Nityananda Datta

Nityananda Datta grew up in Chittagong, Bangladesh. During his childhood, he actively participated in social activities, such as music, art, drama, dance, and he directed and choreographed a dance drama during the era of the language movement in Bangladesh. He joined Satyajat Ray as a chief assistant director in many films. Then he directed his own four films in Calcutta and then relocated to Bombay in 1969 and worked with Hrishikesh Mukhergee as an associate director for many films. During that time, he also produced and directed under his own ND productions many documentaries awarded by the film divisions of the government of India. He was awarded four national awards for his directions, and screenplays. He came to USA and was invited to work for the Cal state university as a director of their audio visual department.