Anup Kumar (; 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

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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,

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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). ''

Palatak '' Palatak'' is a 1963 Bengali film directed by Jatrik. The film features actors Anup Kumar, Sandhya Roy and Ruma Guha Thakurta in the lead roles. The film was based on ''Angti Chattujjer Vai'', a Bengali short story of Manoj Basu. Shyam ...

'', ''Jiban Kahini'', '' Alor Pipasa'', '' Nimantran'' and '' Thagini'' 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 ''

''. 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

s. In 1997, he was recognized by the BFJA Awards for completion of 50 years in films. Besides his superlative performance in ''

'', Anup Kumar is also remembered for his brilliant comic timing. Along with the classic comedians like Nabadwip Haldar, Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Jahor Roy and

Rabi Ghosh Robi Ghosh (; 24 November 1931 – 4 February 1997) was an Indian actor known for his work in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is known for his comic appeal, though his versatile acting talent brought him success in various kinds ...

, Anup Kumar is much-admired comedic roles in films such as ''

Basanta Bilap ''Basanta Bilap'' is a 1973 Indian Bengali language romantic comedy film directed by Dinen Gupta, based on a story by Bimal Kar. Plot The story revolves around a group of girls (4 of them are focussed on mainly), all boarders of a working ladi ...

'', '' Mouchak'', '' Fuleswari'', ''

Dadar Kirti ''Dadar Kirti'' (; ) is a 1980 Bengali romantic drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar. The film was based on an unpublished novel of the same name by Saradindu Bandopadhyay. It stars Tapas Paul, Mahua Roychoudhury, Ayan Banerjee, Debashree Roy, ...

'', ''Protisodh'' etc.

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 Indian comedians