Bipin Gupta (21 August 1905 – 9 September 1981) was an Indian actor and artist during the 1930s and 1960s. He acted in Bengali and

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

, most notably in '' Baiju Bawra'' (1952), ''

Jagriti ''Jagriti'' () is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Satyen Bose. A remake of Bose's 1949 Bengali film ''Paribartan'', the film stars Rajkumar Gupta, Abhi Bhattacharya, and Ratan Kumar in the lead roles. The film won the Filmfare ...

'' (1954), ''

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'' (1961) and '' Khilona'' (1970).

Early life

Gupta was born to a Bengali family on 21 August 1905 in

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, the 5th child of his parents Trailokya Nath Gupta and Khemankari Devi. They later moved to

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. He attended the Chinsura Training School and the Barrackpore Government High School. He was married to Annapurna Devi.

Career

Gupta's first Bengali film was ''Chokher Bali'', directed by Sotu Sen in 1938. Throughout his career, he had worked on almost 300 films, though he only played hero once, in the film ''Noori''. In 1964, he produced and directed a Hindi movie which never got released. He started working in radio in 1934 and by 1936 he became a professional stage artist. He stayed for 30 years in Bombay to establish himself in Bollywood. In 1964, he produced the film ''Daal Me Kala'', directed by Satyen Bose and starring Nimmi,

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...

and

Abhi Bhattacharya Abhi Bhattacharya (20 November 1921 – 11 August 1993) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema, who is most remembered for his roles in films of the 1950s and the 1960s, such as '' Yatrik'' (1952), ''Jagriti'' (1954), '' Anuradha'' (1 ...

. He died on 9 September 1981 in Kolkata.

Selected filmography

* Cokher bali (1938) * ''Gora'' (1938) * ''Grihalakshmi'' (1945) * '' Saqi (''1952) * '' Baiju Bawra'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

'' (1954) * '' Devta'' (1956) * '' Sailaab'' (1956) * '' Bhabhi'' (1957) * '' Raj Tilak'' (1958) * '' Savera'' (1958) * '' Amar Deep'' (1958) * '' Insan Jaag Utha'' (1959) * '' Sasural'' (1961) * ''

'' (1961) * '' Grahasti'' (1963) * '' Mamta'' (1966) * '' Amrapali'' (1966) * '' Majhli Didi'' (1967) * '' Raja Aur Runk'' (1968) * '' Pyar Ka Sapna'' (1969) * '' Jeevan Mrityu'' (1970) * '' Khilona'' (1970) * '' Kasauti'' (1974) *''

Kaala Sona ''Kaala Sona'' () is a 1975 Hindi-language curry Western film produced by Harish Shah and Vinod Shah and directed by Ravikant Nagaich. The film stars Feroz Khan, Parveen Babi, Prem Chopra, Farida Jalal, Danny Denzongpa, Helen, Durga Kho ...

'' (1975)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, Bipin 1905 births 1981 deaths Male actors from Uttar Pradesh Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Bengali cinema Bengali male actors 20th-century Indian male actors Actors from Meerut