Subhash Dutta (9 February 1930 – 16 November 2012) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker, theater and film actor. He started his career as a commercial artist.[4]
Subhash Dutta
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Dutta, during a TV interview in 2012
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| Born | (1930-02-09)9 February 1930[1] |
| Died | 16 November 2012(2012-11-16) (aged 82)[2]
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, actor, designer |
| Spouse | Shima Dutta (–2001; widower)[3] |
| Awards | National Film Awards (1977) Ekushey Padak (1999) |
At the beginning of his career, Dutta worked as a film poster artist. He drew posters for Mukh O Mukhosh (1956), the first Bengali-language movie to be made in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He directed his first movie, Sutorang, in 1964.[4] The movie won the second prize at the Frankfurt Festival in 1965.[4] In 1972, he acted with the theatrical group, Aranyak Nattyadal.[4]
His movie Abirbhab won a prestigious[clarification needed] award in Frankfurt Film Festival.[2] 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).[4]
Dutta had two sons, Shivaji and Ranaji, and two daughters, Shilpi and Shotabdi.[4]
Dutta died from heart disease on 16 November 2012 at his home in Ram Krishna Mission Road, Dhaka.[2][5]