Utpal Datta
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Utpal Datta | |
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,_in_Panaji,_Goa_on_November_26,_2013.jpg) Utpal Datta addressing a press conference in 2013 | |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
| Notable awards | Special Jury Mention for Book on Cinema at the 54th National Film Awards[1] |
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.
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.[2] His short feature film Bohubritta (Circles, 2019) has been screened at several International Film Festivals.[3]
Books
Author
- Chalachitra (1996 in Assamese)
- Kālasandhyā (2007)(কালসন্ধ্যা in Assamese)[4]
- 24 Frames (2008)
- Mantra Mugdha (2020)[5] https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/MANTRA_MUGDHA/tuoGEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
- Film Appreciation (2021)[6]
- The Last Signature of Mozart (2024)[7]
- 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
- Girish Karnad's Tughlak and Nagamandala
- Dr. Dipak Chandra's Duryodhan
- Narendra Modi's Ailoi cithi
- K. Satchidanandan's Matra ata sparsatei barasun diya megh
- K. Satchidanandan's Herai jowa bastubor
- Dr. Ratan Bhattacharya's Raktakta burburanir Mmalita