Subhash Dutta (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor. He started his career as a commercial artist. Dutta was heavily influenced by

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and his deep affection towards Satyajit earned him the nickname "Duttajit".

Career

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

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(now Bangladesh). He directed his first movie, '' Sutorang'', in 1964. The movie won the second prize at the Frankfurt Festival in 1965. In 1972, he acted with the theatrical group, ''Aranyak Nattyadal''.

Awards

* Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director (1976) *

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(1999) * Nigar Award (1962) His directed movies were awarded at the

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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).

Personal life and death

Dutta had two sons, Shivaji and Ranaji, and two daughters, Shilpi and Shotabdi. Dutta died from heart disease on 16 November 2012 at his home in Ram Krishna Mission Road,

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Filmography

;Director ;Actor

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutta, Subhash 2012 deaths 1930 births People from Dinajpur District, Bangladesh Pakistani male film actors Pakistani film directors Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi film directors Bangladeshi Hindus Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Nigar Award winners Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award winners