Who was Nitin Chandrakant Desai? Bollywood Production Director Dead at 57

Nitin Chandrakant Desai was a Bollywood production director who starred in his first film in 1993 titled Bhookamp, however, he became popular after starring in 1942: A Love Story in 1994. He went on to star in several other movies including Parinda, Khamoshi, Maachis, Baadshah, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Raju Chacha, Salaam Bombay! Amok, and more.

He committed suicide by hanging in Karjat, Maharashtra, on August 2, 2023. He was 57 years old at the time of death.

Desai has contributed to several movies and TV shows. Some of them include Hum Sab Ek Hain, Daud. Hello Jai Hindi, Balgandharva, Raja Shivchatrapati, Truckbhar Swapna, 1942: A Love Story, Aa Gale Lag Jaa, Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India, Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur, What’s Your Raashee? Jail, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Saas Bahu Aur Sensex, Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Taj Mahal: A Monument of Love, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Gandhi, My Father, God Tussi Great Ho, and more.