Utpal Das (born 14 December 1986) is an
Assamese
Assamese may refer to:
* Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India
* People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam
* Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...
film actor. His debut Assamese feature film was ''Dhon Kuberor Dhon'' in 2009 while his acting debut was through VCD film ''Ringa Ringa Mon'' in 2004.
Career
Films
In 2009, Das made his film debut with ''Dhon Kuberor Dhon.'' In 2011, he had a starring role in
Munin Baruah
Munin Barua ( as, মুনিন বৰুৱা; 5 November 1946 – 7 April 2018) was an Indian film director in Assamese film, Assamese cinematography. Among his best-known films are ''Pita-Putro'', ''Prabhati Pokhir Gaan'', ''Hiya Diya ...
's ''
Raamdhenu
''Raamdhenu'' ( en, Rainbow) is a 2011 Indian Assamese romantic drama film directed by veteran Munin Barua and produced by Pride East Entertainments Private Limited. It stars an ensemble cast of Jatin Bora, Prastuti Parashar, Tapan Das, Utpal ...
'', which was a major success for the
Assamese film industry and led to his casting in more high budget productions. He received critical recognition with a nomination for the
Filmfare Awards East
Filmfare Awards Bangla is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held for Cinem ...
award for best actor male for his performance in the film ''Durjon''.
He starred in VCD films such as ''Ringa Ringa Mon'' (2004) which is his first acting venture, ''Uroniya Mon'' (2007), ''Junaki Mon'' (2008), ''Janmoni'' (2008), ''Abhimani Mon'' (2009), ''Bohagot Birinar Biya'' (2010) and ''Moromjaan'' (2011). In the 2016 film ''
Doordarshan Eti Jantra'', he played the role of "Bitul". Some of his notable feature films include ''
Raamdhenu
''Raamdhenu'' ( en, Rainbow) is a 2011 Indian Assamese romantic drama film directed by veteran Munin Barua and produced by Pride East Entertainments Private Limited. It stars an ensemble cast of Jatin Bora, Prastuti Parashar, Tapan Das, Utpal ...
'' (2011), ''
Rowd
''Rowd'' (, ''Sunshine'') is a 2012 Indian Assamese romantic film directed by Gautam Baruah, with a screenplay by Ashim Krishna, Rupam Dutta, and Chirantan Mahanta, and produced by Mousumi Bordoloi. It stars Utpal Das, Diganta Hazarika, Moonmi ...
'' (2012), ''
Borolar Ghor
''Borolar Ghor'' (, '' Bachelor’s House'') is a 2012 bilingual Assamese-Bengali romantic comedy film starring Utpal Das and Debasmita Banerjee in the lead roles. The film was directed and produced by Mani C. Kappan under the banner of Okay Pro ...
'' (2012), ''Durjon'' (2013) and ''
Doordarshan Eti Jantra'' (2016), The Underworld (2018).
Television
In parallel with his later film roles, Das has featured in Assamese television serials: ''Niyoror Phool'' (News Live Channel), ''Anuradha'' (News Live Channel), ''Tumi Dusokute Kajol Loley'' (Rang Channel), ''Moromor Anuradha'' (Rengoni), and ''Auxir Jonak'' (Rang).
Theatre
During 2013–2014, Das starred in theatre productions by the touring company ''
Brindabon Theatre
The Brindaban Theatre is a mobile theatre group of the North-Eastern Indian state of Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an a ...
'', which completed an extensive tour of Assam. He was involved with ''
Theatre Surjya as the lead actor in the session 2018-19''
Filmography
Films
VCD films
* ''Ringa Ringa Mon''
* ''Janmoni 1''
* ''Janmoni 2''
* ''Uronia Mon''
* ''Sunaror Halodhia Hahi''
* ''Chintamoni''
* ''Purnima1''
* ''Purnima2''
* ''Alakananda''
* ''Moromjan 2011''
* ''Faguni''
* ''Priya Milan''
* ''Saneki''
* ''Jonaki Mon''
Television
See also
*
Jatin Bora
Jatin Bora (born 25 April 1970) is an Indian actor and director who has appeared in Assamese language films since 1989. He is also an actor and director in some mobile theatre groups of Assam, including Aabahan, Hengool, Ashirbaad, Bhagyadevi, ...
*
Ravi Sarma
Ravi Sarma ( as, ৰবি শৰ্মা) is an Indian actor who works in the Assamese cinema. He has starred in films like ''Hiya Diya Niya'', '' Nayak'', ''Iman Morom Kiyo Lage'', ''Barood'', ''Aami Asomiya'' etc. He is also a famous nam ...
References
External links
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Living people
Indian male film actors
Assamese actors
Indian male television actors
Indian male stage actors
1986 births