cash of INR 2,00,000, a trophy and a Certificate.
 
Rodali Award (Assam) for Best Director and Best Entertainer film 'Bahniman' 2017.
 
Rodali Award (Assam) for best Director & best film Award for the film PHEHUJALI 2018.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:58, 2 March 2026


Biswajeet Bora
Born (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979 (age 46)
Golaghat, Assam, India
Alma materGolaghat Commerce College
OccupationFilm director producer, writer, and editor
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)Lopamudra Gogoi Bora

Biswajeet Bora (born 8 August 1979) is an 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 Mishing language film. He also works as a script consultant for a government institution.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Bora was born in the village of No. 1 Senchowa,[citation needed] Golaghat, Assam, India,[6][7] to Purna Chandra Bora and Monju Bora.[citation needed] 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,[citation needed] then moved to Mumbai to pursue film editing.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Bora lives in Mumbai with his wife, writer and fashion designer Lopamudra Gogoi Bora, and their son, Troy.[21]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Original title Title in English Language Director Producer Writer Actor Ref
2008 Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil A Thousand Fireflies Sparkle Assamese Yes Co-producer Yes [10][3]
2010 Angel of the Aboriginals: Dr Verrier Elwin English Yes [9][10][3]
2015 Aisa Yeh Jahaan The World It Is Hindi Yes Yes [11][12][3][2]
2016 Bahniman Bahniman Assamese Yes Yes Yes [3][2][8]
2017 Phehujali: The Dawn Assamese Yes Yes Yes [22]
2018 Raktabeez Raktabeez Assamese Yes Yes [22]
2019 Dhuyein se Dhuyein Tak Smoke Hindi Yes Yes [22]
2020 Balconit Bhogawan God on the Balcony Assamese Yes Yes [8]
2021 Lakhimi Lakhimi Assamese Yes Co-producer Yes [22]
Boomba Ride Boomba Ride Mising/Assamese Yes Yes Yes [23][24][12]
2023 Birangana Sadhani Birangana Sadhani Hindi/Assamese Yes Yes [25]
2025 Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati 2 Assamese Yes

Awards[edit | edit source]

Work Year Award Event Result Ref
Aisa Yeh Jahaan 2015 International Award of Excellence International Film Festival Environment, Health, and Culture Won [11]
Best Feature Film Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Nominated [17]
Silver Award International Independent Film Awards Won [17]
Official Finalist & Recognition Award Mexico International Film Festival Won [17]
2017 Best Feature Film 4th Arunachal Film Festival Won [citation needed]
Bahniman 2016 Assam Talks Best Director Won [17]
God on the Balcony 2021 Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Trophy for Best Director 26th Kolkata International Film Festival Won [8][12]
Equality in Cinema Award Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Won [26]
Best Director Nominated [16]
Best Indie Film Nominated [16]
School Film of the Year 8th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart Won [citation needed]
German Star of India Won [citation needed]
Best Director (Indian Language Films) Kolkata International Film Festival Won [14]
Honorable Mention LASA International Film Festival Won [14]
Special Mention Rainbow Film Festival Won [citation needed]
Best Feature Film 8th Rajasthan International Film Festival Won [citation needed]
2022 Best Film in Asian Cinema Competition 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival Won [18]
Raktabeez 2018 Best Popular Film Award 8th Assam State Film Awards 2023
Boomba Ride 2021 Best Mishing Language Film 69th National Film Awards Won [27]

External links[edit | edit source]

Biswajeet Bora on IMDb

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Biswajeet Bora: I have always wanted to make a movie that celebrates nature". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Rohini Nag (26 November 2016). "Path Finder". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 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. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "God on the Balcony". New York Indian Film Festival. 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Angel of the Aboriginals". University of Cambridge Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 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. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "'India's first carbon neutral film' captures simplicity of Northeast". The News Mill. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "Boomba Ride". Pune International Film Festival. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Bomba Ride screened at 52nd Indian Panorama". Assam Times. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 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. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Ajmera, Lipika. "'God on the Balcony' gets 3 nominations at 12th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne". The News Mill. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "Biswajeet Bora's 'Aisa Yeh Jahaan' wins hearts and accolades world wide". APN News. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "'God On The Balcony' Bags Best Asian Film 2020 Award At BIFF '22". The Hills Times. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. 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. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 "God on the Balcony (Biswajeet Bora) India. [[:Template:As written]] section". Imagine India Festival. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  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.
  27. ↑ "69th National Film Awards: Here's the complete winner list". The Times of India. 17 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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