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Jhulan Krishna Mahanta

Jhulan Krishna Mahanta is a Film Director, Film Editor from Assam, India. His maiden feature film Nodi Mathu Boi (Song of the River, 2015) received several awards and critical appreciation worldwide. He has been associated with many award winning film and documentaries along with some popular music videos.

Biography
Jhulan Krishna Mahanta has completed his diploma in Film & Video Editing with 1st Class 1st from Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Film and Television Institute, Guwahati Assam.

Early life
Jhulan was born to Sri Binoy Krishna Mahanta and Jayashree Mahanta, in Guwahati amidst the cultural environment of Satra. His grandfather late Dina Chandra Mahanta had been the Satradhikar of Sri Sri Haldhiati Satra, Nagaon.

He did his primary schooling in Sankardev Bidya Niketan Nagaon. He was taught the nuances of Khol, Borgeet the traditional Assamese music and instrument, as a child.

Later he has completed Visharad’ in tabla at his early age. He was awarded 2nd Best Instrumentalist in National Children's Festival, 1997 in New Delhi. He also received Best Instrumentalist Award for several times from Gauhati University and Best Actor Award from B.Borooah College Guwahati.

Film Career
Jhulan Krishna Mahanta has completed his diploma in Film & Video Editing from Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Film and Television Institute, Guwahati Assam. Started his career as an editor in the film industry later he started in professional film direction. His maiden editing feature film 'Orong 'Strangers in the Mist' by Suraj Duwara won Rajat Kamal in 62nd National Film in, 2014. Assamese feature film Nodi Mathu Boi, 2015 is his debut feature film that received 10 Awards including Best Direction and Best Editing in his name along with the Best Film.

Award and Recognitions (Music & Film)

 * 1) National Award as 2nd Best Instrumentalist, (Music)1997 orgaized by Department of Women & Child Development, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India.
 * 2) Scholarship from Centre For Cultural Resource And Training, 1998
 * 3) Won Jury’s Special Mention award for Short Film in Cine ASA International Film Festival,2011
 * 4) Awarded 2nd best film Director in Shillong organized by the ‘North East Film and TV Producers And Directors Association’ (NEFTPDA)
 * 5) Winner of Gauhati University Best Instrumentalist in Youth Festivals for two times, 2001 and 2004.
 * 6) Winner of Gauhati University Second Best Instrumentalist in Youth Festivals.
 * 7) Best Actor in B. Borooah College, Guwahati, Assam in 2003.
 * 8) Best Script for Feature Film in Prag Cine Award, 2018
 * 9) Nomination for Best Editing for Feature Film Calendar in Prag Cine Award, 2018Awards,

7th Assam Film Awards for the year (2015-2016)

 * 1) Best Film
 * 2) Best Direction,
 * 3) Best Editing

Official Selection, Film Festival and Special Screening
1.GEOFILMFEST, Italy, 2016

''2. Malaysian Theatre, Melbourne School of Design, Australia. 2016''

3. Screening at 100 years celebration of Asom Sahitya Sabha, in Leicester, UK, 2017

4. Kharam Laya Film Festival, 2016, Imphal, 2016

5. Echo BRICS Film Festival, Moscow, 2017

6. Morocco Adventure Film Festival, 2017

7. Habitat Film Festival,New Delhi, 2016

Personal life
On 10 October 2017, Jhulan married to Gargee Dutta, a Film and Theatre actress from Guwahati.