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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).

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Jahnu Barua

Muhurat of Jahnu Barua's Assamese film Baandhon (Assamese:বান্ধোন) held on December 11, 2011 at Jonakee Complex, Panjabari, Guwahati, Assam, India

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Born
1952. · Sivasagar.
Nationality
India.
Occupation
film director and screenwriter.
Education
Film and Television Institute of India.
Honours
Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri in arts.

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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).

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Jahnu Barua (born 1952) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. The film director was born in Sivasagar. Jahnu Barua studied at Film and Television Institute of India. The film director received Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri in arts.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Visual art and other activities
  3. 03Archives and collections
  4. 04Honours and memberships
  5. 05Notes, references and evidence

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