Utpal Datta

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Indian film critic

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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. His short feature film Bohubritta (Circles, 2019) has been screened at several International Film Festivals.

Books

Author

  • Chalachitra (1996 in Assamese)
  • Kālasandhyā (2007)(কালসন্ধ্যা in Assamese)
  • 24 Frames (2008)
  • Mantra Mugdha (2020) https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/MANTRA_MUGDHA/tuoGEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
  • Film Appreciation (2021)
  • The Last Signature of Mozart (2024)
  • 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

Films

  • By Lane 2 (2013)
  • Through Trust and Fear
  • Borgeet- Eti Dhrupadi Ratna
  • Bohubritta (2019)
  • Fagu Khele Karunamoi
  • Harinarayan

Awards and recognition

References

References

  1. "54th National Film Awards". Directorate of Film Festivals.
  2. [http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/air-guwahati-premier-utpal-dattas-24-frames AIR Guwahati to premier Utpal Datta's 24 Frames] radioandmusic.com, 29 November 2008.
  3. (May 19, 2021). "Utpal Datta: In Love Of Films And Filmmaking".
  4. Utpal Datta. (2007). "Kālasandhyā". Blue Rose Publishers.
  5. Utpal Datta. (2020). "MANTRA MUGDHA". Blue Rose Publishers.
  6. Utpal Datta. (2021). "Film Appreciation". Blue Rose Publishers.
  7. Utpal Datta. (2024). "The Last Signature of Mozart". Manda Publishers.
  8. "By-Lane2".
  9. "Bohubritta".
  10. (2025-01-03). "Eminent photographer Utpal Datta to receive 2025 Amulya Manna Photography Award".

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