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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Gol Maal (1979) — Bhavani Shankar
2. The Stranger (1991) — Manomohan Mitra
3. The Elephant God (1979) — Maganlal Meghraj
4. Angoor (1982) — Raj Tilak
5. The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980) — Hirak Raja
6. The Middleman (1976) — Bishwanath 'Bishu' Bose
7. Reason, Debate and a Story (1974) — Shatrujit
8. Shakespeare-Wallah (1965) — Maharaja
9. Guddi (1971) — Prof. Gupta
10. The Great Gambler (1979) — Saxena
11. Naram Garam (1981) — Bhavani Shankar Bajpai
12. Ram Balram (1980) — Prof. Saran
13. Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1981)
14. Paar (1984) — Bhola Singh
15. Bhuvan Shome (1969) — Bhuvan Shome
16. Calcutta 71 (1972)
17. Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983) — Kailashpati Trivedi
18. Bombay Talkie (1970) — Bose
19. Kaleidoscope (1981) — Newspaper Editor
20. Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981) — Sahuji
21. Do Anjaane (1976) — Mr. Sanyal
22. Rang Birangi (1983) — Police Inspector Durendra Bhatavdekar
23. Hamari Bahu Alka (1982) — Badriprasad
24. Chorus (1974) — Manager
25. The Guru (1969) — Ustal Zafar Khan
26. Jawani Zindabad (1990) — MLA Goverdhan Verma
27. Sukumar Ray (1987) — Village Teacher
28. Aap Ke Saath (1986) — K. K. Sahib
29. Saaheb (1985) — Badri Prasad Sharma
30. Saat Hindustani (1969) — Joginder Nath
31. The Bengali Night (1988) — The Priest / Postman / Beggar
32. Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972) — Captain Vinod's Father
33. Yeh Desh (1984)
34. Pasand Apni Apni (1983) — Sriram Seth
35. Shaukeen (1982) — Jagdishbhai
36. Sagar Sangam (1988) — Bhujang Chaudhary
37. Sriman Prithviraj (1973) — Pannalal Roy Chowdhury
38. Chowringhee (1968) — Marco Polo
39. Jan Pahchan (1950)
40. Bandh Honth (1984)

Directed

1. Megh (1961) — Director
2. Inquilab Ke Baad (1984) — Director
3. Maa (1984) — Director
4. Baisakhi Megh (1981) — Director