O.P. Dutta (1922 â€" 9 February 2012) an Indian filmmaker and writer,
was born in Gujranwala, British India to a Punjabi Brahmin family. 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. He directed nine films until 1959, after which
he got into writing dialogues, scripts and stories for films. He wrote
most of the films for his director son, J.P. Dutta, notably Border and
LOC Kargil. In 2001, he won the International Indian Film Academy
Award and the Filmfare Award for the film Refugee. In 2006, he won a
Lifetime Achievement Award from Filmfare. Dutta died from pneumonia in
Mumbai on 9 February 2012. He was 90.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.OP Dutta was the father of J.P. Dutta,
producer and director of Indian films, and father-in-law of former
actress Bindiya Goswami.
was born in Gujranwala, British India to a Punjabi Brahmin family. 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. He directed nine films until 1959, after which
he got into writing dialogues, scripts and stories for films. He wrote
most of the films for his director son, J.P. Dutta, notably Border and
LOC Kargil. In 2001, he won the International Indian Film Academy
Award and the Filmfare Award for the film Refugee. In 2006, he won a
Lifetime Achievement Award from Filmfare. Dutta died from pneumonia in
Mumbai on 9 February 2012. He was 90.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.OP Dutta was the father of J.P. Dutta,
producer and director of Indian films, and father-in-law of former
actress Bindiya Goswami.
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