O.P. Dutta (1922 – 9 February 2012) was an Indian filmmaker and writer. He began his career in 1948, as director for the film, 'Pyar Ki Jeet', which starred actress-singer, Suraiya. The film catapulted her to a 'Super Star' sensation. He directed nine films until 1959, after which he got into writing dialogues, scripts and stories for films. He wrote most of the films for his director son, J.P. Dutta, notably ''Border'' and ''

LOC Kargil ''LOC Kargil'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta under his banner "J. P. Films". The film features an ensemble cast of Bollywood s ...

''. In 2001, he won the

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and the

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for the film '' Refugee''. In 2006, he won a

Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...

from Filmfare. Dutta died from pneumonia in Mumbai on 9 February 2012. He was 90. O.P also made a film in Karachi post independence in the early 1950s, called 'Anokhi', and further helped build a studio in that city. He wrote scripts/dialogues for the films 'Mastana' ( *Mehmood Vinod Khanna ), 'Jeet' (* Randhir Kapoor Babita ), 'Chirag' (* Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh) and 'Do Raaste' (* Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz), among others. He did not figure in the credits due to differences with Raj Khosla, who insisted on him sharing credits with another writer. OP Dutta was the father of J.P. Dutta, producer and director of Indian films, and father-in-law of former actress

Bindiya Goswami Bindiya Goswami is an Indian former actress, who is best known for her works in Hindi cinema throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Film career Bindiya was discovered at a party, when she was a teenager, by Hema Malini's mother. She felt that Bindiya ...

Filmography

* Umrao Jaan (2006) - writer * LOC: Kargil (2003) - writer * Refugee (2000) - writer *

Border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders c ...

(1997) - writer *

Kshatriya Kshatriya ( hi, क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the con ...

(1993) - writer * Hathyar (1989) - writer *

Yateem ''Yateem'' is a 1988 Indian action romance drama film directed by J. P. Dutta. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Farha Naaz, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Danny Denzongpa and Amrish Puri. Plot Yateem revolves around a police officer Shiv Kumar Yadav (Kulbh ...

(1988) - writer *

Ghulami ''Ghulami'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by J. P. Dutta (in his directorial debut). The film has an ensemble cast comprising Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Mazhar Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raza Murad, Reen ...

(1985) - writer * Aangan (1959)- director * Hulare (1957) - director * Lagan (1955) - director * Malkin (1953) - director *

Parbat Parbat District ( ne, पर्वत जिल्ला , is a hilly area of Nepal. It is a part of Gandaki Province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Kusma as its district headquarters, covers an area of and ...

(1952) - director * Ek Nazar (1951) - director * Surajmukhi (1950) - director * Hamari Manzil (1949) - director * Pyaar Ki Jeet (1948) - director

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