One of his films was pulled from theatres by police the day after release. Another was shot entirely in black and white as a tribute to Satyajit Ray. He called himself lazy. The work said otherwise.

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Anik Dutta was one of those rare filmmakers who didn''t arrive through the usual corridors of cinema, yet left a mark that felt deliberate and assured.