| 3 | | Khasi-Assamese director born in Shillong. Postgraduate in philosophy at Shantiniketan; then joined FTII. Worked in Bombay, later in Gauhati. Made documentaries while lecturing in philosophy. His only feature, Manik Raitong (1984), is in Khasi, a North Eastern tribal language. Died before finishing a TV series based on Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya’s novel, Mrityunjaya. |
| | 3 | Khasi-Assamese director born in Shillong. Postgraduate in philosophy at Shantiniketan; then joined [[FTII]]. Worked in Bombay, later in Gauhati. Made documentaries while lecturing in philosophy. His only feature, [[Manik Raitong]] (1984), is in Khasi, a North Eastern tribal language. Died before finishing a TV series based on Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya’s novel, Mrityunjaya. |