Nitin Desai Found Dead in His Studio, Maharashtra MLA Mahesh Baldi Says 'Financial Stress' Could be Lagaan Art Director's Reason for Suicide
Nitin Desai was found hanging in his studio, and the police suspect it could be suicide. Maharashtra MLA Mahesh Baldi said that Lagaan art director was under financial strain and that "this could be the reason for his suicide." Nitin was known for his work as an art director for films like Jodhaa Akbar, Lagaan, Devdas and more.
Bollywood art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai was found dead in his studio in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, police said on Wednesday. According to police Desai’s body was found hanging in his ND studio in Karjat, some 80 km outside Mumbai. "Police were informed by a worker on the set. When police team reached the studio we saw his body hanging. RIP Nitin Desai: Ashutosh Gowariker Is 'Shocked' to Know About Lagaan's Art Director's Alleged Death by Suicide.
We are investigating the case further for ascertaining all the aspects in this case," Raigad Superintendent of Police (SP) Somnath Gharge said. Maharashtra MLA Mahesh Baldi said that Lagaan art director was under financial strain. "He was under financial stress and this could be the reason for suicide," Baldi said. Desai was noted for his innovative studio design and had collaborated with filmmakers like as Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Nitin Chandrakant Desai Dies by Suspected Suicide; National Award Winning Art Director Was Found Hanging in His Own Studio.
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Rajkumar Hirani, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He was famed for his work in movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (2000), Lagaan (2002), and Devdas (2003), Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015). He had won three Filmfare Awards for Best Art Direction and four National Film Awards for Best Art Direction.