Utpal Dutt
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-03-29
Day of Death
1993-08-19 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India
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
Acting
The Criminals of Kathmandu
as Maganlal Meghraj
The Lost Tune
as Dr Majumder
(2005)
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
as Self (archive footage)
(1995)
(1995)
(1993)
The Padma Boatman
as Hossain Miah
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
(1991)
The Stranger
as Manomohan Mitra
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
Jawani Zindabad
as MLA Goverdhan Verma
(1990)
Triyatri
as Grandfather
(1989)
(1989)
Bahurani
as Sadanand Chaudhary
(1988)
Sagar Sangam
as Bhujang Chaudhary
(1988)
(1988)
(1988)
(1988)
Libaas
as Jamaal Saab
(1988)
The Bengali Night
as The Priest / Postman / Beggar
(1988)
(1987)
Sukumar Ray
as Village Teacher
(1987)
(1986)
Pathbhola
as Tejen Banerjee
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
Baat Ban Jaye
as Mr. Singh
(1986)
Main Balwaan
as Police Commissioner Ajay Basu
(1986)
Aap Ke Saath
as K. K. Sahib
(1985)
Saaheb
as Badri Prasad Sharma
(1985)
(1985)
Aar Paar
as Mahesh Babu
(1985)
Mera Damad
as Sitanath Ardhnarayan Choudhry
(1985)
Bhalobasha Bhalobasha
as Keya's Father
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
The Wandering Company
as Self
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
The Crossing
as Bhola Singh
(1984)
Lakhon Ki Baat
as Maganbhai
(1984)
(1983)
(1983)
(1983)
Kissi Se Na Kehna
as Kailashpati Trivedi
(1983)
Pasand Apni Apni
as Sriram Seth
(1983)
(1983)
Rang Birangi
as Police Inspector Durendra Bhatavdekar
(1983)
(1982)
Shaukeen
as Jagdishbhai
(1982)
Angoor
as Raj Tilak
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
Hamari Bahu Alka
as Badriprasad
(1982)
Raaste Pyar Ke
as Udit Narayan Gupta
(1981)
Kaleidoscope
as Newspaper Editor
(1981)
Naram Garam
as Bhavani Shankar Bajpai
(1981)
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat
as Sahuji
(1981)
(1981)
(1981)
(1981)
(1980)
Ram Balram
as Prof. Saran
(1980)
Khwab
as Public Prosecutor Dalaal
(1980)
(1980)
(1980)
The Kingdom of Diamonds
as Hirak Raja
(1980)
Paka Dekha
as Aparna's Father
(1980)
Apne Paraye
as Advocate
(1979)
Gol Maal
as Bhavani Shankar
(1979)
The Great Gambler
as Saxena
(1979)
(1979)
Prem Vivah
as Dr. Bhaskar
(1979)
The Elephant God
as Maganlal Meghraj
(1979)
Kartavya
as Diwan Dhanpat Rai
(1978)
Atithee
as Avinash Gupta
(1978)
Kissaa Kursee Kaa
as Magician
(1978)
Laal Kuthi
as Mr. Sen
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
Bandie
as Vikram Singh
(1977)
Swami
as Mini's Uncle
(1977)
(1977)
Immaan Dharam
as Balbir Singh
(1977)
(1977)
Anand Ashram
as Rasiklal
(1977)
(1977)
Yehi Hai Zindagi
as Nekiram
(1977)
(1977)
(1977)
(1976)
Nidhiram Sardar
as Sitesh Pyne
(1976)
The Middleman
as Bishwanath 'Bishu' Bose
(1976)
Sei Chokh
as Prankrishna/Nabakrishna's uncle
(1976)
(1976)
Do Anjaane
as Mr. Sanyal
(1976)
(1976)
Datta
as Rashbihari
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
Julie
as Mr. Bhattacharya (Usha's father)
(1975)
(1975)
Amanush
as Maheem Ghosal
(1975)
(1975)
Palanka
as Rajmohan / White Boss
(1974)
Reason, Debate and a Story
as Shatrujit
(1974)
Chorus
as Manager
(1974)
Alor Thikana
as Mr. Bhan
(1974)
(1974)
Rodon Bhara Basanta
as Satya
(1974)
(1974)
Charitraheen
as Mr. Ghosh
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
(1973)
(1973)
Marjina Abdulla
as Chieftain
(1973)
Mr. Romeo
as Saxena
(1973)
Sriman Prithviraj
as Pannalal Roy Chowdhury
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
Mere Jeevan Saathi
as Captain Vinod's Father
(1972)
Sabse Bada Sukh
as Vedji
(1971)
(1971)
Guddi
as Prof. Gupta
(1971)
(1971)
Kuheli
as Lawyer
(1971)
Khunje Berai
as Bhupati
(1970)
Kalankita Nayak
as Advocate
(1970)
Bombay Talkie
as Bose
(1969)
Saat Hindustani
as Joginder Nath
(1969)
Bhuvan Shome
as Bhuvan Shome
(1969)
(1969)
The Guru
as Ustal Zafar Khan
(1969)
(1968)
Chowringhee
as Marco Polo
(1967)
Mahashweta
as Dhanajay Sarkar (Rati's lawyer)
(1965)
Shakespeare-Wallah
as Maharaja
(1964)
Wax Light
as Dr. Shome
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
The Last Act
as Barrister Mitter
(1962)
Kancher Swarga
as Public Prosecutor
(1961)
(1960)
(1957)
Harano Sur
as Dr. Majumdar
(1955)
(1950)
(1950)
(1950)
Michael Madhusudhan
as Michael Madhusudhan Dutta
Crew
(2008)
The Last Lear
Theatre Play
(1984)
Inquilab Ke Baad
Director
(1984)
Maa
Director
(1981)
Baisakhi Megh
Director, Writer
(1961)
Megh
Director, Screenplay