Himansu Sekhar Khatua

Himansu Sekhar Khatua
Born	21 December 1965 (1965-12-21) (age 58) Khatuapatna, Bhadrak, Odisha, India
Occupation	Film Maker
Spouse	Snehashri Swain
Children	Anshuman Khatua, Sriman Khatua
Parent(s)	Rabindra Khatua, Kunjalata Khatua

Himansu Sekhar Khatua is an Indian director, educationalist, and journalist. He directed the national film award winning movies Sunya Swaroop and Kathantara in 1996 and 2005 respectively. At present Mr. Khatua occupies the position of managing director of Kalinga Media and Entertainment Private Limited (KMEPL) and also serves as the CMD of Kalinga TV, a news channel and Knews Odisha, a digital platform.

He was instrumental in establishing three schools in KIIT University. To cherish the vision of Dr Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT and KISS, Mr Himanshu Khatua took the responsibility for establishment of School of Film and Media Sciences, School of Fashion Technology (KSOFT) and School of Mass Communication (SMC). He was holding the position of Director General when he left Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in order to join as the Director of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.

Mr Khatua is the National Film Award recipient for Best Film direction in 2005 and National Award recipient for best debut film Sunya Swaroop in 44th National Film Festival.^[1]