Utpal Dutt

Actor

Born March 29, 1929 in Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India

(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.

Filmography

Dhanraj Tamang

The Criminals of Kathmandu

Maganlal Meghraj

The Last Lear

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

Self (archive footage)

Antar Bahir

Kencho Khunrte Keute

The Padma Boatman

Hossain Miah

Mayabini

Biplab Panja

Pennam Kolkata

Mani Kanchan

The Stranger

Manomohan Mitra

Ahankar

Path O Prasad

Nawab

Jawani Zindabad

MLA Goverdhan Verma

Triyatri

Grandfather

Mahajan

Bahurani

Sadanand Chaudhary

Jar Je Priya

The Bengali Night

The Priest / Postman / Beggar

Mahaveera

Today's Robin Hood

Sagar Sangam

Bhujang Chaudhary

Libaas

Jamaal Saab

Aagaman

Samrat O Sundari

Sukumar Ray

Village Teacher

Main Balwaan

Police Commissioner Ajay Basu

Kirayadar

Sadaa Suhagan

Pathbhola

Tejen Banerjee

Baat Ban Jaye

Mr. Singh

Aap Ke Saath

K. K. Sahib

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

Agamikal

Kissi Se Na Kehna

Kailashpati Trivedi

Rang Birangi

Police Inspector Durendra Bhatavdekar

Madhuban

Indira

Pasand Apni Apni

Sriram Seth

Shubh Kaamna

Raaste Pyar Ke

Udit Narayan Gupta

Matir Swarga

Rajbadhu

Shaukeen

Jagdishbhai

Angoor

Raj Tilak

Kalankini

Saheb

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

Naram Garam

Bhavani Shankar Bajpai

Barsaat Ki Ek Raat

Sahuji

Kaleidoscope

Newspaper Editor

The Kingdom of Diamonds

Hirak Raja

Apne Paraye

Advocate

Paka Dekha

Aparna's Father

Gharer Baire Ghar

Ram Balram

Prof. Saran

Pankhiraj

Shipwreck

Annadababu

Prem Vivah

Dr. Bhaskar

Kartavya

Diwan Dhanpat Rai

Gol Maal

Bhavani Shankar

The Great Gambler

Saxena

The Elephant God

Maganlal Meghraj

Atithee

Avinash Gupta

Moyna

Bandie

Vikram Singh

Laal Kuthi

Mr. Sen

Kissaa Kursee Kaa

Magician

Toote Khilone

Priyatama

Anand Ashram

Rasiklal

Mantramugdha

Yehi Hai Zindagi

Nekiram

Farishta Ya Qatil

Babu Moshai

Asadharan

Immaan Dharam

Balbir Singh

Swami

Mini's Uncle

Shaque

Do Anjaane

Mr. Sanyal

Nidhiram Sardar

Sitesh Pyne

Sei Chokh

Prankrishna/Nabakrishna's uncle

Anandamela

Panchabhoot Baba AKA Jawga Da

The Middleman

Bishwanath 'Bishu' Bose

Nishimrigaya

Swayamsiddha

Palanka

Rajmohan / White Boss

Chhutir Phande

Amanush

Maheem Ghosal

Julie

Mr. Bhattacharya (Usha's father)

Anari

Love in the Autumn

Fuleswari

Rodon Bhara Basanta

Satya

Alor Thikana

Mr. Bhan

Chorus

Manager

Reason, Debate and a Story

Shatrujit

Charitraheen

Mr. Ghosh

Asati

Mr. Romeo

Saxena

Agnibhramar

Sriman Prithviraj

Pannalal Roy Chowdhury

Marjina Abdulla

Chieftain

Sabse Bada Sukh

Vedji

Calcutta 71

Mere Jeevan Saathi

Captain Vinod's Father

Sesh Parba

Fariyad

Guddi

Prof. Gupta

Khunje Berai

Bhupati

Kuheli

Lawyer

An Unfinished Story

Bombay Talkie

Bose

Kalankita Nayak

Advocate

Bibaha Bibhrat

Aparichito

Priyanath Das

Saat Hindustani

Joginder Nath

Bhuvan Shome

The Guru

Ustal Zafar Khan

Chowringhee

Marco Polo

Mahashweta

Dhanajay Sarkar (Rati's lawyer)

Shakespeare-Wallah

Maharaja

Wax Light

Dr. Shome

Surya Sikha

Dr. Sen

Sesh Anka

Barrister Mitter

And at Last

Kancher Swarga

Public Prosecutor

Megh

Uttar Megh

Harano Sur

Dr. Majumdar

Rani Rashmoni

Michael Madhusudhan

Michael Madhusudhan Dutta

Vidyasagar

Jan Pahchan