Parasher Baruah is a director- cinematographer based in Mumbai,India.A graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), he has been involved with a number of feature films, both regional and hindi,and several documentaries in various capacities. His films have won national and international awards and have been to several film festivals. His recent feature films include Chappad Phaad Ke on Disney Hotstar,Axone on Netflix and Bahut Hua Sammaan on Disney Hotstar.He has over 200 music videos to his credit and has been associated with well known music based travelogues like MTV Sound Trippin,Dewarist etc.
In 2019 ,His documentary Nodir Kul Nai,on the people living on the banks of the Brahmaputra River was selected in the Competition section of the 12th International Documentary & Short Films Festival Kerala (IDSFFK) . Waste, a documentary directed by him on the waste collectors of Mumbai was screened at the Munich DOK.FEST(2009). His art installations on migration and displacement have been featured in exhibitions like ARTEast and published in journals like International Gallerie,Seminar etc.
He has produced and directed some notable music videos for major labels like Sony Music India and Sufiscore.
LAFZ BHEEGE HAIN Five new original ghazals inspired by the iconic 20th-century love story of writers Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi.
Poetry: Ajay Sahaab Compositions: Rajesh Singh Vocals: Pratibha Singh Baghel Producer/Arranger: Paras Nath Accompanying video series starring the celebrated Prachi Desai and Som Chattopadhyay
Director/Cinematographer: Parasher Baruah
Hum Ho Rahe Kamyaab
The anthem celebrates the spirit of an unstoppable India, a nation that is being taken to its rightful place in the world by its youth. The anthem sees the coming together of a group of brilliant young artists, symbolizing an India whose median age is under 28, a nation which has a staggering 512 million below 21 years of age.
Director/Cinematographer - Parasher Baruah for Times of India
The six-episode documentary series, directed by Parasher Baruah, is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar . It traces the emotional and spiritual calling of the 55-year-old indian music composer Shantanu Moitra and explores his creative dimension and puts his physical mettle to the test.This is an epic journey of cycling across the river Ganga on a cycle and a discovery of India and its musical roots.
watch the full episodes below.
Documentary and album curtain-raiser.The land of Sacred Beats
Land of sacred beats trailer.mp4Trailer of documentary film directed by Parasher Baruah
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Dikchow Banat Palaax (Assamese) Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration at the 64th National Film Awards,2017
