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J.P. Dutta

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J.P. Dutta
  • Birth Name:
    Jyoti Prakash Dutta
  • Nickname:
    The Master Filmmaker Of India
  • Date of Birth:
    April 3, 1949
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aries
  • Place of Birth:
    Bombay, Maharashtra, India
  • Height:
    5' 9"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    White
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Indian

Family

J.P. Dutta
  • Father:
    O. P. Dutta
  • Spouse:
    Bindiya Goswami - Present
  • Daughter:
    Nidhi, Sidhi

Career

J.P. Dutta

Awards

J.P. Dutta

1998 : Filmfare Award Best Director for :  Border

1998 : Screen Best Director for : Border 

Trivia

J.P. Dutta
  • Dutta is also famous for his temper in the Indian Film Industry.
  • Some of the Bollywood Hindi films that he has written, produced and directed are Border, Refugee, LOC Kargil and Umrao Jaan.
  • Misistry of Defense Gives him full support for his war films. In Indian Army, No celebration is complete, without playing the song 'Sandese ate hain' from his film "Border".
  • In 1998, he got 'National Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration' from President of India for his super hit film "Border". Due to the national scale of the National Film Awards, it is considered equivalent of the American Academy Awards.
  • He is known for directing many patriotic war films and films in the action genre. His films often have ensemble star casts.
  • Mr. Dutta produces his films under the banner of JP Films.
  • J P Dutta is an Indian Bollywood film producer and director.

Quotes

J.P. Dutta
  • "Hathiyar was not a hit, but the critics praised it and it's one of my best films to date."
  • "If it is not worth talking about soldiers Vikram Batra and Manoj Pandey, who got the Param Vir Chakra, then what is life worth talking about for Indians? I would like to raise this question?"
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