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Nityananda Datta
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Nityananda Datta is an Indian film-maker who is originally from Chittagong, Bangladesh. Datta ( Aug 13, 1933 - May 14, 2020) is best known for his work with Satyajit Ray as his a…
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Nityananda Datta is an Indian film-maker who is originally from Chittagong, Bangladesh. Datta ( Aug 13, 1933 - May 14, 2020) is best known for his work with Satyajit Ray as his assistant director. This body of work includes his support of some of Ray's most renowned works depicting life and struggles of people in Calcutta and West Bengal, including Charulata, Aparajito, Kanchenjungha, Devi, The World of Apu, and Jalsaghar. Later in his career, Dutta also directed his own features, including Baksa Badal (1970) and Hathat Dekha (1967). After relocating to Bombay, Dutta supported film-maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee as associate director in several more films. He also worked on several documentary films sponsored by Doordarshan between 1977 - 1983.
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1978
Naukri
Movie Assistant Director
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1977
Kotwal Saab
Movie Assistant Director
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1977
Alaap
Movie Assistant Director
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1975
Chaitali
Movie Assistant Director
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1975
Mili
Movie Assistant Director
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1975
Chupke Chupke
Movie Assistant Director
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1973
Namak Haraam
Movie Assistant Director
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1973
Abhimaan
Movie Assistant Director
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1970
Baksa Badal
Movie Director
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1967
Hathat Dekha
Movie Director
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1962
The Expedition
Movie Assistant Director
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1962
Kanchenjungha
Movie Assistant Director
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1961
Three Daughters
Movie Assistant Director
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1960
Devi
Movie Assistant Director
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1959
The World of Apu
Movie Assistant Director
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1958
The Music Room
Movie Assistant Director
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1958
The Philosopher's Stone
Movie Assistant Director
