Nitin Desai, the art director of "Lagaan" and "Jodhaa Akbar" fame, who was found dead at his studio in Karjat, near Mumbai in August last year was honoured in memoriam at the 96th Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre at Los Angeles, United States on Sunday.
Art Director/Production Designer, filmmaker and actor #NitinDesai, was remembered at #Oscars2024 “In memoriam” segment.The man behind the iconic films like Parinda, 1942 A Love Story, Khamoshi, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Lagaan, Devdas, The Legend of Bhagat Singh & Jodhaa Akbar. pic.twitter.com/a1NriUWX2h— CinemaRare (@CinemaRareIN) March 11, 2024
The police had suspected that Desai had died by suicide, but no note was found at the location.
Nitin Desai in the In Memorium segment - wonderful to have his monumental work recognized internationally.#Oscars2024— Anupama Chopra (@anupamachopra) March 11, 2024
"We are investigating all angles," local police officer Somnath Gharge had said.
In addition to "Lagaan" and "Jodhaa Akbar", Desai had also worked as an art director in several other iconic Bollywood movies such as "Devdas", "Munnabhai MBBS", "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo".
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