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{{Short description|Indian movie director and journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Himansu Sekhar Khatua
| image = Himansu Sekhar Khatua.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|21 December 1965}}
| birth_place = Khatuapatna, [[Bhadrak, Odisha]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = A Complete Film Maker
| spouse = Snehashri Swain
| parents = Rabindra Khatua, Kunjalata Khatua
| children = Anshuman Khatua, Sriman Khatua
}}

'''Himansu Sekhar Khatua''' is an Indian director, educationalist, and journalist. He directed the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia|national film award]] winning movies Sunya Swaroop and [[Kathantara]] in 1996 and 2005 respectively. He is the managing director from the house of Kalinga Media and Entertainment Private Limited (KMEPL) and also heads as CMD Kalinga TV, a news channel and KNews Odisha, a digital platform.

Khatua is the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Himansu Khatua: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Himanshu-Sekhar-Khatua|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wielding the director's baton – Orissa Post {{!}} DailyHunt Lite |url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/orissa+post-epaper-orisapos/wielding+the+director+s+baton-newsid-88922638 |website=Dailyhunt }}</ref>

==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)<ref>{{cite web |title=Promotion drive for good cinema missing in Odisha |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2015/state-editions/promotion-drive-for-good-cinema-missing-in-odisha.html|website=The Pioneer |date=14 July 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tribal Boy Bags Best Child Artiste Award |url=https://enarada.com/tribal-boy-bags-best-child-artiste-award/|website=ENARADA |date=6 February 2014}}</ref>

His second feature film [[Kathantara]](Another Story) based on the aftermath of [[1999 Odisha cyclone]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Award winning parallel cinema Kathantara released|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725015645/http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowEntertainmentNews.asp?id=5223|website=Orissa Diary}}</ref> 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)<ref>{{cite web |title=Camera rolls to capture reality |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/camera-rolls-to-capture-reality/cid/476449|website=The Telegraph |date=23 December 2011}}</ref> 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)<ref>{{cite web |title=Odia Movie ‘Krantidhara’ To Get Asian Excellence Award|url=https://www.odishabytes.com/odia-movie-krantidhara-to-get-asian-excellent-award/|website=Odisha Bytes |date=16 September 2019}}</ref> based on the story Jhada Parara Surjya by Dr Itirani Samanta, got [[Asian Excellence Awards]], South Korea as the best feature film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Krantidhara bags an award in Seoul |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bhubaneswar/krantidhara-bags-an-award-in-seoul/articleshow/71358486.cms|website=The Times of India |date=29 September 2019}}</ref> It also got Best Feature Film Award along with several other state film awards.

Now Khatua is working on the Biopic of [[Dutee Chand]] the sprinter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Himansu Khatua is gearing up to make a biopic on Dutee |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/himansu-khatua-is-gearing-up-to-make-a-biopic-on-dutee/articleshow/72280076.cms|website=The Times of India |date=28 November 2019}}</ref>

===Television===
*'Prayaschit' (Penance)
*'Abhisapta Jarayu' (Cursed Womb by Akhil Mohan Pattnaik)
*'Bhagnansha'

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{imdb name|3377022|Himansu Khatua}}

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[[Category:Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology faculty]]

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