Himansu Sekhar Khatua

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Himansu Sekhar Khatua
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Born21 December 1965 (1965-12-21) (age 58)
Khatuapatna, Bhadrak, Odisha, India
OccupationFilm Maker
SpouseSnehashri Swain
ChildrenAnshuman Khatua, Sriman Khatua
Parent(s)Rabindra Khatua, Kunjalata Khatua

Himansu Sekhar Khatua is an Indian director, educationalist, and journalist. He directed the national film award winning movies Sunya Swaroop and Kathantara in 1996 and 2005 respectively. At present Mr. Khatua occupies the position of managing director of Kalinga Media and Entertainment Private Limited (KMEPL) and also serves as the CMD of Kalinga TV, a news channel and Knews Odisha, a digital platform.

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He was instrumental in establishing three schools in KIIT University. To cherish the vision of Dr Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT and KISS, Mr Himanshu Khatua took the responsibility for establishment of School of Film and Media Sciences, School of Fashion Technology (KSOFT) and School of Mass Communication (SMC). He was holding the position of Director General when he left Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in order to join as the Director of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.

Mr Khatua is the National Film Award recipient for Best Film direction in 2005 and National Award recipient for best debut film Sunya Swaroop in 44th National Film Festival. [1]

Early life and education

Khatua was born in 1965 in Khatuapatna, a remote village in Bhadrak, Odisha. He is the eldest among all siblings of Rabindra Khatua and Smt. Kunjalata Khatua. After his primary education in his native village, he shifted to several places in the state to complete his high school. In fact, his maternal grandfather was his first teacher who taught him languages like Odia, English and Sanskrit during his formative years. It was while pursuing a career in science with Physics major, he qualified to join country's film institute FTII Pune. He has done Diploma in Cinema from Film and Television Institute of India. [2]

Filmography

In 1990s, Khatua moved to Mumbai to work as a professional audiographer, but only after a year, he decided to come back to his homeland Odisha and pursue his career here. Independently, he did sound designing for Indradhanura Chhai (Shadows of the rainbow ).

Later, Khatua moved into film direction independently with his debut film Shunya Swaroopa (Contours of the void) [3] which took him to international film festivals including International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands), Kinotavr (Sochi International Film Festival, Russia), Gothenburg Film Festival (Sweden), and Cinema Jove International Film Festival, Valencia (Spain). The Film also got National Award as the Best Regional Film in Oriya, and many state awards. [4]

His second feature film Kathantara(Another Story) based on the aftermath of 1999 Odisha cyclone, [5] a landmark in Odia Cinema, dealt with the lives and predicaments of cyclone survivors mostly the women.

His third film feature MATIRA BANDHAN (The Inheritance) [6] was based on a short story The Trunk of Ganesha by eminent writer Padmashree Jayanta Mahapatra. This couldn't receive certificate from CBFC because of reasons other than artistic credibility. However, the film was screened at the Mumbai Film Festival organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) and Bangaluru International Film Festival.

The fourth feature film Krantidhara (Coup de grace) [7] based on the story Jhada Parara Surjya by Dr Itirani Samanta, got Asian Excellence Awards, South Korea as the best feature film. [8] It also got Best Feature Film Award along with several other state film awards.

As a marked achievement, his recently directed film The Sea and Seven Villages [9] has found a place in the 20 Non-Feature films that have been selected to be screened in the Indian Panorama section at 54th International Film Festival of India IFFI from a broad spectrum of 239 contemporary Indian non-feature films. The documentary produced by Iti Rani Samanta showcases the impact of climate change and its impact on the Satabhaya village cluster.

Now Khatua is working on the Biopic of Dutee Chand the sprinter. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Himansu Khatua: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Wielding the director's baton – Orissa Post | DailyHunt Lite". Dailyhunt.
  3. ↑ "Promotion drive for good cinema missing in Odisha". The Pioneer. 14 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tribal Boy Bags Best Child Artiste Award". ENARADA. 6 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Award winning parallel cinema Kathantara released". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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  7. ↑ "Odia Movie 'Krantidhara' To Get Asian Excellence Award". Odisha Bytes. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Krantidhara bags an award in Seoul". The Times of India. 29 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Odia Movie The Sea and Seven Villages directed by Himansu Khatua selected for IFFI 2023". KalingaTV. 23 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Himansu Khatua is gearing up to make a biopic on Dutee". The Times of India. 28 November 2019.

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