Nitin Desai, famous art director, dies by suicide at his studio near Mumbai
MUMBAI,AUG 2: Art director Nitin Desai was found dead at his ND Studio in Khalapur Raigarh near Karjat. This shocking news comes days before his 58th birthday on August 9.
Local MLA from Karjat, Mahesh Baldi BJP confirmed that Nitin Desai died by suicide due to financial crisis. Baldi said, “Nitin Desai’s ND studio comes in my constituency, the financial crisis was going on for many days and due to that, he committed suicide in ND studio this morning.”
Meanwhile, Somnath Gharge, Superintendent of Police, Raigad, said, “We are investigating from all angles.”
Nitin Desai died by suicide at 4:30 am on August 2. A police van was also spotted entering the ND studios.
Nitin Desai is known for designing lavish sets for some of the blockbuster films such as ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Jodha Akbar’, and ‘Lagaan’, among others.
During his career spanning 20 years, Nitin has worked with directors like Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In 2002, he turned film producer with Chandrakant Productions’ Desh Devi, a devotional film on the Devi Mata of Kutch. In 2005, he opened his ND Studios spread over 52 acres at Karjat, near Mumbai, which has since hosted movies like Jodha Akbar, Traffic Signal and also Color’s reality show Bigg Boss.
-The India Today
