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J. P. Dutta is one of the most respected and sought after directors in the Indian film Industry. J. P. Dutta is known for his patriotic movies with exceptionally directed war scenes.

J. P. Dutta was born in Bombay in Maharashtra. He is the son of O.P Dutta. O.P Dutta himself was a very well known director, writer and dialog writer of Bollywood. Due to his fathers association with Bollywood, J.P Dutta grew up surrounded by the film world and its power over the Indian audience. J. P. Dutta has written and director a number of war movies. O.P Dutta has written the dialogs for a number of J. P dutta's movies.

The most famous patriotic movie directed by J. P. Dutta was the film 'Border'. Border was perhaps the first Indian war movie that offered its audience the true war picture that happens in the battle field. The film was beautifully created and produced on the silver screen. Border was a film that told the world both sides fighting a war will eventually lose.



J. P. Dutta is known for casting a wide variety of stars in his films. Most of his war movies have an ensemble star cast which includes some of the most famous Bollywood stars. His other war movies are Refugee and LOC Kargil. Both these movies did not do as well at the box office as Border.

Refugee was the film that launched two star kids. The main characters in the film were portrayed by Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor. Abhishek Bachchan is the son of the legendary Amitabh Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor. Though the film did not put the box office cash registers on fire, it was definitely one of the best launch films that they could have hoped for. His most recent movie to hit the theater is 'Umrao Jaan' starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.

In his personla life, J. P Dutta has 2 daughters named Nidi and Siddhi. He is married to Bollywood actress Bindiya Goswami who is most famous for her role in the movie 'Golmal'.

Nidhi Dutta is also now following on her fathers footsteps. She has worked as an assistant director and has helped her father on the sets of Umrao Jaan. Though she had previously wanted to be an actress, her calling seems to be in direction. Though J. P Dutta is known for his temper in the film industry, he swears by his daughter's power over him. According to J. P Dutta, his daughters are the only 2 people in this world who can make him do as they like.

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