Bijaya Jena

Bijaya Jena
Bijaya Jena
	Odisha, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Director, Producer

Bijaya Jena (also known as Dolly Jena or Bijoya Jena, born 16 August in Cuttack, Odisha, is an Indian actor, film director and producer.^[1] She won the Indian National Film Award (Best director) for the Odia language film Tara.

Jena played Laila in

Razia Sultan and then later proceeded to act in some Odia films. After acting in several films, she went on to direct and write several scripts of her own.^[2] She served on the Governing Council of FTII

from 1992 to 1995.

Early life

Jena is the youngest of three children. Her mother came from a

Civil Engineer. In her early teens, Jena enrolled in the Film and Television Institute of India

and received her Diploma of Film Acting.

Jena participated in an International Transpersonal Association Conference (a science and religion conference). She later attended a course in Erhard Seminars Training.

Acting career

Jena performed in Hindi and Odia films, television serials like Ek Kahani,

Razia Sultan, Ketan Mehta's Holi. She appeared in Hakim Babu which received a National Award for Best Odia Film. Jena also appeared in Ismail Merchant's British film, The Deceivers, directed by Nicholas Meyer.^[3]^[4]

Writing, directing and production career

In 1992, Jena made her directoral debut with the Odia language film, Tara. She co–wrote the script and produced the film and also played the title role.

Marseilles, France

, and at the 1992 Cairo International Film Festival.

Jena's second film, Abhaas (1997) is in the Hindi language.^[6] Jena acted, scripted, directed, and produced the film. The film's budget was approximately US$60,000. The film's script advisor was István Gaál. Abhaas was screened at the 1997 Festival International du Film de la Rochelle, France; the 1997 Penang Film Festival, Malaysia and the 1997 Cairo International Film Festival. In 2013, Abhaas was telecast on BBC Channel 4, BBC as part of the "100 Years of Indian Cinema" celebration. It was also shown by the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation in October 2014.

In 2016, Jena plans to make a film Danapani ("The Survivor"). Jena wrote the script adapted from the Odia novel by late Gopinath Mohanty. The script was approved by the India National Film Development Corporation.^[7]

Acting credits

Abhaas (Prologue) (1997) (Hindi Film)
Tara (1992) (Odia Film)
Gunehgar Kaun (1991) (Hindi Film)
The Deceivers (1988) (English Film)
Jantar Mantar (1988) (TV Episodes)
Param Veer Chakra (1988) (TV Episode: Albert Eka)
Vikram Aur Betaal (1987) (TV Episode no. 10)
Ek Kahani (1987) (TV episode: Odia story)
Uparaant (1987) (Hindi Film)
Amma (1986) (Hindi Film)
Hakim Babu (1985) (Odia Film)
Holi (1985) (Hindi Film)
Heera Neela (1984) (Odia Film)
Jaga Balia (1984) (Odia Film)
Ashara Akash (1983) (Odia Film)
Razia Sultan
(1983) (Hindi Film)
The Naxalites (1981) (Hindi Film)

Awards

Odia State Award (Best Actress) for Jaga Balia, 1984^[8]
Nominated for Best Actress for "Tara" in Women's Film Festival (Marseille, France, 1992)^[9]
Indian National Film Awards 1992 (Best Regional Film in Odia) for Tara
Nominated for Golden Pyramid for Hindi film "Abhaas" in Cairo International Film Festival, 1997 (Egypt)
Lifetime Dedication Award (Odisha, 2012)
Pinamar Municipality Award (Argentina, 2014)

Jury member

Member of the jury of Indian National Film Awards (feature film category, 1993)
Member of the jury in Fajr International Film Festival (Teheran, 2007)
Member of the jury in 1st Kish International Film Festival (Iran, 2011)
Member of the jury in Roshd International Film Festival (Iran, 2012)^[10]
Member of the jury in
Golden Apricot International Film Festival (Armenia, 2015)^[11]^[12]

Member of the jury in Features category, All Lights India International Film Festival (Cochin, 2015)
Member of the jury of Indian Panorama's feature film section,
IFFI (Goa, 2015)^[13]

Chairperson of the jury in Goa State Film Festival Awards (Goa, 2016)^[14]
Member of the jury of Indian competition section in Bengaluru International Film Festival (February, 2017)
Chairperson of the jury, Heritage Short Films Section, Guwahati Film Festival (Assam, 2017)
Member of the Jury in the selection committee for Indian Oscar Entry (September, 2017)
Member of the jury in Dhaka International Film Festival (Bangladesh, January, 2018)
Member of the jury in Aswan International Women Film Festival (Egypt, February, 2018)
Member of the jury in International Competition, Kolkata International Film Festival, 2019
Member of the jury in International Competition, 6th Herat International Women's Film Festival, Afghanistan, 2020
Member of the jury in central panel of 67th National Film Awards, 2021
Member of the jury in International Competition, Rome Independent Film Festival, 2021
Member of the jury in International Competition, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 2022

References

^ "Bijaya Jena: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Bijaya Jena". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ Das, Pranab; Das, Ajit; Das, Hemanta; Jaya (1 January 2000), Hakim Babu, retrieved 20 December 2016
^ "Merchant Ivory Productions". www.merchantivory.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ "An Actor and a Director" The Hindu
^ Abhaas IMDb.
^ Indo French co production Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Bollywood Trade website 2016.
^ "This Odisha-born actress creates social media buzz with her pics! | Sambad English". 29 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Bijaya Jena Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Bijaya Jena | Times of India Entertainment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "International Roshd Film Festival". 13 November 2012.
^ "The members of Jury of 12th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival are fascinated by Armenian hospitality | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency". Armenpress.am. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "Bijaya Jena master-class at Tumo - CP - Fun & Music Videos". Theclassifiedsplus.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "'Nachom-ia Kumpasar' sweeps state film awards | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.

External links

Official website
Bijaya Jena at
IMDb
"Bijaya Jena". Author biography on Huffington Post.

[1] "Bijaya Jena: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[2] "Bijaya Jena". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[3] Das, Pranab; Das, Ajit; Das, Hemanta; Jaya (1 January 2000), Hakim Babu, retrieved 20 December 2016

[4] "Merchant Ivory Productions". www.merchantivory.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[5] "An Actor and a Director" The Hindu

[6] Abhaas IMDb.

[7] Indo French co production Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Bollywood Trade website 2016.

[8] "This Odisha-born actress creates social media buzz with her pics! | Sambad English". 29 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[9] "Bijaya Jena Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Bijaya Jena | Times of India Entertainment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[10] "International Roshd Film Festival". 13 November 2012.

[11] "The members of Jury of 12th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival are fascinated by Armenian hospitality | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency". Armenpress.am. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[12] "Bijaya Jena master-class at Tumo - CP - Fun & Music Videos". Theclassifiedsplus.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[13] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[14] "'Nachom-ia Kumpasar' sweeps state film awards | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.

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