Lagaan, Devdas, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam & Jodhaa Akbar art director Nitin Desai dies by suicide at ND Studios in Karjat

Prominent art director of the Indian film industry, Nitin Desai, who designed lavish sets for blockbusters like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Lagaan, Devdas, Jodhaa Akbar, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and others, passed away on Wednesday morning.As per reports, the influential personality hung himself to death at his own ND Studios in Karjat, which is a 90-minute drive from Mumbai. Incidentally, Desai ended his life just before his birthday as he would have turned 58 on August 9.The 4-time National award winner's filmography includes Panipat, Salaam Bombay! and many others.In his illustrious career, Nitin Desai associated with magnificent filmmakers like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and many others.Apart from working as an art director and production designer, the multi-talented personality produced projects like Raja Shivchatrapati and Truckbhar Swapna. He also went on direct magnum opus Ajintha and Hello Jai Hind!In 2005 he opened his ambitious ND Studios in Karjat, which was set to many biggies with Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Jodhaa Akbar being the prominent ones. In fact, many seasons of Bigg Boss were also shot at the same studio.