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Subhash Dutta

Bangladeshi film director and actor (1930–2012) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Subhash Dutta
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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.[4] Dutta was heavily influenced by Satyajit Ray and his deep affection towards Satyajit earned him the nickname "Duttajit".

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Career

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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.[4] The movie won the second prize at the Frankfurt Festival in 1965.[4] In 1972, he acted with the theatrical group, Aranyak Nattyadal.[4]

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Awards

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Dutta in 2012

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).[4]

Personal life and death

Dutta had two sons, Shivaji and Ranaji, and two daughters, Shilpi and Shotabdi.[4]

Dutta died from heart disease on 16 November 2012 at his home in Ram Krishna Mission Road, Dhaka.[2][5]

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