https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=23.119.123.135Bharatpedia - User contributions [en]2026-11-05T22:06:07ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=O._P._Dutta&diff=66407O. P. Dutta2021-05-05T21:54:40Z<p>23.119.123.135: corrected the tense</p>
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = O.P. Dutta<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth year|1922}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Gujranwala, Pakistan|Gujranwala]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
| death_date = {{death-date and age|09 February 2012|1922}}<br />
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| nationality = {{IND}}<br />
| occupation = [[filmmaking|Filmmaker]]<br>[[Writer]]<br />
| children = [[J.P. Dutta]] (son)<br />
| relatives = '''Nidhi Dutta''' (grandchild)<br>'''Siddhi Dutta''' (grandchild)<br />
}}<br />
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'''O.P. Dutta''' (1922 – 09 February 2012) an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[filmmaking|filmmaker]] and [[writer]], was born in Gujranwala, British India to a [[Punjabi Brahmin]] family. He began his career in 1948, as director for the film, 'Pyar Ki Jeet', which starred actress-singer, Suraiya. The film catapulted her to a 'Super Star' sensation.<ref>http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/04/mar/05suraiya.asp#</ref> He directed nine films until 1959, after which he got into writing dialogues, scripts and stories for films. He wrote most of the films for his director son, [[J.P. Dutta]], notably [[Border (1997 film)|''Border'']] and ''[[LOC Kargil]]''. In 2001, he won the [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|International Indian Film Academy Award]] and the [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]] for the film ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]''. In 2006, he won a [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] from [[Filmfare]]. Dutta died from pneumonia in Mumbai on 9 February 2012. He was 90.<br />
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O.P also made a film in Karachi post independence in the early 1950s, called 'Anokhi', and further helped build a studio in that city. He wrote scripts/dialogues for the films 'Mastana' ( *Mehmood Vinod Khanna ), 'Jeet' (* Randhir Kapoor Babita ), 'Chirag' (* Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh) and 'Do Raaste' (* Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz), among others. He did not figure in the credits due to differences with Raj Khosla, who insisted on him sharing credits with another writer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/3002-film-maker-o-p-dutta-dead-at-90.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308205504/http://www.indiawest.com/news/3002-film-maker-o-p-dutta-dead-at-90.html |archive-date=2014-03-08 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20120194170&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood&nid=175026 |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213043754/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20120194170&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood&nid=175026 |archive-date=13 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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OP Dutta is the father of [[J.P. Dutta]], producer and director of Indian films, and father-in-law of former actress [[Bindiya Goswami]].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*[[Umrao Jaan (2006)]] - Writer<br />
*[[LOC Kargil]] (2003) - Writer<br />
*[[Refugee]] (2000) - Writer<br />
*[[Border]] (1997) - Writer<br />
*[[Kshatriya]] (1993) - Writer<br />
*[[Hathyar (1989 film)|Hathyar]] (1989) - writer<br />
*[[Yateem]] (1988) - Writer<br />
*[[Ghulami]] (1985) - Writer<br />
*[[Aangan]] (1959) - Director<br />
*'''Hulare''' (1957) - Director<br />
*[[Lagan]] (1955) - Director<br />
*[[Malkin]] (1953) - Director<br />
*[[Parbat]] (1952) - Director<br />
*[[Ek Nazar]] (1951) - Director<br />
*'''Surajmukhi''' (1950) - Director<br />
*'''Hamari Manzil''' (1949) - Director<br />
*[[Pyar Ki Jeet (1948 film)|Pyaar Ki Jeet]] (1948) - Director<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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