Nitin Chandrakant Desai

Art

Nitin Chandrakant Desai

Born August 6, 1965 · Mulund Railway Station, Mumbai

Died August 2, 2023 · aged 57

Nitin Chandrakant Desai was an Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer. He was most known for his work in Marathi and Hindi Films, World Cultural Festival 2016 at Delhi and films like, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Lagaan, Devdas, Jodhaa Akbar and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.

Known For

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. · 2003
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
7.22003
MovieComedyDrama
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
SwadesSwades · 2004
Swades
7.32004
MovieDrama
A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in IndiaLagaan: Once Upon a Time in India · 2001
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
7.32001
MovieAdventureDrama
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
Kama Sutra: A Tale of LoveKama Sutra: A Tale of Love · 1997
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
5.71997
MovieDramaHistory
Tara and Maya are inseparable, with the same tastes, habits, and hobbies. Years later, the two have matured but have maintained their friendship. Tara marries local prince Raj Singh, who succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj seeks another female to satisfy his sexual desires, with his sights settling on Maya, putting a perhaps unforgivable strain on a longtime friendship.
DevdasDevdas · 2002
Devdas
7.52002
MovieDramaRomance
In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.
Jodhaa AkbarJodhaa Akbar · 2008
Jodhaa Akbar
7.32008
MovieRomanceHistory
A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.
BaadshahBaadshah · 1999
Baadshah
6.51999
MovieActionComedy
A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.
Action ReplayyAction Replayy · 2010
Action Replayy
5.22010
MovieComedyRomance
A young man tries to revive his parents' wilting marriage by traveling to the 1970s when their romance was budding to help make it bloom: something more complex than he expects.

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Hu Tu TuHu Tu Tu · 1999
Hu Tu Tu
5.41999
Movie
Panna is the only daughter of politician Maltidevi. Panna is very critical of her mother, when she decides to separate from her dad, and asked Chief Minister Sawantrao Gadre to move in with them, for political reasons. Sawantrao has been using Maltidevi to win his election, which he does. Malti avenges this humiliation, wins the next election, and has Sawantrao killed. Malti then becomes the new Chief Minister. The main thorns on her side are Bhau, the leader of the downtrodden lower caste dalits, and her very daughter, who is very friendly with Bhau. One day Panna is abducted by Aditya and his group of revolutionaries, and held by them. It is there that Panna learns about the atrocities committed by her mom in the name of politics, and it is then she must decide whether to be loyal to her mom, or take the side of Aditya and the revolutionaries.

Art Direction