Four-time Indian national award winner Nitin Desai found dead at his ND Studio in Karjat. During his twenty-year career in Bollywood, he has worked with famous directors such as Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Some of his famous works like “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”, “Devdas”, “Jodha Akbar”, “Lagaan”, “Once Upon a Time in Mumbai” and “Bajirao Mastani”.
His latest work as a Film Director was the 2019 movie Panipat, starring as Ashutosh Gowarikar. For his work, he was honored by the Directors Guild Film Association and the American Film Center in Hollywood.
Nitin Desai’s close friend, BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde, said: “I spoke to him and told him. I told Amita how Amitabh Bachchan had suffered a great loss and is alive again. We told him about it even though the studio was closed.” The foreclosure came because of the debt, it started again, I’m sorry for his death, I talked to him the previous day.
Apart from acting, Nitin also became a producer with the movie “Desh Devi Maa Ashapura” in 2003.He also produced the very popular Marathi Raja Shivchhatrapati. In 2005, Nitin opened ND Studios in Karjat, a Mumbai suburb. The 52-acre studio has been the location of many movies, notably Jodha Akbar. Show credits include Hello Jai Hind! “