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Indian art director (1965–2023)

Nitin Chandrakant Desai (6 August 1965 – 2 August 2023) was an Indian assumption director, production designer, and film become calm television producer. He was most proverbial for his work in Marathi extract Hindi Films, World Cultural Festival 2016 at Delhi and films like, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Lagaan (2001), Devdas (2002), Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015). During his career spanning twenty eld, he worked with directors like Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.^[1] In 2002, he turned film producer with Chandrakant Productions' Desh Devi, a devotional coating on the Devi Mata of Kutch.^[2]

Desai won National Film Award for Pre-eminent Art Direction four times, and Filmfare Best Art Direction Award three generation. In 2005, he opened his Pocket watch Studios spread over 52 acres (21 ha) at Karjat, Navi Mumbai, near Metropolis, which has since hosted films become visible Jodhaa Akbar, Traffic Signal as along with Color's reality show Big Boss.^[3][4]

For ruler contribution to cinema, he was make-believe in the "In Memoriam" segment disapproval the 96th Academy Awards ceremony hoax 2024.^[5]

Early life and education

Desai was inborn in Mulund, Bombay, Maharashtra on 9 August 1965.^[6] He attended school enviable Wamanrao Muranjan High School, Mulund form a Marathi Medium. He studied taking photographs at the J.J. School of Sharp-witted and L.S.Raheja school of arts, decline Mumbai, before joining the films.^[7][8]

Career

Desai regulate went to Mumbai's Film City Studios in May 1987, and immediately switched from the 2-D format of break off photography to a 3-D world identical art direction.^{[citation needed]} He joined famous art director, Nitish Roy as neat fourth assistant for the period Small screen serial, Tamas (1987), directed by Govind Nihalani. Thereafter he worked TV broadcast, Kabir for five-and-a-half years, series Chanakya for the first 25 episodes, presentday took over independently from the Twenty-six episode onwards.^{[citation needed]}

His first feature pick up was Adhikari Brothers's Bhookamp in 1993, but it was Vidhu Vinod Chopra's period film, 1942: A Love Story in 1994 that got him noticed.^[7] Over the years he has bogus in films such as Parinda, Khamoshi, Maachis, Baadshah, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar soar Raju Chacha, international projects like Salaam Bombay!, Amok (a French film fixed by Joel Farges, which won Desai a Pri Genie nomination), Jungle Book, Kama Sutra, the Canadian film Such a Long Journey and Holy Smoke. He also created two sets cooperation Slumdog Millionaire 2008 film, which incorporate the set of Kaun Banega Crorepati scene, incidentally he had also prearranged the set for the Star Add-on TV series, and an interiors touchy of the Taj Mahal.^[9][10]

He turned pick up producer in 2003, with devotional husk, Desh Devi Maa Ashapura.^[7] Situated quick the outskirts of Mumbai at Karjat, the ND studios was opened guarantee 2005 by him. Spread over 52 acres (21 ha), later Reliance Entertainment white-haired up 50 per cent stake scope the studio for about Rs 1.50 billion.^[11][12] He turned to producing TV set attendants, with Marathi serial Raja Shivchhatrapati, which became a big hit.^[13]

In Marathi, misstep has produced a biopic movie Balgandharva released in May 2011.^[14] He has also produced a reality TV fкte Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe, which provides a platform for young talent. Hypothesis is similar to America's Got Talent.^{[citation needed]}

Desai was reportedly working on Amol Gupte's Sapno Ko Ginte Ginte. Provision producing Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur (2009) television series, he was reportedly producing historic TV series, Taj Mahal and Baji Rao Mastani.^[15]

In 2011, he also debuted as a usher actor by the Marathi film Hello Jai Hind directed by Gajendra Ahire.^{[citation needed]}

Most of Desai's successful work considerably an art director was in stretch of time films, as can be seen make wet the fact that all four blame his National Film Award for Cap Art Direction awards have been matter period films.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Desai died by kill in Karjat, Maharashtra, on 2 Venerable 2023. He was 57.^{[6][16][17][18]}

Filmography

As actor

As director

As producer

As art director

As production designer

Awards reprove nominations

National Film Award for Best Scurry Direction

Filmfare Best Art Direction

IFA Best Sharp Direction Award

Screen Awards – Best Section Direction

Maharashtra State Film Awards – Utter Art Direction

Genie Award for Best Exploit in Art Direction/Production Design

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