Nitin Chandrakant Desai

Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Nitin Chandrakant Desai at the premiere of Marathi film 'Ajintha', 2012
Native name	नितीन चंद्रकांत देसाई
Born	Nitin Chandrakant Desai Mulund, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Citizenship	Indian
Alma mater	Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art L.S.Raheja School of Arts
Occupation	Actor, filmmaker, Art director, production designer
Years active	1987 – present
Notable work	Jodhaa Akbar Ajintha Harishchandrachi Factory Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Lagaan Devdas Balgandharva
Website	www.ndstudioindia.com

Nitin Chandrakant Desai (Marathi:नितीन चंद्रकांत देसाई) is a noted Indian art director and production designer of Indian cinema turned film and television producer, most known for his work in World Cultural Festival 2016 At Delhi and films like, Lagaan (2001), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Devdas (2002) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). During his career spanning twenty years, he has worked with directors like Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In 2002, he turned film producer with Chandrakant Productions' Desh Devi, a devotional film on the Devi Mata of Kutch.

He has won National Film Award for Best Art Direction four times, and Filmfare Best Art Direction Award three times. In 2005, he opened his ND Studios spread over 52 acres (21 ha) at Karjat, Navi Mumbai, near Mumbai, which has since hosted movies like Jodha Akbar, Traffic Signal as also Color's reality show Big Boss.

He attended his school at Wamanrao Muranjan High School, Mulund in a Marathi Medium, He studied photography at the J.J. School of Art and L.S.Raheja school of arts, in Mumbai, before joining the films.