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Uttam Kumar Filmography
Uttam Kumar was an Indian film actor, director, producer and singer who predominantly worked in Cinema of India, Indian Cinema. Through his career he earned commercial as well as critical success, and he remains as an Bengal's cultural icon. For the various type of role playing ability, Kumar regarded as one of the greatest and most versatile actor in the history of Indian Cinema and called as ''Mahanayak''. Kumar was the most popular and successful actors in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali Cinema history. He debut as Arun Kumar Chatterjee as child artist in 1948 film ''Drishtidan, Drishtidaan'' directed by Nitin Bose. The film was unsuccessful. Next year he appeared as a leading hero as Uttam Chatterjee in the film ''Kamona, Kamona 1949'' which was flop again. He changed name again as Arup Kumar. In 1951 film ''Sahajatri'' he kept his name permanently as Uttam Kumar. But he gave back to back seven flop film and stated as flop master general. His first success came in 1952 film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar ( bn, উত্তম কুমার; born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), popularly known as the Mahanayak, was an Indian actor, producer, director, script writer, composer, and singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema. Kumar was one of the most successful actors in Bengali cinema history. Kumar's career spanned three decades, from the late 1940s until his death in 1980. He appeared in over 200 films. Some of his best known films are '' Agni Pariksha'', '' Harano Sur'', ''Bicharak'', ''Saptapadi'', ''Jhinder Bandi'', ''Sesh Anka'', '' Deya Neya'', '' Lal Pathore'', '' Jatu Griha'', '' Thana Theke Aschi'', '' Chowringhee'', '' Nayak'', ''Antony Firingee'', '' Amanush'', '' Bagh Bondi Khela'' and '' Chiriyakhana'' (1967). Early life Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay was born on 3 September 1926 at a maternal home in Ahiritola in northern Calcutta. His father was Satkari Chattopadhyay and his mother was Chapla Devi. He was from a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalankini Kankabati
''Kalankini Kankabati'' () is a 1981 Indian Bengali-language crime drama film directed by Uttam Kumar and Pijush Basu, based on a novel of Nihar Ranjan Gupta. It starring Uttam Kumar, Supriya Choudhury, Sharmila Tagore, Mithun Chakraborty in pivotal roles. Plot Zamindar Raj Shekhar Rai lives with his wife Sureshwari, a son and a daughter. Despite being married, he brings Aparna Bai and falls in love with her. This tradition is from generation to generation in the house. To save her son from this tradition, Sureshwari sends him to Kolkata city for studying. Meanwhile, Raj Shekhar Rai tries to convince Aparna Bai giving different facilities, but she is in love with another man, who is the henchman of Raj Shekhar. When Raj Shekhar hears about it, he orders to get out from his area, but the henchman desperately comes to meet Aparna Bai to take her with him. By the other henchmen, Raj Shekhar knows about it, as a result, the henchman was killed by Raj Shekhar, but Aparna Bai surv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timir Baran Bhattacharya
Timir may refer to: * Timir Biswas (born 1982) Indian singer in Bengali and Hindi * Timir Chanda (born 1978) Indian cricketer * Timir Datta, an Indian-American physicist * Timir Pinegin (1927-2013) Russian-Soviet sailor * Timir mine, Sakha, Russia; an iron mine * HD 148427 HD 148427, formally named Timir, is a 7th-apparent magnitude, magnitude K-type star, K-type subgiant star, subgiant star approximately 193 light years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its mass is 45% greater than the Sun, and it is ... (star), constellation Ophiuchus; a K-type subgiant star; named after the Bengali term for ''darkness'' See also {{Dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhabi Biswas
Chhabi Biswas (''Chabi Biśbās'') (13 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's '' Kabuliwala'' and Satyajit Ray's films ''Jalshaghar'' (''The Music Room'', 1958), ''Devi'' (''The Goddess'', 1960) and '' Kanchenjungha'' (1962). He is best remembered for his numerous roles as the quintessential aristocratic patriarch, and was himself the scion of a rich and cultured North Kolkata family. He was born on 12 July 1900. His father, Bhupatinath Biswas, was well known for his charitable works. His first name was Sachindranath, but his mother nicknamed her handsome son Chhabi (a beautiful picture!) and the name stuck throughout his life and career. His portrayal of the formidable father figure, though often typecast, yet was powerful and convincing enough to earn both popular and critical accolades. That portrayal was culturally significant, too as in the British Raj, enlightened Bengali used to combined both the hoary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunanda Banerjee , mountain peak
