J. P. Dutta Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Jyoti Prakash Dutta
Nicknames	Dutta, Dutta Sahab
Professions	Film Director and Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Grey (Semi-Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 October 1949 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	75 Years
Birthplace	Bombay, Bombay State, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, India
College/University	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Film: Ghulami (1985)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Address	101, 102 Saibaba Tower, N Dutta Marg, Andheri West, Mumbai - 400053
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Watching Movies
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Filmfare Award for Best Director for 'Border' (1998)
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Bindiya Goswami
Marriage Date	Year- 1985
Family
Wife/Spouse	Bindiya Goswami (Former Film Actress)
Children	Son- None Daughters- Nidhi Dutta (Actress), Siddhi Dutta
Parents	Father- Late O. P. Dutta (Filmmaker) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- Late Deepak Dutta (Squadron Leader in Indian Air Force) Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite Song	Tumse Mila Tha Pyar Kuch Achche Naseeb (Film- Khatta Meetha)
Favourite Destination	Rajasthan (India)
Favourite Script Writer	O. P. Dutta

Some Lesser Known Facts About J. P. Dutta

His brother, Deepak Dutta, was a squadron leader in the Indian Air Force who died on duty. Dutta’s first film ‘Sarhad’ starring Vinod Khanna, which was not released, was a tribute to him.

He met Bindiya Goswami at the set of his first film ‘Sarhad’ in 1976. At that time, Bindiya was married to Vinod Mehra but her relationship with Vinod was not well. The love between Dutta and Bindiya got intense in the early 1980s and the two got married in 1985.

His film ‘Border’ was the first Indian film that symbolized Pakistan as an enemy.

When he was filming Border, he was facing a problem of granting approvals for the movie. At that time P. V. Narasimha Rao was the prime minister of the country. Dutta sent him a note, requesting for approval and help for the movie. It is said that Narasimha Rao replied that this movie must be filmed.

Ajay Devgan was offered a lead role in his blockbuster movie ‘Border,’ but he declined the offer because he did not want to act in a multi starer movie. But Ajay Devgan accepted the offer of his other movie, ‘LOC Kargil’ in which, he had portrayed the role of Param Vir Chakra Awardee Manoj Pandey.

After the release of Border movie, a Police Commissioner phoned him and said that Dutta’s life was in danger. Meanwhile, Dutta received so many threats. So, from the police department, two armed men were sent for his security.

Having been influenced by his ‘Border’, a Brigadier went to Mumbai to meet him and stayed there for one week and asked Dutta to make another movie like Border. But at that time, Dutta was receiving threats so, his family did not support this idea.

Dutta’s father, O.P. Dutta, remained active in the film industry for 60 years. He used to write dialogues for his son’s movies.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan and Actress Kareena Kapoor started their career through his movie Refugee (2000).

After becoming a director, J. P. used to live in a one bedroom flat in Mahim area of Mumbai.

As per his wife, Bindiya Goswami, “Dutta is introvert, we are quite different from each other. He hardly speaks and I speak a lot. He is not romantic at all. I love travelling but he loves sitting at home.”

J.P. Dutta and Saif Ali Khan‘s first wife Amrita Singh were very good friends. He got sad when Amrita was divorced.

Interestingly, When he went to Ajmer and prayed at Ajmer Sharif Dargah, he was blessed with a daughter Nidhi Dutta and when he prayed at Siddhivinayak temple, his second daughter Siddhi Dutta was born.

Most of his films have been shot in Rajasthan because this place has always enchanted him a lot.