Utpal Datta Explained

Utpal Datta
Language:	Assamese
Nationality:	Indian
Citizenship:	Indian
Alma Mater:	Gauhati University
Awards:	Special Jury Mention for Book on Cinema at the 54th National Film Awards^[1]

Utpal Datta is an Indian Assamese film critic from Guwahati.

Career

Utpal Datta earned his Masters in Arts from Gauhati University. He later joined the 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

• Chalachitra (1996 in Assamese)
• Kālasandhyā (2007)(কালসন্ধ্যা in Assamese)^[4]
• 24 Frames (2008)
• Mantra Mugdha (2020)^[5]
• Film Appreciation (2021)^[6]
• The Last Signature of Mozart (2024)^[7]

Edited

• Aamar Chinaki Tachadduk (1982 in Assamese)

Awards and recognition

• Special Jury Mention for Book on Cinema at the 54th National Film Awards^[1]

External links

• https://twitter.com/airnews_ghy/status/1634239304095633409/photo/1
• http://passionforcinema.com/radio-premier-of-24-frames/
• http://www.utpaldatta.com
• https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/2881161/Hazaribagh-Chatra/Hazaribagh#page/4/1
• http://roopkar.wordpress.com/
• http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5918997_B.A.-with-Assamese.pdf
• https://cinematicillusions.com/film-reviews/benegals-new-cinema/
• https://cinematicillusions.com/film-reviews/onaatah/
• https://cinematicillusions.com/film-reviews/the-pangti-story/
• http://www.aajnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/page-7-copy-6.jpg
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=Vss7Snp5c5k
• http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/spda.asp?id=2019/sep0419/BigPage21.jpg
• https://thestorymug.com/utpal-datta-in-love-of-films-and-filmmaking/

Notes and References

1. Web site: 54th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. 2 September 2020. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014130152/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/48_54sthNfaArchives.pdf. live.
2. http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/air-guwahati-premier-utpal-dattas-24-frames AIR Guwahati to premier Utpal Datta's 24 Frames
3. Web site: May 19, 2021 . Utpal Datta: In Love Of Films And Filmmaking . The Story Mug.
4. Book: Kālasandhyā . Blue Rose Publishers . Utpal Datta . 2007 . 978-81-7665-336-7 .
5. Book: MANTRA MUGDHA . Blue Rose Publishers . Utpal Datta . 2020 .
6. Book: Film Appreciation . Blue Rose Publishers . Utpal Datta . 2021 .
7. Book: The Last Signature of Mozart . Manda Publishers. Utpal Datta. 2024. 978-93-6402-663-5 .