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Utpal Datta | |
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| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
| Notable awards | Special Jury Mention for Book on Cinema at the 54th National Film Awards[1] |
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Utpal Datta is an Indian film critic from Guwahati. He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Critic in 2023. Previously, he was awarded the Jury Special Mention for Best Writing in Cinema in 2006.
Career
Utpal Datta earned his Masters in Arts from Gauhati University. He later joined ⠀⠀All India Radio, Guwahati, where his book 24 Frames (2008), an anthology of articles on Indian cinema, was released as a radio program.[2] His short feature film Bohubritta (Circles, 2019) has been screened at several International Film Festivals.[3]
Books
Author
- Chalachitra (1996 in Assamese)
- Kālasandhyā (2007)(কালসন্ধ্যা in Assamese)[4]
- 24 Frames (2008)
- Mantra Mugdha (2020)[5] https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/MANTRA_MUGDHA/tuoGEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
- Film Appreciation (2021)[6]
- The Last Signature of Mozart (2024)[7]
- Aparupa Andaman
- Maramar Neha
- CineQuiz
- Chalachitra - Articles on film aesthetics 24 Frames
- Ki Naam ai premor
- Mantramugdha
- Chalachitrar Rasaswadan
- Kapurusor Tarowal
- Asomiya Cinemar Ati Adhyai
- Decoding Films
- Bhabendra Nath Saikiar Chitranatya
Editor
- Aamar Chinaki Tachadduk (1982 in Assamese)
- Chalachitra Katha
- Bata Bijayi Lekhakar Galpa
- Ganje Fariste
- Chalachitra - Samoi, Samaj, Nandantatwa
Translator
- Girish Karnad's Tughlak and Nagamandala
- Dr. Dipak Chandra's Duryodhan
- Narendra Modi's Ailoi cithi
- K. Satchidanandan's Matra ata sparsatei barasun diya megh
- K. Satchidanandan's Herai jowa bastubor
- Dr. Ratan Bhattacharya's Raktakta burburanir Mmalita
Films
- By Lane 2 (2013)[8]
- Through Trust and Fear
- Borgeet- Eti Dhrupadi Ratna
- Bohubritta (2019)[9]
- Fagu Khele Karunamoi
- Harinarayan
Awards and recognition
- Special Jury Mention for Book on Cinema at the 54th National Film Awards[1]
- Swarna Kamal, Best Writing in Cinema at 71st National Film Award
- Amulya Manna Photography Award 2025[10]
References
- ^ a b "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ AIR Guwahati to premier Utpal Datta's 24 Frames radioandmusic.com, 29 November 2008.
- ^ "Utpal Datta: In Love Of Films And Filmmaking". The Story Mug. 19 May 2021.
- ^ Utpal Datta (2007). Kālasandhyā. Blue Rose Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7665-336-7.
- ^ Utpal Datta (2020). MANTRA MUGDHA. Blue Rose Publishers.
- ^ Utpal Datta (2021). Film Appreciation. Blue Rose Publishers.
- ^ Utpal Datta (2024). The Last Signature of Mozart. Manda Publishers. ISBN 978-93-6402-663-5.
- ^ "By-Lane2". IMDb.
- ^ "Bohubritta". IMDb.
- ^ "Eminent photographer Utpal Datta to receive 2025 Amulya Manna Photography Award". Sentinel Assam. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
External links
- https://twitter.com/airnews_ghy/status/1634239304095633409/photo/1
- http://passionforcinema.com/radio-premier-of-24-frames/
- http://www.utpaldatta.com
- https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/2881161/Hazaribagh-Chatra/Hazaribagh#page/4/1
- http://roopkar.wordpress.com/
- http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5918997_B.A.-with-Assamese.pdf
- https://cinematicillusions.com/film-reviews/benegals-new-cinema/
- https://cinematicillusions.com/film-reviews/onaatah/
- https://cinematicillusions.com/film-reviews/the-pangti-story/
- http://www.aajnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/page-7-copy-6.jpg
- https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=Vss7Snp5c5k
- http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/spda.asp?id=2019/sep0419/BigPage21.jpg
- https://thestorymug.com/utpal-datta-in-love-of-films-and-filmmaking/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11606192/?ref_=nm_knf_i_1
- https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/eminent-photographer-utpal-dutta-to-receive-2025-amulya-manna-photography-award
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11605764/?ref_=nm_knf_i_2
- https://www.indianfilminstitute.org/post/how-i-made-it-bohubritta-2018
- https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2151537
