National Award-winning art director Nitin Desai dies by suicide

Renowned art director Nitin Desai died by suicide on August 2. Reports suggest that he was found hanging at his own ND Studios in Karjat. He was 56.

His death comes a few days before his birthday, on August 9.

According to India Today, local MLA from Karjat, Mahesh Baldi BJP said that Nitin Desai died by suicide due to financial crisis.

Baldi said, 'Nitin Desai's ND studio comes in my constituency, the financial crisis was going on for many days and due to that, he committed suicide in ND studio this morning.'

Nitin Desai won four National Awards for Best Art Direction. He worked in films like ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Jodha Akbar’, and ‘Lagaan’.

In a career spanning twenty years, Nitin has worked with directors like Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

He turned film producer with Chandrakant Productions' 'Desh Devi', a devotional film on the Devi Mata of Kutch in 2002.

Three years later, he opened his ND Studios spread over 52 acres at Karjat, near Mumbai, which has since hosted movies like 'Jodha Akbar', 'Traffic Signal', and also Color's reality show 'Bigg Boss'.

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