J. P. Dutta Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

J. P. Dutta Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Bio/Wiki
Full Name Jyoti Prakash Dutta
Nicknames Dutta, Dutta Sahab
Professions Film Director and Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 170 cm**
in meters**- 1.70 m**
in feet inches**- 5’ 7ā€**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 75 kg**
in pounds**- 165 lbs**
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Grey (Semi-Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 3 October 1949 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024) 75 Years
Birthplace Bombay, Bombay State, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Libra
Nationality Indian
Hometown Mumbai, India
College/University Not Known
Educational Qualification Not Known
Debut Film: Ghulami (1985)
Religion Hinduism
Caste Brahmin
Address 101, 102 Saibaba Tower, N Dutta Marg, Andheri West, Mumbai - 400053
Hobbies Listening to Music, Watching Movies
Awards, Honours, Achievements Filmfare Award for Best Director for 'Border' (1998)
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends Bindiya Goswami
Marriage Date Year- 1985
Family
Wife/Spouse Bindiya Goswami (Former Film Actress)
Children Son- None
Daughters- Nidhi Dutta (Actress), Siddhi Dutta
Parents Father- Late O. P. Dutta (Filmmaker)


Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings Brother- Late Deepak Dutta (Squadron Leader in Indian Air Force)
Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite Song Tumse Mila Tha Pyar Kuch Achche Naseeb (Film- Khatta Meetha)
Favourite Destination Rajasthan (India)
Favourite Script Writer O. P. Dutta

Some Lesser Known Facts About J. P. Dutta

  • Does J.P. Dutta smoke?: Not Known

  • Does J. P. Dutta drink alcohol?: Not Known

  • Dutta is best known for his war-related movies.

  • He had to abandon his first film ā€˜Sarhad’ due to the money factors.

  • His brother, Deepak Dutta, was a squadron leader in the Indian Air Force who died on duty. Dutta’s first film ā€˜Sarhad’ starring Vinod Khanna , which was not released, was a tribute to him.

  • He met Bindiya Goswami at the set of his first film ā€˜Sarhad’ in 1976. At that time, Bindiya was married to Vinod Mehra but her relationship with Vinod was not well. The love between Dutta and Bindiya got intense in the early 1980s and the two got married in 1985.

  • His film ā€˜Border’ was the first Indian film that symbolized Pakistan as an enemy.

  • When he was filming Border, he was facing a problem of granting approvals for the movie. At that timeĀ P. V. Narasimha Rao was the prime minister of the country. Dutta sent him a note, requesting for approval and help for the movie. It is said thatĀ Narasimha Rao replied that this movie must be filmed.

  • Ajay Devgan was offered a lead role in his blockbuster movie ā€˜Border,’ but he declined the offer because he did not want to act in a multi starer movie. But Ajay Devgan accepted the offer of his other movie, ā€˜LOC Kargil’ in which, he had portrayed the role of Param Vir Chakra Awardee Manoj Pandey .

  • After the release of Border movie, a Police Commissioner phoned him and said that Dutta’s life was in danger. Meanwhile, Dutta received so many threats. So, from the police department, two armed men were sent for his security.

  • Having been influenced by his ā€˜Border’, a Brigadier went to Mumbai to meet him and stayed there for one week and asked Dutta to make another movie like Border. But at that time, Dutta was receiving threats so, his family did not support this idea.

  • Dutta’s father, O.P. Dutta, remained active in the film industry for 60 years. He used to write dialogues for his son’s movies.

  • Actor Abhishek Bachchan and Actress Kareena Kapoor started their career through his movieĀ Refugee (2000).

  • After becoming a director, J. P. used to live in a one bedroom flat in Mahim area of Mumbai.

  • As per his wife, Bindiya Goswami, ā€œDutta is introvert, we are quite different from each other. He hardly speaks and I speak a lot. He is not romantic at all. I love travelling but he loves sitting at home.ā€

  • J.P. Dutta and Saif Ali Khan ā€˜s first wifeĀ Amrita Singh were very good friends. He got sad when Amrita was divorced.

  • Interestingly, When he went to Ajmer and prayed atĀ Ajmer Sharif Dargah, he was blessed with a daughter Nidhi Dutta and when he prayed at Siddhivinayak temple, his second daughter Siddhi Dutta was born.

  • Most of his films have been shot in Rajasthan because this place has always enchanted him a lot.

  • He also owns the production company named J. P. Gene.

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