Himansu Sekhar Khatua
Indian movie director and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Himansu Sekhar Khatua is an Indian director, educationalist, and journalist. He directed the national film award winning movies Sunya Swaroop and Kathantara in 1996 and 2005 respectively. He was the previous managing director from the house of Kalinga Media and Entertainment Private Limited (KMEPL) and also the Ex-CMD of Kalinga TV, a news channel and Knews Odisha, a digital platform.
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Born | 21 December 1965 (1965-12-21) (age 58) Khatuapatna, Bhadrak, Odisha, India |
Occupation | Film Maker |
Spouse | Snehashri Swain |
Children | Anshuman Khatua, Sriman Khatua |
Parent(s) | Rabindra Khatua, Kunjalata Khatua |
He was instrumental in establishing three schools in KIIT University. To cherish the vision of Dr Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT and KISS, Mr Himanshu Khatua took the responsibility for establishment of School of Film and Media Sciences, School of Fashion Technology (KSOFT) and School of Mass Communication (SMC). He was holding the position of Director General when he left Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in order to join as the Director of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
Mr Khatua is the National Film Award recipient for Best Film direction in 2005 and National Award recipient for best debut film Sunya Swaroop in 44th National Film Festival.[1]