Nitin Desai, man with magical touch and grand vision, found hanging; his firm defaulted on loan

Nitin Desai, man with magical touch and grand vision, found hanging; his firm defaulted on loan

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) Renowned art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai, the creator of lavish sets for films such as “Jodhaa Akbar” and "Lagaan" as well as the popular TV quiz show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, was found hanging at his studio in Karjat near Mumbai on Wednesday.

The award winning art director and production designer, whose crafty works in numerous Bollywood films left audiences awestruck, would have turned 58 on August 9.

Desai’s company ND's Art World Pvt Ltd had defaulted on a Rs 252-crore loan to its financial creditor, according to an insolvency petition filed in a bankruptcy court last week.