Jyoti Prakash Dutta (born 3 October 1949) is an Indian film producer, writer and director who works in Hindi cinema. He best known for making patriotic action war films, such as Border (1997).
J. P. Dutta | |
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 Dutta in 2013 | |
| Born | Jyoti Prakash Dutta 3 October 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, writer |
| Years active | 1985– present |
| Spouse | Bindiya Goswami |
| Parent | O. P. Dutta (father) |
Personal life
editDutta is married to the Bollywood film actress Bindiya Goswami with whom he has two daughters Nidhi and Siddhi.[1]
Career
editDutta produces his films under the banner of JP Films. He is known for directing many patriotic war films and films in the action genre. His films often have ensemble star casts.
He made his directorial debut with the 1985 applauded action film Ghulami and went on to direct acclaimed action films like Yateem (1988), Batwara (1989), Kshatriya (1993) and Border (1997).
In 1998, he was awarded the National Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration from President of India for his super hit war film Border.
He directed the patriotic war films Refugee, LOC Kargil and the 2006 remake of the period drama Umrao Jaan.
He headed the feature film section jury for the National Film Awards (2010), according to sources in the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[2]
In 2013, it was announced that Dutta would undertake sequels to his 1997 film Border,[3] and that Border 2 would star Sangram Singh[4] and Nafisa Ali’s son Ajit Sodhi.[5] He owns the production company titled J P Gene.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Sarhad | Hindi | |
| 1985 | Ghulami | ||
| 1988 | Yateem | ||
| 1989 | Batwara | ||
| Hathyar | |||
| 1993 | Kshatriya | ||
| 1997 | Border | ||
| 2000 | Refugee | ||
| 2003 | LOC Kargil | ||
| 2006 | Umrao Jaan | ||
| 2018 | Paltan | ||
| 2026 | Border 2 | A Sequel of Border (1997) |
References
edit- ^ a b "JP Dutta's new film starring daughter Nidhi Dutta finishes its first Schedule". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "pbd". www.pbd.in. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (25 November 2013). "Sunny Deol's BORDER 2 to go on-floors in January". Glamsham. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Dasgupta, Piyali (10 September 2013). "Sangram Singh in JP Dutta's 'Border 2'". Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Gupta, Priya (9 October 2013). "JP Dutta to launch Nafisa Ali's son Ajit Sodhi in 'Border 2'". Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
External links
edit- J. P. Dutta at IMDb
- J P Dutta : Filmography
- O P Dutta : Filmography (Mr O P Dutta is the father of Mr J P Dutta, though a film director in his own right he also writes story and screenplays for Hindi films and is of late also writing dialogues for his son Mr J P Dutta's films)