Biju Toppo is an award-winning anthropological documentary filmmaker from India. He uses film as a medium for social activism on behalf of marginalized indigenous communities, and teaches video production at St. Xaviers College in Ranchi, India. He belongs to one of India's Adivasi ethnic groups.
Toppo and Meghnath Bhattacharya belong to Akhra, an agency working in the field of culture and communication in Jharkhand, India.
Akhra is a pioneering group that has been making films on indigenous peoples' issues since 1995. Its many award-winning films have taken up burning issues relevant to indigenous people’s survival in India.
On 9 September 2011, the duo Meghnath Banerjee and Biju Toppo were awarded the prestigious National Film Award by the President of India at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
2015: Taking Side "This is the story of Sr. Valsa John of the SCJM order, born on 19th February 1958 in Edappally, Ernakulam district of Kerala."
2014: The Hunt A film on the condition of human rights in the Naxal affected areas of Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa.
2013: Resistance: A Story of Nagdi Movement
2011: Sona Gahi Pinjra (The Golden Cage) A musical short fiction film about how people from tribal communities are unable to attend their festivals back home because the official set up does not recognise them.
2010: Loha Garam Hai (Iron Is Hot) "...more of an awareness-raising film on environment and violation of human rights through unplanned industrialisation."
2010: Ek Ropa Dhan "...made on the issue of Livelihood of cultivators"
2010: Mukta Gyan Kutir
2006: Gadi Lohardaga Mail "The film is an interesting documentation of many people’s memories of the narrow-gauge train, shot before it was stopped."
2000: Hamare Gaon Me Hamara Raj "...is a film on people movement for Gram Sabha, also known as PESA."
2004: From Kalinga To Kashipur "For the last many years, tens of thousands of indigenous and low-caste peoples from the Kashipur region of Orissa in east India have been fighting to prevent another massive industrial disaster."
2009: 100 Din Milega Kaam (100 Days Of Work For You) "An infotainment film on Rojgar Garanti Yojna (MANREGA)."
2007: Khorar Desher Joler Kotha (Story of Water from the Land of Drought)
2007: Power For Change "Film on people alternative power practices."
2005: Kora Rajee (The Land Of The Diggers) "The film is about the stories of the adivasi labourers from the tea gardens of Assam and Punjab."
2003: Vikas Banduk Ki Naal Se (Development Flows From The Barrel Of The Gun) "This film presents and examines orchestrated state violence against indigenous and local peoples when they protest against development projects on their lands"
1998: Jaha Chinti Ladi Hathi Se "...story of indigenous peoples successful struggle against bauxite mining."
1997: Ek Hadsa Aur Bhi "This is a film about the displacement of people by the construction of Bhakra Nangal and Tehri dams."
1996: Saheed Jo Anjaan Rahe
58th National Film Awards for Best Environment / Conservation / Preservation Film for Iron is Hot (English)
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film
