Noted art director Uttam Guha has won National Awards for six times for the excellence of his work.

Uttam Guha, a former student of fine arts at the Chittagong University, entered the film industry with Mostafa Walid’s Protighat, and has so far worked in a score of films as art director and also acted in some films. He won national awards for his work in Onya Jibon, Chitra Nadir Pare, Hason Raja, Lalon, Raja Surya Khan and Mrittika Maya. Recently, he has worked in Goutam Ghosh’s Shankhachil, a Bangladesh-India joint venture. Besides art direction, Uttam Guha is also a scriptwriter, painter and director of television dramas.