O. P. Dutta
O.P. Dutta (1922 – 9 February 2012) was an Indian filmmaker and writer. He began his career in 1948, as director for the film, 'Pyar Ki Jeet', which starred actress-singer, Suraiya. The film catapulted her to a 'Super Star' sensation.
O.P also made a film in Karachi post independence in the early 1950s, called 'Anokhi', and further helped build a studio in that city. He wrote scripts/dialogues for the films 'Mastana' ( *Mehmood Vinod Khanna ), 'Jeet' (* Randhir Kapoor Babita ), 'Chirag' (* Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh) and 'Do Raaste' (* Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz), among others. He did not figure in the credits due to differences with Raj Khosla, who insisted on him sharing credits with another writer.[2][3]
OP Dutta was the father of
Filmography
- Umrao Jaan (2006) - writer
- LOC: Kargil (2003) - writer
- Refugee (2000) - writer
- Border (1997) - writer
- Kshatriya (1993) - writer
- Hathyar (1989) - writer
- Yateem (1988) - writer
- Ghulami (1985) - writer
- Aangan (1959)- director
- Hulare (1957) - director
- Lagan (1955) - director
- Malkin (1953) - director
- Parbat (1952) - director
- Ek Nazar (1951) - director
- Surajmukhi (1950) - director
- Hamari Manzil (1949) - director
- Pyaar Ki Jeet (1948) - director
References
- ^ "OTT | TV | Bollywood | Hollywood - News, Reviews, Gossips". 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Film-maker O.P. Dutta Dead at 90". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Veteran filmmaker O P Dutta dies". Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
External links
- O. P. Dutta at IMDb
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