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J.P. Dutta

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J.P. Dutta
J.P. Dutta was born on 3 October 1949 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India. He is a director and writer, known for Border (1997), LOC: Kargil (2003) and Refugee (2000). He has been married to Bindiya Goswami since 1985. They have two children.
BornOctober 3, 1949
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BornOctober 3, 1949
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Sunny Deol, Puneet Issar, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty in Border (1997)
    Border
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1997
    Sanjay Dutt, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Suniel Shetty, and Karan Nath in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    LOC: Kargil
    5.4
    • Director
    • 2003
    Refugee (2000)
    Refugee
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2000
    Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Umrao Jaan (2006)
    Umrao Jaan
    5.4
    • Director
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Director



    • Untitled J.P. Dutta/Disney+ Hotstar Project
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Sarhad
      • Director
      • Completed



    • Paltan (2018)
      Paltan
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Umrao Jaan (2006)
      Umrao Jaan
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Sanjay Dutt, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Suniel Shetty, and Karan Nath in LOC: Kargil (2003)
      LOC: Kargil
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Refugee (2000)
      Refugee
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Sunny Deol, Puneet Issar, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty in Border (1997)
      Border
      7.9
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Divya Bharti, Sunny Deol, Vinod Khanna, and Raveena Tandon in Kshatriya (1993)
      Kshatriya
      5.9
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, and Rishi Kapoor in Hathyar (1989)
      Hathyar
      6.5
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Dharmendra, Poonam Dhillon, Dimple Kapadia, Mohsin Khan, Vinod Khanna, Amrish Puri, and Amrita Singh in Batwara (1989)
      Batwara
      6.3
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Yateem (1988)
      Yateem
      6.4
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Ghulami (1985)
      Ghulami
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1985

    Writer



    • Paltan (2018)
      Paltan
      5.2
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Umrao Jaan (2006)
      Umrao Jaan
      5.4
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • Sanjay Dutt, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Suniel Shetty, and Karan Nath in LOC: Kargil (2003)
      LOC: Kargil
      5.4
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Refugee (2000)
      Refugee
      5.2
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2000
    • Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Sunny Deol, Puneet Issar, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty in Border (1997)
      Border
      7.9
      • screenplay
      • 1997
    • Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Divya Bharti, Sunny Deol, Vinod Khanna, and Raveena Tandon in Kshatriya (1993)
      Kshatriya
      5.9
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1993
    • Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, and Rishi Kapoor in Hathyar (1989)
      Hathyar
      6.5
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Dharmendra, Poonam Dhillon, Dimple Kapadia, Mohsin Khan, Vinod Khanna, Amrish Puri, and Amrita Singh in Batwara (1989)
      Batwara
      6.3
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Yateem (1988)
      Yateem
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1988

    Producer



    • Border 2
      • producer
      • In Production
      • 2026



    • Paltan (2018)
      Paltan
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Umrao Jaan (2006)
      Umrao Jaan
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Sanjay Dutt, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Suniel Shetty, and Karan Nath in LOC: Kargil (2003)
      LOC: Kargil
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Refugee (2000)
      Refugee
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Jackie Shroff, Sudesh Berry, Sunny Deol, Puneet Issar, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty in Border (1997)
      Border
      7.9
      • producer
      • 1997

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • October 3, 1949
      • Bombay, State of Bombay, India
    • Spouse
      • Bindiya Goswami1985 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Nidhi Dutta
    • Parents
      • O.P. Dutta
    • Other works
      Twin sister's Tapur Chatterjee and Tupur Chatterjee were to debut in Big Picture's untitled film on reincarnation. Tapur and Tupur are the granddaughter's or director Hrishikesh Mukherjee.The project was directed by J.P Dutta. They were signed opposite Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's son's Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash. The project also starred Sagarika Ghatge. Tapur and Tupur were later replaced by twins Alina and Sana Wadiwala. The film was called off for unknown reason's in 2012.

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      Storyboards all his films himself.
    • Quotes
      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? (On his War Epic Loc Kargil)
    • Trademarks
        Long tracking shots of main protagonist in his films
    • Nickname
      • The Master Filmmaker Of India.

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