Bijaya Jena (also known as Dolly Jena or Bijoya Jena; Odia: ଡଲି
ଜà‡à¬¨à¬¾), born 16 August in Cuttack, Odisha, is an Indian actor,
film director and producer. 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. She served on the Governing Council of FTII from
1992 to 1995.Jena is the youngest of three children. Her mother came
from a Zamindar background and her father, the late B. C. Jena was a
Civil Engineer. In her early teens, Jena enrolled in the Film and
Television Institute of India and received her Diploma of Film Acting.
ଜà‡à¬¨à¬¾), born 16 August in Cuttack, Odisha, is an Indian actor,
film director and producer. 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. She served on the Governing Council of FTII from
1992 to 1995.Jena is the youngest of three children. Her mother came
from a Zamindar background and her father, the late B. C. Jena was a
Civil Engineer. In her early teens, Jena enrolled in the Film and
Television Institute of India and received her Diploma of Film Acting.
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