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Nitin Chandrakant Desai was born on 6 August, 1965 in Mulund, Bombay, Maharashtra, India, is an Indian art director (1965–2023). Discover Nitin Chandrakant Desai's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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Actor, filmmaker, Art director, production designer |
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57 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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6 August 1965 |
| Birthday |
6 August |
| Birthplace |
Mulund, Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Date of death |
2 August, 2023 |
| Died Place |
Karjat, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Nitin Chandrakant Desai Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Nitin Chandrakant Desai Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Nitin Chandrakant Desai worth at the age of 57 years old? Nitin Chandrakant Desai’s income source is mostly from being a successful Art Director. He is from India. We have estimated Nitin Chandrakant Desai's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
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Art Director |
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Timeline
Thereafter he worked TV series, Kabir for five-and-a-half years, series Chanakya for the first 25 episodes, and took over independently from the 26th episode onwards.
Nitin Chandrakant Desai (6 August 1965 – 2 August 2023) was an Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer.
Desai was born in Mulund, Bombay, Maharashtra on 9 August 1965.
He attended school at Wamanrao Muranjan High School, Mulund in a Marathi Medium.
He studied photography at the J.J. School of Art and L.S.Raheja school of arts, in Mumbai, before joining the films.
Desai first went to Mumbai's Film City Studios in May 1987, and immediately switched from the 2-D format of still photography to a 3-D world of art direction.
He joined noted art director, Nitish Roy as a fourth assistant for the period TV serial, Tamas (1987), directed by Govind Nihalani.
His first feature film was Adhikari Brothers's Bhookamp in 1993, but it was Vidhu Vinod Chopra's period film, 1942: A Love Story in 1994 that got him noticed.
Over the years he has worked in films such as Parinda, Khamoshi, Maachis, Baadshah, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Raju Chacha, international projects like Salaam Bombay!, Amok (a French film directed by Joel Farges, which won Desai a Pri Genie nomination), Jungle Book, Kama Sutra, the Canadian film Such a Long Journey and Holy Smoke.
In 2002, he turned film producer with Chandrakant Productions' Desh Devi, a devotional film on the Devi Mata of Kutch.
Desai won National Film Award for Best Art Direction four times, and Filmfare Best Art Direction Award three times.
He turned film producer in 2003, with devotional film, Desh Devi Maa Ashapura.
In 2005, he opened his ND Studios spread over 52 acre at Karjat, Navi Mumbai, near Mumbai, which has since hosted films like Jodhaa Akbar, Traffic Signal as also Color's reality show Big Boss.
Situated on the outskirts of Mumbai at Karjat, the ND studios was opened in 2005 by him.
Spread over 52 acre, later Reliance Entertainment picked up 50 per cent stake in the studio for about Rs 1.50 billion.
He turned to producing TV series, with Marathi serial Raja Shivchhatrapati, which became a big hit.
He also created two sets for Slumdog Millionaire 2008 film, which include the set of Kaun Banega Crorepati scene, incidentally he had also designed the set for the Star Plus TV series, and an interiors set of the Taj Mahal.
After producing Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur (2009) television series, he was reportedly producing historic TV series, Taj Mahal and Baji Rao Mastani.
In Marathi, he has produced a biopic movie Balgandharva released in May 2011.
He has also produced a reality TV show Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe, which provides a platform for young talent.
Concept is similar to America's Got Talent.
Desai was reportedly working on Amol Gupte's Sapno Ko Ginte Ginte.
In 2011, he also debuted as a lead actor by the Marathi film Hello Jai Hind directed by Gajendra Ahire.
Most of Desai's successful work as an art director was in period films, as can be seen by the fact that all four of his National Film Award for Best Art Direction awards have been for period films.
Desai died by suicide in Karjat, Maharashtra, on 2 August 2023.
He was most known for his work in Marathi and Hindi Films, World Cultural Festival 2016 at Delhi and films like, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Lagaan (2001), Devdas (2002), Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015).
During his career spanning twenty years, he worked with directors like Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
