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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian film director, producer and screenwriter}}<br />
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'''Nitin Chandra''' is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who mainly works in [[Bhojpuri cinema]] and [[Maithili Cinema|Maithili cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-04-22 |title=Nitin Chandra gets candid about promoting local regions through films |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/nitin-chandra-gets-candid-about-promoting-local-regions-through-films/articleshow/68989887.cms |access-date=2024-07-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> <br />
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== Life ==<br />
He is the elder brother of actress [[Nitu Chandra]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2012-09-11 |title=Timing relief for Deswa |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111212/jsp/bihar/story_14868289.jsp |access-date=2024-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911094233/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111212/jsp/bihar/story_14868289.jsp |archive-date=2012-09-11 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhojpuri film industry killing both cinema, language: Nitin Chandra |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bhojpuri-film-industry-killing-both-cinema-language-nitin-chandra-114061500535_1.html}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Chandra has directed movies [[Deswa]], [[Mithila Makhaan]] etc. His [[Bhojpuri cinema|Bhojpuri Film]] [[Deswa]] was premiered at [[International Film Festival of India]] in 2011. His recent film [[Jackson Halt]] released in 2023.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
He is the recipient of [[National Film Awards]] for his [[Maithili language]] film [[Mithila Makhaan]] in 2016.<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
! scope="col" |Year<br />
! scope="col" |Title<br />
!Director<br />
!Screenwriter<br />
!Language<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}<br />
|-<br />
|Unknown<br />
|''Boya Ped Babool Ka''<br />
|Yes<br />
| -<br />
|[[Hindi]]<br />
|Documentary Film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|''Bring Back Bhar''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Hindi]]<br />
|Documentary Film <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|''A day in the life of Jhumpaa''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]<br />
|Silent Short Film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2011<br />
|''[[Deswa]]''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]<br />
|Screened at IFFI, Goa<br />
| <ref name=":1" /><br />
|-<br />
|2016<br />
|''[[Mithila Makhaan]]''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Maithili language|Maithili]] <br />
|Won the National Film Award<br />
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2017-01-28 |title=Neetu Chandra's 'Mithila Makhaan' wins 'Best Maithili Film' National Award! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Neetu-Chandras-Mithila-Makhaan-wins-Best-Maithili-Film-National-Award/articleshow/51614931.cms |access-date=2024-07-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''The Suspect''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Maithili language|Maithili]]<br />
|Short Film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''Kill Your Mother Tongue''<br />
|Yes<br />
| -<br />
|[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]/[[Hindi]]<br />
|Youtube Video<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|''Diwali''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Maithili language|Maithili]]<br />
|Short Film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2019<br />
|''Ladki''<br />
|Yes<br />
|No<br />
|[[Maithili language|Maithili]]<br />
|Short Film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2019<br />
|''Aawa Bihar''<br />
|Yes<br />
| -<br />
|[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]/[[Hindi]]<br />
|Ad Film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2020<br />
|''Threat''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]<br />
|Short Film<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2022<br />
|''Bihar Wala web series''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Hindi]]<br />
|YoutubeVideo<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|''[[Jackson Halt]]''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Maithili language|Maithili]] <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2024<br />
|''Bida''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]<br />
|Short Film. Dubbed in [[Hindi]], [[Magahi language|Magahi]] and [[Maithili language|Maithili]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2025<br />
|''[[Kariyathi (Film)|Kariyatthi]]''<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]<br />
|<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBFC {{!}} Search Film |url=https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMTExMTEyMDI0MDAzMjM= |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=cbfcindia.gov.in}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2025<br />
|[[Chhath (Film)|Chhath]]<br />
|Yes<br />
|Yes<br />
|[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]<br />
|Screened at [[IFFI]], Goa<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFFI 2025: National Awardee Nitin Chandra's Bhojpuri film 'Chhath' to screen in Indian Panorama section|url=https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213313|website=Babushahi.com|access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb name|nm6455554}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandra, Nitin}}<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Bhojpuri-language film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]<br />
[[Category:Maithili-language writers]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]</div>
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