Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 29, 1929
Died
Aug 19, 1993
Place of Birth
Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India
Credits
159 titles
Utpal Dutt
Biography
(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.
Known For
Filmography
The Last Lear
Theatre Play
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
Self (archive footage)
Antar Bahir
Kencho Khunrte Keute
The Padma Boatman
Hossain Miah
Mayabini
Biplab Panja
Mani Kanchan
Pennam Kolkata
Sajani Go Sajani
The Stranger
Manomohan Mitra
Ahankar
Path O Prasad
Nawab
Jawani Zindabad
MLA Goverdhan Verma
Mahajan
Triyatri
Grandfather
Bahurani
Sadanand Chaudhary
Jar Je Priya
Gili Gili Ge
The Bengali Night
The Priest / Postman / Beggar
Mahaveera
Antaranga
Today's Robin Hood
Sagar Sangam
Bhujang Chaudhary
Aagaman
Libaas
Jamaal Saab
Samrat O Sundari
Sukumar Ray
Village Teacher
Main Balwaan
Police Commissioner Ajay Basu
Kirayadar
Sadaa Suhagan
Pathbhola
Tejen Banerjee
Aap Ke Saath
K. K. Sahib
Baat Ban Jaye
Mr. Singh
Aar Paar
Mahesh Babu
Tagari
Mera Damad
Sitanath Ardhnarayan Choudhry
Saaheb
Badri Prasad Sharma
Bhalobasha Bhalobasha
Keya's Father
Rashifal
Paar
Bhola Singh
Lakhon Ki Baat
Maganbhai
Maa
Yeh Desh
The Wandering Company
Self
Bandh Honth
Inquilab Ke Baad
Agamikal
Kissi Se Na Kehna
Kailashpati Trivedi
Rang Birangi
Police Inspector Durendra Bhatavdekar