Jahnu Barua (, ) (1952– ) is a multiple national and international award-winning Indian film director from
Assam He has directed a number of
Assamese and
Hindi films, and along with
Bhabendra Nath Saikia was one of the pioneers of Assamese Art cinema. He is best known outside Assam for his Hindi film
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara, a drama which uses the principles of
Gandhism for its thematic backstory.