Jyoti Prakash Dutta (born 3 October 1949) is an Indian film producer, writer and director who works in

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

. He best known for making patriotic action war films, such as ''

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'' (1997), ''

LOC Kargil ''LOC Kargil'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta under his banner "J. P. Films". The film features an ensemble cast of Bollywoo ...

'' (2003) and ''

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'' (2018) and '' Border 2'' (2026) and '' Ghayal 3'' (2026).

Personal life

Dutta is married to the Bollywood film actress

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with whom he has two daughters Nidhi and Siddhi.

Career

Dutta produces his films under the banner of JP Films. He is known for directing many patriotic war films and films in the action genre. His films often have ensemble star casts. He made his directorial debut with the 1985 applauded action film and went on to direct acclaimed action films like ''

Yateem ''Yateem'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language western drama film directed by J. P. Dutta. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Farha Naaz, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sujata Mehta, Danny Denzongpa and Amrish Puri. The film was a major hit at the box office. ...

'' (1988), ''

Batwara ''Batwara'' is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by J.P. Dutta. The film features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Mohsin Khan, Shammi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Poonam Dhillon, Amrita Singh, Asha Parekh, ...

'' (1989), ''

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'' (1993) and ''

'' (1997). In

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, he was awarded the

National Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry ...

from

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for his super hit war film ''

''. He directed the patriotic war films ''

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'',''

'' and the 2006 remake of the period drama '' Umrao Jaan''. He headed the feature film section jury for the National Film Awards (2010), according to sources in the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. In 2013, it was announced that Dutta would undertake sequels to his 1997 film ''

'', and that '' Border 2'' would star

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and

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’s son Ajit Sodhi. He owns the production company titled J P Gene.

Filmography

References

External links

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J P Dutta : Filmography

(Mr O P Dutta is the father of Mr J P Dutta, though a film director in his own right he also writes story and screenplays for Hindi films and is of late also writing dialogues for his son Mr J P Dutta's films) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutta, J. P. 1949 births Living people Hindi-language film directors Film directors from Mumbai 20th-century Indian writers 21st-century Indian people Hindi film producers Film producers from Mumbai Screen Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners Producers who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award Directors who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award