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- Utpal Dutt (listen ⓘ; 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.
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Utpal Dutt (listen ⓘ; 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.
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Utpal Dutt was born on Friday, 29 March 1929 ( age 64years; at the time of death) in Barisal Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh). He was especially known as an actor in Bengali theatre. After establishing the ” Little Theatre Group” in 1949 he was considered a revolutionary figure in Modern Indian theatre. This group was popular fo...
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His father’s name was Girijaranjan Dutt.
Wife & Children
In 1960, Utpal Dutt got married to a theatre and film actress Shobha Sen. Shobha Sen was born on 23 September 1923, in Bangladesh. She died on 13th august 2017 after suffering from heart failure in Kolkata. Their only daughter, Bishnupriya Dutt, is a professor of Theatre&perfomance studies at the School of Arts&Aesthtics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Utpal Dutt lead a victorious career in not just in acting but had equal stability in the profession of director, writer-playwright, and theatre activist. He remained a reforming personality in Bengali theatre and Indian cinema for more than 40 years. Although Utpal Dutt was active primarily in Bengali theatre, he started his journey in English thea...
In 1970 Utpal Dutt was awarded National Film Award for best actor in the movie Bhuvan Shome.He was awarded Filmfare best comedian award for movies such as Gol Maal(1980), Naram Garam(1982) and Rang Birangi(1984).He was also awarded the Bengali Film Journalist Association award as the best actor for the movie Agantuk.Utpal Dutt was nominated for the Filmfare best-supporting actor award in movies like Amanush, Gol Maal and Saaheb.Utpal Dutt died on 19 August 1993 after he suffered from a heart attack. Right before his death, he was undergoing dialysis in S.S.K.M hospital, Calcutta
He also remained a teacher of English at the South Point School in Kolkata.Utpal Dutt started his career in English theatre when he was studying at St, Xavier’s College, KolkataUtpal Dutt first Hindi film was ‘Saat Hindustani’ directed by K. A. Abbas and not ‘Guddi’, Reportedly, this movie was also the debut film of Amitabh Bachchan.Utpal Dutt with Amitabh BachchanSep 17, 2024 · Utpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer who was a radical figure in Bengali theatre and cinema for more than 40 years. Dutt was educated in Calcutta, where he founded the Calcutta Little Theatre Group in 1947. He twice toured with the Shakespearean International Theatre Company.
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Aug 29, 2018 · In a career spanning four decades, he is best known for his roles in movies such as Mrinal Sen’s ‘Bhuvan Shome’ (1969), Satyajit Ray’s ‘Agantuk’ (1991) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's superhit Hindi comedies like ‘Gol Maal’ (1979). Here we take a look at five of his greatest roles in Bengali cinema. 2/6. Manomohan Mitra in ‘Agantuk’.
Utpal Dutt as the iconic Hirak Raja. Image Courtesy: Times of India. As the tyrannical king of Hirak, Utpal Dutt is deliciously twisted, sending his critics off to the Jantarmantar for a dose of mogoj dholai (brainwashing), from which they emerge all praise for the mad king: Hirak-er raja bhagaban.
Mar 25, 2015 · Utpal Dutt is much more than an actor. As an avowed communist, his greatest contribution to the arts scene has been the revolutionary stage successes which have altered the course of Bengali drama.
Utpal Dutt was a revolutionary force in Indian theatre who challenged the norms, merged art with politics, and left an indelible mark. But how did it all start? What did he do so differently?
