Jahnu Barua

Jahnu Barua, a multiple national award-winning filmmaker, shared insights on his filmmaking journey at the Pune International Film Festival. He discussed his initial interest in cinema, handling child actors, the role of the director, and the impact of technology on creativity. Barua emphasized the importance of director-driven films and the need for creativity over technological reliance.

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National Award winning director Jahnu Barua will be commemorated at the annual Festival d’Automne, in Paris

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday approved giving the Padma Bhushan to Assamese filmmaker of international repute Jahnu Barua for his contribution to the field of art.

Filmmaker Jahnu Barua said that with the advent of technology there is a spurt in short filmmaking.

Barua film director said it's a shame that even after so many years of Independence, and despite having such a rich and diverse culture we lack such a mechanism.

Acclaimed Assamese filmmaker Jahnu Barua will be conferred with the Bhupen Hazarika National Award by Pune-based social organization Sarhad.

At the request of Arunachal Pradesh governor J P Rajkhowa, internationally renowned film-maker from the northeast Jahnu Barua is all set to take up a film project for the benefit of cinema aficionados in the state.

Jahnu Barua's 'Bhoga Khirikee' which marks Priyanka Chopra’s Purple Pebble Pictures’ debut production venture Assamese cinema, will release on 26 October 2018.

The Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKHSOU) on Monday announced a national fellowship worth Rs 12 lakh for eminent filmmaker Jahnu Barua.The university will also give a national award from this year.

Jahnu Barua, the director who made poignant movies like the much-acclaimed Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maraa, is now gearing to direct some of the biggies of Bollywood.

Actress Vidya Balan, filmmakers Raju Hirani and Jahnu Barua and cinematographer Santosh Sivan are among the prominent persons nominated as new members of the reconstituted Film and Television Society of India (FTII) council.

Bollywood directors Raju Hirani and Jahnu Barua and TV actor Gajendra Chauhan will be inducted as part of the board of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in an effort to rejuvenate the film school.

The 12th edition of International Leo Expo organized by Leo advertising was inaugurated at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre on Friday.

Acclaimed Assamese filmmaker Jahnu Barua went down memory lane and recalled his days in Pune when he was doing his post-graduation diploma in film direction from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

"But not a single film has been made on the saddening attack and I thought to myself, are Indian filmmakers morons? Are we all morons?" said filmmaker Jahnu Barua.