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Utpal Dutt

29th March 1929 Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India Acting

(29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little Theatre Group" in 1949. This group enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period now known as the "Epic theatre" period, before it immersed itself completely in highly political and radical theatre. His plays became an apt vehicle for the expression of his Marxist ideologies, visible in socio-political plays such as Kallol (1965), Manusher Adhikar, Louha Manob (1964), Tiner Toloar and Maha-Bidroha. He also acted in over 100 Bengali and Hindi films in a career spanning 40 years, and remains most known for his roles in films such as Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome (1969), Satyajit Ray’s Agantuk (1991), Gautam Ghose’s Padma Nadir Majhi (1992) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's breezy Hindi comedies such as Gol Maal (1979) and Rang Birangi (1983).[1][2][3][4] He also did the role of a sculptor, Sir Digindra Narayan, in the episode Seemant Heera of Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series) on Doordarshan in 1993, shortly before his death.

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Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Mayabini poster
Mayabini 25th December 1992 as Biplab Panja
Bahurani poster
Bahurani 18th December 1989 as Sadanand Chaudhary
Libaas poster
Libaas 1st January 1988 as Jamaal Saab
Main Balwaan poster
Main Balwaan 28th November 1986 as Police Commissioner Ajay Basu
Mera Damad poster
Mera Damad 8th March 1985 as Sitanath Ardhnarayan Choudhry
Saaheb poster
Saaheb 31st January 1985 as Badri Prasad Sharma
Paar poster
Paar 14th September 1984 as Bhola Singh
Rang Birangi poster
Rang Birangi 23rd April 1983 as Police Inspector Durendra Bhatavdekar
Angoor poster
Angoor 5th March 1982 as Raj Tilak
Kartavya poster
Kartavya 11th May 1979 as Diwan Dhanpat Rai
Gol Maal poster
Gol Maal 19th April 1979 as Bhavani Shankar
Atithee poster
Atithee 22nd July 1978 as Avinash Gupta
Bandie poster
Bandie 10th March 1978 as Vikram Singh
Swami poster
Swami 6th January 1977 as Mini's Uncle
Sei Chokh poster
Sei Chokh 30th July 1976 as Prankrishna/Nabakrishna's uncle
Anandamela poster
Anandamela 23rd April 1976 as Panchabhoot Baba AKA Jawga Da
Palanka poster
Palanka 7th November 1975 as Rajmohan / White Boss
Amanush poster
Amanush 21st March 1975 as Maheem Ghosal
Julie poster
Julie 18th March 1975 as Mr. Bhattacharya (Usha's father)
Chorus poster
Chorus 4th January 1974 as Manager
Guddi poster
Guddi 24th September 1971 as Prof. Gupta
Kuheli poster
Kuheli 13th August 1971 as Lawyer
The Guru poster
The Guru 10th February 1969 as Ustal Zafar Khan
Mahashweta poster
Mahashweta 24th November 1967 as Dhanajay Sarkar (Rati's lawyer)

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