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Sunanda may refer to People * Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Bengali journalist * Sunanda Kumariratana (1860–1880), queen consort of Siam * Sunanda Mahendra (born 1938), Sri Lankan writer * Sunanda Murali Manohar (1957–2017), Indian-British film producer * Sunanda Nair, Indian dancer * Sunanda Patnaik (1934–2020), Indian classical singer * Sunanda Pushkar (1962–2014), Indian businesswoman * Sunanda Sharma (born 1992), Punjabi singer and actor * Sunanda Sikdar (born 1951), Indian writer * Sunanda (singer), South Indian playback singer in Tamil and Malayalam films active 1984 onwards Other uses * Sunanda Devi Nanda Devi East ( deva, नंदा देवी पूर्व), locally known as Sunanda Devi, is the lower of the two adjacent peaks of the highest mountain in Uttarakhand and second highest mountain in India; Nanda Devi is its higher tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asit Baran
Asit Baran (19 November 1913 – 27 November 1984) was an Indian actor, singer and theater personality. Early life Asit Baran was born as Asit Baran Mukherjee in 1913 in Kolkata, British India. His nickname was Kalo. He took up a job in the telegraph workshop at Alipore. He learnt Tabla from Jnan Prakash Ghosh and joined in Akashbani Kolkata as Tabla player. While performing Tabla in All India Radio Music Conference, actor Pahari Sanyal impressed on him. Asit Baran often called upon to sing at various music functions in Kolkata. Career He first acted in the film ''Pratishruti'' in 1941. Within the next few years he performed as actor-cum-singer in several super-hit films in Bengali and Hindi and became a promising star of the New Theatres. After that, Asit Baran worked continuously for more than four decades on the silver screen, starred in number of Bengali as well as Hindi films. He also started the theatre group ''Rangarash''. Asit Baran died on 27 November 1984. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiriyakhana
''Chiriakhana'' or ''Chiriyakhana'' ( en, The Zoo) is a 1967 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film, based on the story of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, directed by Satyajit Ray starring Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh Bakshi. The screenplay is written by Satyajit Ray. The film was once considered Ray's worst film because of its complex plot and unfaithfulness to its source material, however the flexible acting of Uttam Kumar was praised by many critics at that time. The film was remade in Hindi as byomkesh bakshi with sushanth Singh rajput Plot Private detective Byomkesh Bakshi and his best friend and partner, author Ajit Kumar Banerjee are chatting when a new client, Mr Nishanath Sen, knocks on the door. Nishanath is a middle-aged ex-judge and a rich merchant. He needs Byomkesh for a special reason. He is searching for the details of an old Bengali movie song ('Bhalobasar tumi ki jano') and the actress who sang it, Sunayana, as he thinks that she is hiding somewhere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antony Firingee (film)
''Antony Firingee'' is a 1967 Indian biographical musical drama film directed by Sunil Bannerjee, starring Uttam Kumar and Tanuja on lead. It is a biopic based on the life of Anthony Firingee ( Hensman Anthony), a Bengali language folk poet of Portuguese origin.Antony Firingee was a Portuguese-Indian who became a famous Bengali poet musician and fell in love with Nirupoma. She agreed to marry him after revealing her tragic history. But his fame was not enough to overcome their ostracisation and tragedy struck again. This musical drama is purely based on the life of a Portuguese named Hensman Anthony. Anthony (Uttam Kumar) came to India and made Bengal his home. The Bengali folk songs and traditional music changed his life forever. Such was the effect that he even looked Bengal as his motherland. He even married a Hindu widow Nirupama (Tanuja). But he couldn’t protect himself against the dirty orthodoxy believes that used to plague the land in that period. His wife was burnt t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor, officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor (), is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India instituted since 1967 to actors who have delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry. Called the "State Awards for Films" when established in 1954, the National Film Awards ceremony is older than the Directorate of Film Festivals. The State Awards instituted the individual award in 1968 as the "Bharat Award for the Best Actor"; in 1975, it was renamed as the "Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor". Throughout the past 45 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented a total of 52 "Best Actor" awards to 40 actors. Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award received a figurine and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus), certificate and a cash prize. Although the Indian film industry pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee is the most awarded actors of all time with 8 wins, followed by Prosenjit Chatterjee (6), Sabyasachi Chakraborty (2), Mithun Chakraborty (2) and Utpal Dutt (2). Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. See also * Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ... References * External links BJFA Awards website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
