Mrinalini Majumdar
Nitin Desai, a well-known art director, was discovered dead at his Karjat studio on August 2nd. According to the most current information, Desai had retreated to his room the night before. That is thought to be the last time he was seen. The authorities believe the death was the result of a suicide attempt.
The body of Nitin Desai was discovered to be hanging from a ceiling fan. Following a report to the police, the body was taken away and submitted for a post-mortem examination. Although the cause of Nitin Desai’s death is unknown, financial problems and debt are being speculated as potential causes of the prominent art director’s suicide. Desai’s alleged suicide comes after the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) declaration. NCLT, this past week, had granted Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company’s appeal to commence a corporate bankruptcy resolution procedure against Desai’s firm, ND’s Art World Private Limited.
Independent MLA Mahesh Baldi of Uran (Raigad), under whose constituency Desai’s ‘ND Art World Pvt Ltd’ was spread across 52 acres, stated to journalists that the gifted artist had been mired down with financial troubles for the previous four-five years, and this could possibly have prompted his suicide. MLA Mahesh Baldi also confirmed the same to the news agency ANI, stating, “He had been under financial pressure and that could be the sole explanation for his passing.”
Nitin Desai is a well-known Art Director who has won three Filmfare Awards for Best Art Direction as well as four National Film Awards for Best Art Direction. Nitin Desai created the renowned ND studios in Karjat in 2005, where he passed away in 2009. This studio has hosted a variety of films and reality shows, including Jodha Akbar, Traffic Signal, and Big Boss. Many in the Bollywood film industry were stunned to learn of his death.
Hailing from Dapoli, Desai has been a part of many blockbusters, such as Lagaan (2001), Devdas (2002), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and many more! Bollywood stars such as Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay Kumar have postponed their trailer releases. Bachchan’s upcoming film Ghoomer’s trailer shall be released on 4th August, according to Jr Bachchan. Similarly, Kumar’s sequel of OMG will release its trailer on 3rd August.