Subhash Dutta
Subhash Dutta (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor. He started his career as a commercial artist. Dutta was heavily influenced by Satyajit Ray and his deep affection towards Satyajit earned him the nickname "Duttajit".
Subhash Dutta
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- Name
- Subhash Dutta
- Occupation
- Filmmaker, actor, designer
- Born
- 9 February 1930
- Birthplace
- Dinajpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
- Died
- 16 November 2012
- Place of death
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Spouse
- Shima Dutta (–2001; widower)
- Awards
- National Film Awards (1977) Ekushey Padak (1999)
- Nationality
- Bangladesh · British Raj · Pakistan
- Honours
- Ekushey Padak · Nigar Awards
- Languages
- Bangla
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Subhash Dutta (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor. He started his career as a commercial artist. Dutta was heavily influenced by Satyajit Ray and his deep affection towards Satyajit earned him the nickname "Duttajit".
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• Name — Subhash Dutta • Native Name — সুভাষ দত্ত • Occupation — Filmmaker, actor, designer • Born — 9 February 1930 • Birthplace — Dinajpur, Bengal Presidency, British India • Died — 16 November 2012 • Place of death — Dhaka, Bangladesh • Spouse — Shima Dutta (–2001; widower) • Awards — National Film Awards (1977) Ekushey Padak (1999)
Career
Career
• Illustration — Dutta and Kabori in the film Sutorang At the beginning of his career, Dutta worked as a film poster artist. He drew posters for Mukh O Mukhosh (1956), the first Bengali-language movie to be made in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He directed his first movie, Sutorang, in 1964. The movie won the second prize at the Frankfurt Festival in 1965. In 1972, he acted with the theatrical group, Aranyak Nattyadal.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Dutta had two sons, Shivaji and Ranaji, and two daughters, Shilpi and Shotabdi. Dutta died from heart disease on 16 November 2012 at his home in Ram Krishna Mission Road, Dhaka.
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Filmography
• Director • Actor
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Dinajpur District.
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Dhaka.
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Awards
• Illustration — Dutta in 2012 • Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director (1976) • Ekushey Padak (1999) • Nigar Award (1962) His directed movies were awarded at the Phnom Penh Film Festival (1968) and the Moscow Film Festival (1967, 1973, 1979). He also got an award for his acting from the Pakistan Film Festival (1965).
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