Jyoti Prakash Dutta (born 3 October 1949) is an Indian Bollywood film producer, writer and director, best known for making patriotic action war films.
Dutta is married to the Bollywood film actress Bindiya Goswami with whom he has two daughters Nidhi and Siddhi.
Dutta produces his films under the banner of JP Films.
He is known for directing many patriotic war films and films in the action genre.
His films often have ensemble star casts.
1985
He made his directorial debut with the 1985 applauded action film Ghulami and went on to direct acclaimed action films like Yateem (1988), Batwara (1989), Kshatriya (1993) and Border (1997).
1998
In 1998, he was awarded the National Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration from President of India for his super hit war film Border.
2006
He directed the patriotic war films Refugee, LOC Kargil and the 2006 remake of the period drama Umrao Jaan.
2010
He headed the feature film section jury for the National Film Awards (2010), according to sources in the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
2013
In 2013, it was announced that Dutta would undertake sequels to his 1997 film Border, and that Border 2 would star Sangram Singh and Nafisa Ali’s son Ajit Sodhi.
