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What Is Nitin Desai's Net Worth? | 2023

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Emily Wilson

Updated on March 11, 2026

What is Nitin Desai’s net worth? Explore every data related to his net worth in detail. 

Nitin Chandrakant Desai popularly known as Nitin Desai, was an Indian art director and production designer, and film and television producer.

He was known for his work in Marathi and Hindi films, World Cultural Festival 2016 in Delhi, and films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Lagaan, Devdas, Jodhaa Akbar, and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.

He won the National Film Award for Best Art Direction four times and the Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction three times.

On 2 August 2023, Nitin Desai passed away due to suicide. He passed away at the age of 57. He committed suicide at his studio located in Karjat, 80 km away from Mumbai.

He went to his room at 10 pm last night. Nitin didn’t come out for a long time this morning. Then his bodyguard and other people knocked on the door but no one opened the door. 

His dead body was found hanging from the ceiling fan. After which the police have been informed, the police removed the body and sent it for post-mortem.

What is Nitin Desai’s net worth?

A piece of sad news has left so many people in shock as they knew about Jodhaa Akbar art director Nitin Desai’s death. Most people are searching on the internet for Nitin Desai’s net worth. 

Nitin Desai left a good net worth but he never revealed his net worth figure. But according to sources, his net worth might be around $20 million. 

In 2005, Nitin Desai opened his ND Studios spread over 52 acres (21 ha) at Karjat, Navi Mumbai, near Mumbai, which has since hosted movies like Jodha Akbar, Traffic Signal as also Color’s reality show Big Boss.

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