Swarup Dutta (22 June 1941 – 24 July 2019) was a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the ...

actor. His son Saron Dutta is a director in

Bengali film industry Tollywood, also known as Cinema of West Bengal, is an Indian film industry of Bengali-language motion pictures. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the w ...

Early life

Dutta was born in famous Dutta family of Hatkhola,

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

in 1941. In 1958 he passed Matriculation from the

South Point School South Point is a higher-secondary co-educational private school located in Kolkata, West Bengal and affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, consisting of three organisations – South Point School (Nursery to Class V), South Poi ...

and completed I.A. from

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is an autonomous degree college of India located in Belur, Howrah near Belur Math. History The Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is a fully residential degree college for boys affiliated to the University o ...

. Dutta graduated in economics from

St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous higher education college under Calcutta University run by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus in Kolkata, India. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1860 and named after St. Fra ...

Career

During his school days Dutta came into contact with veteran actor

Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutta () (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 T ...

. He also performed with Utpal Dutt on stage. First breakthrough of his career is Apanjan, a popular drama film of

Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked bot ...

released in 1968. This movie won the National Film Award. He played the role of hero and versatile parts in a number of Bengali films of the late 60s and early 70s. Dutta also acted in

Hindi film Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

Uphaar ''Uphaar'' is a 1971 Hindi film. Produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions, the film stars Jaya Bhaduri, Swarup Dutta and Kamini Kaushal. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. This film is based on the 1893 short story "Samapti" (Th ...

with

Jaya Bhaduri Jaya Bachchan (''née'' Bhaduri; born 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She is a member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party, serving four terms since 2004. Known primarily for her work in Hindi and Bengali ...

in 1971. He died on 17 July 2019 at the age of 78 in a hospital of Kolkata.

Selected filmography

* '' Apanjan'' * ''

Megh o Roudra ''Megh o Roudra'' (English: Clouds and Sunshine) is a Bengali drama film directed by Arundhati Devi and produced by Ajitesh Bandopadhyay based on Rabindranath Tagore's short story by the same name. This film was released in 1969 under the banner ...

'' * ''

Sagina Mahato ''Sagina Mahato'' is a 1970 Bengali film. Produced by Shri J. K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu. The film is based on the true story of the labour movement of 1942–43, told through with fictiona ...

'' * ''

Andha Atit ''Andha Atit'' is a Bengali thriller drama film directed by Hiren Nag and produced by Asim Sarkar. The film was released on 7 July 1972 in the banner of Usha Films, starring Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi, Kali Banerjee and Swarup Dutta. The music dir ...

'' * ''Harmonium'' * '' Ekhoni'' * ''Sansarer Itikatha'' * ''Bishabriksha'' * ''

Kony (film) ''Koni'' ( bn, কোনি; sometimes spells as ''Koney'' or ''Kony'') is a national award-winning Bengali movie released in 1984 directed by Saroj Dey, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Sriparna Banerjee. This film is an adaptation of a Beng ...

'' * ''Pita Putra'' * ''Swarnasikhar Prangane'' * ''Maa O Meye'' * ''Paap Punya'' * '' Ora Charjon'' * ''Sadharan Meye''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutta, Swarup 1941 births 2019 deaths Indian male film actors Male actors in Bengali cinema 20th-century Indian male actors Bengali male actors Male actors from Kolkata University of Calcutta alumni