Nikhil Baran Sengupta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikhil Baran Sengupta

Indian artist and actor

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1943

Place of Birth: Chittagong, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 18-Feb-2014

Profession: art director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Nikhil Baran Sengupta (13 December 1943 – 18 February 2014) was a Hindi, Bengali, and Oriya art director, actor, painter and production designer.
He made his debut as an art-director with "Gapa hele be Sata" (1975).
His contribution to the success of films such as Janani (1984), Sahari Bagha (1985), Maa O Mamata, Suna Chadhei (1987), Jugantar, Tahader Katha, Bagh Bahadur (1989) and Mr.
and Mrs.
Iyer (2002) had always been acknowledged but less talked about. In his 40 years of career span in the film industry, he was instrumental in encouraging young talents from Orissa to take center stage.
In 1994, he was awarded as the Best Art Director for "Janani" and in 2009, he was awarded the Guru Kelu Charan award in the lifetime achievement category.