Nitish Roy is an Indian film art director,

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, and

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and a Bengali Film Director, who is also known for his work with

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directors,

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and

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, Hindi mainstream cinema, directors like

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, as well as international directors like

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and Gurinder Chadha. His work (production design, art direction) for Oscar winning Hollywood blockbuster Gladiator fetched international fame for him. Beside art direction, production design and film direction he is an internationally acclaimed architect who has created several film cities such has Ramoji Film City (Hyderabad) Innovative Film city (Bengaluru),Prayag Film City (Kolkata) and several theme parks, amusement parks, museum not only in India but also in countries like Singapore etc.

Filmography

; As production designer/ art director * Kharij (1982) * Mandi (1983) *

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(1984) *

Khandhar ''Khandhar'' (English: ''Ruins'') is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mrinal Sen, based on a Bengali short story, ''Telenapota Abishkar'' (Discovering Telenapota) by Premendra Mitra. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah a ...

(1984) * Trikaal (1985) * Tasveer Apni Apni (1985) *

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(1986) * New Delhi Times (1986) * Ek Pal (1986) * Aghaat (1986) * Susman (1987) * Tamas (1987) *

Bharat Ek Khoj ''Bharat Ek Khoj'' () is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book '' The Discovery of India'' (1946) by Jawaharlal Nehru that covers a 5,000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence from the British in 1947. The d ...

(1988) *

Salaam Bombay! ''Salaam Bombay!'' is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed, co-written and co-produced by Mira Nair. The screenwriter was Nair's creative collaborator Sooni Taraporevala. This was the first feature film directed by Nair. The film ...

(1988) *

Parinda ''Parinda'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed, produced and distributed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Madhuri Dixit. The story and scenario were written by Chopra ...

(1989) * Drishti (1990) * Ghayal (1990) * Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) *

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda ''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal and based on the novel The Sun's Seventh Horse by Dharmavir Bharati. It won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The self-reflexive fi ...

(1993) * Nightfall (2000) * Pukar (2000) *

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(2000) * Lajja (2001) * 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002) * Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) * Fanaa (2006) * Bride and Prejudice (2004) *

Halla Bol ''Halla Bol'' (''Raise Your Voice'') is an Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. ''Halla Bol'' stars Ajay Devgn and Vidya Balan in pivotal roles and a number of celebrities from the Hindi and other film industries a ...

(2008) * Good Luck! (2008) * Praktan (2016) *

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(2022) ; As Director * ''Ak poshla brishti'' * ''Tobu mone rekho'' * ''Jamai no 1'' * ''Heartbeat - Hindi'' * Gosainbaganer Bhoot (Bengali) (2011) - Director * '' Jole Jongole'' (2012) * Mahakash Kando (Bengali) (2012) - Director * ''Tadanto'' 2015) * Buddhu Bhutum (Bengali) (2017) -Director

Awards

* 1983: National Film Award for Best Art Direction: '' Kharij'' * 1984: National Film Award for Best Art Direction: '' Mandi'' * 1991: National Film Award for Best Art Direction: '' Lekin'' * 1991:

Filmfare Best Art Direction Award The Filmfare Best Art Direction Award is given by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Although the awards started in 1954, this category was started only in 1956. Superlatives Awards See also * ...

: '' Ghayal''

References

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