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O.P. Dutta(1921-2012)

  • Writer
  • Director
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O.P. Dutta was born in 1921 in India. O.P. was a writer and director, known for Refugee (2000), Ghulami (1985) and Border (1997). O.P. died on 9 February 2012 in Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Born1921
DiedFebruary 9, 2012
Born1921
DiedFebruary 9, 2012
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Refugee (2000)
Refugee
5.2
  • Writer
  • 2000
Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Naseeruddin Shah in Ghulami (1985)
Ghulami
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1985
Jackie Shroff, Sunny Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty in Border (1997)
Border
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1997
Commercial Pilot Officer
  • Director
  • 1963

Credits

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Writer

  • Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Umrao Jaan (2006)
    Umrao Jaan
    5.4
    • story
    • 2006
  • Sanjay Dutt, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Suniel Shetty, and Karan Nath in LOC: Kargil (2003)
    LOC: Kargil
    5.5
    • dialogue
    • 2003
  • Refugee (2000)
    Refugee
    5.2
    • dialogue
    • 2000
  • Jackie Shroff, Sunny Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty in Border (1997)
    Border
    8.0
    • dialogue
    • 1997
  • Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, and Vinod Khanna in Kshatriya (1993)
    Kshatriya
    6.0
    • dialogue
    • 1993
  • Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, and Rishi Kapoor in Hathyar (1989)
    Hathyar
    6.5
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, and Farha Naaz in Yateem (1988)
    Yateem
    6.3
    • dialogue
    • 1988
  • Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Naseeruddin Shah in Ghulami (1985)
    Ghulami
    7.3
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Mastana (1970)
    Mastana
    7.2
    • additional dialogue
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Sunil Dutt in Chirag (1969)
    Chirag
    6.6
    • dialogue
    • 1969
  • Biradari (1966)
    Biradari
    6.2
    • story
    • 1966
  • Jailor (1958)
    Jailor
    6.2
    • additional dialogue (as O.P. Datta)
    • 1958

Director

  • Commercial Pilot Officer
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Aangan
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Hulare
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Lagan
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Malkin (1953)
    Malkin
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Parbat (1952)
    Parbat
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Ek Nazar (1951)
    Ek Nazar
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Surajmukhi
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Hamari Manzil
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Pyaar Ki Jeet
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • O.P. Datta
  • Born
    • 1921
    • India
  • Died
    • February 9, 2012
    • Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(pneumonia)
  • Children
    • J.P. Dutta
  • Relatives
    • Nidhi Dutta(Grandchild)

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  • Trivia
    Father of J.P. Dutta.

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