Jyoti Prakash Dutta is a famous Indian film director, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. His best known directed films are Ghulami (1985), Yateem (1988), Batwara (1989), Kshatriya (1993) and Border (1997).
Biography from TMDB.
- October 3, 1949 (77)
- Bombay, State of Bombay, India
- Director, writer and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are J.P. Dutta's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6
Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 6
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch J.P. Dutta's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for J.P. Dutta's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Border 2(2026)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Paltan(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Umrao Jaan(2006)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
LOC: Kargil(2003)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Refugee(2000)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Border(1997)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Kshatriya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Batwara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Hathyar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Yateem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Ghulami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1985 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do J.P. Dutta's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Cult Classics.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does J.P. Dutta work with?
People who share at least 2 of J.P. Dutta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anu Malik shares the most, 5.
Writers
- O.P. DuttaShared titles: Umrao Jaan (2006), LOC: Kargil (2003), Refugee (2000), Border (1997)See all 4 shared titles with O.P. Dutta
Actors
- Suniel ShettyShared titles: Umrao Jaan (2006), LOC: Kargil (2003), Refugee (2000), Border (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Suniel Shetty
- Jackie ShroffShared titles: Paltan (2018), Refugee (2000), Border (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Jackie Shroff
- Abhishek BachchanShared titles: Umrao Jaan (2006), LOC: Kargil (2003), Refugee (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Abhishek Bachchan
- Kulbhushan KharbandaShared titles: Umrao Jaan (2006), Refugee (2000), Border (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Composers and editors
- Anu MalikShared titles: Paltan (2018), Umrao Jaan (2006), LOC: Kargil (2003), Refugee (2000), Border (1997)See all 5 shared titles with Anu Malik
- Aadesh ShrivastavaShared titles: Refugee (2000), Border (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Aadesh Shrivastava
- Deepak WirkudShared titles: Refugee (2000), Border (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Deepak Wirkud
Producers
- Rajesh BhattShared titles: Umrao Jaan (2006), LOC: Kargil (2003), Refugee (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Rajesh Bhatt
- Nidhi DuttaShared titles: Border 2 (2026), Paltan (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Nidhi Dutta