Subhash Dutta | |
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Dutta in 2012
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Native name | সুভাষ দত্ত |
Born |
Dinajpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
9 February 1930
Died | November 16, 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
(aged 82)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Filmmaker, actor, designer |
Spouse(s) | Shima Dutta (–2001; widower) |
Children | Shivaji Dutta (son) Ranaji Dutta (son) Shilpi Dutta (daughter) Shotabdi Dutta (daughter) |
Awards |
National Film Awards (1977) Ekushey Padak (1999) |
Subhash Dutta (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor. He started his career as a commercial artist.
At the beginning of his career, Dutta worked as a film poster artist. He drew posters for the first Bengali-language movie to be made in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh): Mukh-o-Mukhush. He directed his first movie, Sutarang, in 1964. The movie won second prize at the Frankfurt Festival in 1965. Dutta acted in numerous movies. In 1972 He acted with the theatrical group, Aronnok.
His movie Abirbhab won a prestigious award in Frankfurt Film Festival. His directed movies were awarded in Phnom Penh Film Festival (1968), Moscow Film Festival (1967, 1973, 1979). He also got award for his acting by Pakistan Film Festival (1965).
Dutta died on 16 November 2012 at his home in Ram Krishna Mission Road, Dhaka. He suffered from heart disease.