Utpal Datta

Utpal Datta
Utpal Datta
	Utpal Datta addressing a press conference in 2013
Language	Assamese
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Alma mater	Gauhati University
Notable awards	Special Jury Mention for Book on Cinema at the 54th National Film Awards

Last updated October 10, 2025

Utpal Datta is an Indian film critic from Guwahati. He was awarded the Jury Special Mention for Best Writing in Cinema in 2006. He received the National Film Award for Best Critic in 2023.

Career

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

Author

Chalachitra (1996 in Assamese)
Kālasandhyā (2007)(কালসন্ধ্যা in Assamese)^[4]
24 Frames (2008)
Mantra Mugdha (2020)^[5] https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/MANTRA_MUGDHA/tuoGEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Film Appreciation (2021)^[6]
The Last Signature of Mozart (2024)^[7]
Aparupa Andaman
Maramar Neha
CineQuiz
Chalachitra - Articles on film aesthetics 24 Frames
Ki Naam ai premor
Mantramugdha
Chalachitrar Rasaswadan
Kapurusor Tarowal
Asomiya Cinemar Ati Adhyai
Decoding Films

Editor

Aamar Chinaki Tachadduk (1982 in Assamese)
Chalachitra Katha
Bata Bijayi Lekhakar Galpa
Ganje Fariste
Chalachitra - Samoi, Samaj, Nandantatwa

Translator

Girish Karnad's Tughlak and Nagamandala
Dr. Dipak Chandra's Duryodhan
Narendra Modi's Ailoi cithi
K. Satchidanandan's Matra ata sparsatei barasun diya megh
K. Satchidanandan's Herai jowa bastubor
Dr. Ratan Bhattacharya's Raktakta burburanir Mmalita

Films

By Lane 2 (2013)^[8]
Through Trust and Fear
Borgeet- Eti Dhrupadi Ratna
Bohubritta (2019)^[9]
Fagu Khele Karunamoi
Harinarayan

Awards and recognition

Special Jury Mention for Book on Cinema at the 54th National Film Awards ^[1]
Swarna Kamal, Best Writing in Cinema at 71st National Film Award
Amulya Manna Photography Award 2025^[10]

References

1 2 "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
↑ AIR Guwahati to premier Utpal Datta's 24 Frames radioandmusic.com, 29 November 2008.
↑ "Utpal Datta: In Love Of Films And Filmmaking". The Story Mug. 19 May 2021.
↑ Utpal Datta (2007). Kālasandhyā. Blue Rose Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7665-336-7.
↑ Utpal Datta (2020). MANTRA MUGDHA. Blue Rose Publishers.
↑ Utpal Datta (2021). Film Appreciation. Blue Rose Publishers.
↑ Utpal Datta (2024). The Last Signature of Mozart. Manda Publishers. ISBN 978-93-6402-663-5.
↑ "By-Lane2". IMDb .
↑ "Bohubritta". IMDb .
↑ "Eminent photographer Utpal Datta to receive 2025 Amulya Manna Photography Award". Sentinel Assam. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

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[54thaward-1] 1 2 "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[2] AIR Guwahati to premier Utpal Datta's 24 Frames radioandmusic.com, 29 November 2008.

[3] "Utpal Datta: In Love Of Films And Filmmaking". The Story Mug. 19 May 2021.

[4] Utpal Datta (2007). Kālasandhyā. Blue Rose Publishers. ISBN 978-81-7665-336-7.

[5] Utpal Datta (2020). MANTRA MUGDHA. Blue Rose Publishers.

[6] Utpal Datta (2021). Film Appreciation. Blue Rose Publishers.

[7] Utpal Datta (2024). The Last Signature of Mozart. Manda Publishers. ISBN 978-93-6402-663-5.

[8] "By-Lane2". IMDb .

[9] "Bohubritta". IMDb .

[10] "Eminent photographer Utpal Datta to receive 2025 Amulya Manna Photography Award". Sentinel Assam. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

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