Nitin Chandrakant Desai

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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

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 If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
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.
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.
Mangal Pandey - The RisingMangal Pandey - The Rising · 2005
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
★ 6.02005
MovieDramaHistory
The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.
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.
SwadesSwades · 2004
Swades
★ 7.42004
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.
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.
MarigoldMarigold · 2007
Marigold
★ 6.12007
MovieComedyRomance
Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreographer, and undergoes a personal transformation as she experiences Bollywood firsthand.

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