J. P. Dutta | |
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| Dutta in 2013 | |
| Born | Jyoti Prakash Dutta |
| Occupations | Film director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1985– present |
| Notable work | |
| Spouse | Bindiya Goswami |
| Parent | O. P. Dutta (father) |
Jyoti Prakash Dutta is a famous Indian film director, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. His best known directed films are Ghulami (1985), Yateem (1988), Batwara (1989), Kshatriya (1993) and Border (1997). He is also known for making patriotic, epic war films, such as Border (1997), LOC Kargil (2003), Paltan (2018) and Border 2 (2026).
Dutta is married to the Bollywood film actress Bindiya Goswami with whom he has two daughters Nidhi Dutta and Siddhi Dutta. Nidhi is also a film writer and a producer. [1]
He headed the feature film section jury for the National Film Awards (2010), according to sources in the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. [2] He went on to make and direct successful films like Ghulami, Yateem, Batwara, Kshatriya and Border.
J. P. Dutta owns the film production company – J. P. Films.