Anup Kumar (অনুপ কুমার) (17 June 1930 – 3 September 1998
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Early life

Anup Kumar was born on 17 June 1930 in

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. His real name was Satyen Das. His parents were Dhirendra Nath Das who was a singer and actor and was closely associated with the famous poet and composer, Kazi Nazrul Islam 899-1976 and Bijoya Das. He passed his Matriculation at the Calcutta Jubilee Institution. In 1986, he married actress Aloka Ganguly.

Acting career

Anup Kumar took his acting lessons from his father and Sisir Kumar Bhaduri. He started acting quite early in life. He got his first break as a child artist in Dhiren Ganguly's film '' Halkatha'' (1938). '' Nimantran'' and '' Palatak'' were the movies which exposed his versatility as an actor. He was also involved with live theatre,

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s, and film directing. In 1964, he was awarded the BFJA Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film ''Palatak''. He received a silver medal from the Star Theatre. In 1988, he won the ''West Bengal Natya Academy Award''. In 1989, he was awarded with ''Siromoni Prize'' and in 1991, he was awarded Best Director for his yatras. In 1997, he was recognized by the BFJA Awards for completion of 50 years in films. Besides his superlative performance in ''Palatak'', Anup Kumar is also remembered for his brilliant comic timing. Along with the classic comedians like

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, Anup Kumar is much-admired comedic roles in films such as 'Basanto Bilap', 'Mouchak', 'Dadar Kirti', 'Protisodh'. After the death of

, it was Anup Kumar who was cast as Jatayu, the famous friend of

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Politics

In 1996, Kumar stood for election to the

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as a

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representative from

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; but he was not elected.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Anup 1932 births Bengali Hindus Male actors in Bengali cinema Bengali male actors Indian male film actors Indian male comedians 1998 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Kolkata 20th-century comedians