Biswajeet Bora


Biswajeet Bora 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. He directed the Superhit Assamese film Bahniman which was released in 2016.

Biography

Early life and education

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

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. Then he assisted internationally acclaimed filmmaker Jahnu Barua for several years before making films, including the Assamese film Ejak Jonakir Jhilmil 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 in Turkey.

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.

Filmography

Awards

He received the Best Director award from Assam Talks 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 for Best Director and Best Entertainer film 'Bahniman' 2017.
Rodali Award for best Director & best film Award for the film PHEHUJALI 2018.