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Nitin Chandrakant Desai

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
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Nitin Chandrakant Desai
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Nitin Chandrakant Desai was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He was an art director and production designer, known for Devdas (2002), Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008). He died on 2 August 2023 in Karjat, Maharashtra, India.
DiedAugust 2, 2023
DiedAugust 2, 2023
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  • Awards
    • 15 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Devdas (2002)
Devdas
7.5
  • Art Director
  • 2002
Aamir Khan, Rachel Shelley, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
8.1
  • Production Designer
  • 2001
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Jodhaa Akbar
7.5
  • Production Designer
  • 2008
Shah Rukh Khan and Sharad S. Kapoor in Josh (2000)
Josh
6.1
  • Art Director(as Nitin Desai)
  • 2000

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Art Director

  • Kashibai Bajirao Ballal (2021)
    Kashibai Bajirao Ballal
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 2021–2022
  • Amitabh Bachchan in Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000)
    Kaun Banega Crorepati?
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 2000–2022
  • Farzand (2018)
    Farzand
    8.1
    • Art Director
    • 2018
  • Josh Hartnett, Bipasha Basu, and Tamsin Egerton in The Lovers (2015)
    The Lovers
    4.6
    • Art Director
    • 2015
  • Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in R... Rajkumar (2013)
    R... Rajkumar
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 2013
  • Chintoo 2: Khajinyachi Chittarkatha (2013)
    Chintoo 2: Khajinyachi Chittarkatha
    8.0
    • Art Director
    • 2013
  • Hello JaiHind (2011)
    Hello JaiHind
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 2011
  • Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010)
    Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
    5.8
    • Art Director (art direction)
    • 2010
  • Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, and Kangana Ranaut in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
    Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
    7.4
    • Art Director
    • 2010
  • Neil Nitin Mukesh in Jail (2009)
    Jail
    6.2
    • Art Director (art direction)
    • 2009
  • Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Harman Baweja in What's Your Raashee? (2009)
    What's Your Raashee?
    4.8
    • Art Director (art direction)
    • 2009
  • Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)
    Harishchandrachi Factory
    8.4
    • Art Director
    • 2009
  • Kirron Kher, Farooq Shaikh, Masumeh Makhija, and Ankur Khanna in Saas Bahu Aur Sensex (2008)
    Saas Bahu Aur Sensex
    5.1
    • Art Director
    • 2008
  • God Tussi Great Ho (2008)
    God Tussi Great Ho
    3.8
    • Art Director
    • 2008
  • Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India (2008)
    Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India
    7.7
    • Art Director
    • 2008

Production Designer

  • Amitabh Bachchan in Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000)
    Kaun Banega Crorepati?
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2000–2022
  • Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon in Panipat (2019)
    Panipat
    5.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2019
  • Indu Sarkar (2017)
    Indu Sarkar
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2017
  • Sachin Tendulkar in Sachin - A Billion Dreams (2017)
    Sachin - A Billion Dreams
    8.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2017
  • Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015)
    Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
    4.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2015
  • Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015)
    Manjhi: The Mountain Man
    8.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2015
  • Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in R... Rajkumar (2013)
    R... Rajkumar
    5.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2013
  • Sona Spa (2013)
    Sona Spa
    3.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2013
  • Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010)
    Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2010
  • Action Replayy (2010)
    Action Replayy
    4.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2010
  • Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Vidya Balan in Ishqiya (2010)
    Ishqiya
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2010
  • Rang Rasiya (2008)
    Rang Rasiya
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kangana Ranaut, and Mugdha Godse in Fashion (2008)
    Fashion
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
    Jodhaa Akbar
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Gandhi, My Father (2007)
    Gandhi, My Father
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2007

Art Department

  • Kashibai Bajirao Ballal (2021)
    Kashibai Bajirao Ballal
    8.0
    TV Series
    • set designer
    • 2021–2022
  • Siddharth Nigam in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (2015)
    Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat
    6.8
    TV Series
    • set contruction
    • 2015–2016
  • Josh Hartnett, Bipasha Basu, and Tamsin Egerton in The Lovers (2015)
    The Lovers
    4.6
    • art department consultant (as Nitin Desai)
    • 2015
  • Neil Nitin Mukesh in Jail (2009)
    Jail
    6.2
    • set designer
    • 2009
  • Parineeta (2005)
    Parineeta
    7.2
    • consulting art director (as Nitin Desai)
    • 2005
  • Lost & Found (1995)
    Lost & Found
    Short
    • set designer (as Nitin Desai)
    • 1995
  • Chanakya (1990)
    Chanakya
    9.3
    TV Series
    • assistant art director
    • 1990–1992
  • Shekhar Kapur and Dimple Kapadia in Drishti (1990)
    Drishti
    7.3
    • assistant art director
    • 1990
  • Sunny Deol in Ghayal (1990)
    Ghayal
    7.7
    • assistant art director (as Nitin)
    • 1990
  • Dimple Kapadia and Vinod Khanna in Lekin... (1990)
    Lekin...
    7.8
    • assistant art director
    • 1990

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Hello JaiHind (2011) Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Nitin Desai
  • Born
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Died
    • August 2, 2023
    • Karjat, Maharashtra, India(Suicide)
  • Relatives
    • Nitu Chandra(Sibling)

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