Years active 1985-present Role Film producer Parents O. P. Dutta | Name J. Dutta Children Nidhi Dutta, Siddhi Dutta | |
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Full Name Jyoti Prakash Dutta Occupation Film director, film producer Awards Filmfare Award for Best Director Movies Border, Umrao Jaan, Refugee, LOC Kargil, Ghulami Similar People Bindiya Goswami, O P Dutta, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Akshaye Khanna, Sunil Shetty | ||
J. P. Dutta : I am wrong to say that actors are full of ego
Jyoti Prakash Dutta (born 3 October 1949) is an Indian Bollywood film producer and director.
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J P Dutta: “Film medium is so STRONG that…”
Personal life
Dutta is a Punjabi. He is the son of O. P. Dutta, a director and screenwriter in Bollywood films.His father also wrote dialogues for most of J P Dutta's films. O.P. Dutta died in February 2012.
J P Dutta is married to the Bollywood film actress Bindiya Goswami with whom he has two daughters Nidhi and Siddhi. His daughter Nidhi would make her debut with his next film.
Career
Dutta 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.
In 1998, he was awarded the 'National Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration' from President of India for his super hit film Border. Due to the national scale of the National Film Awards, it is considered equivalent of the American Academy Awards. Ministry of Defense gives him full support for his war films.
Some of the Bollywood Hindi films that he has written, produced and directed are Border, Refugee, LOC Kargil and 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.
In 2013, it was announced that Dutta would undertake sequels to his 1997 film Border, and that Border 2 would star Sangram Singh and Nafisa Ali’s son Ajit Sodhi. He owns the production company titled J P Gene.