Uttam Kumar

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Arun Kumar Chatterjee (3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), known professionally as Uttam Kumar, was a yesteryear Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema. A cultural icon of Bengal and widely regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, Kumar dominated Bengali cinema from the 1950s throughout the 1970s, being referred to as "Mahanayak". His accolades include five National Awards and four Filmfare Awards. In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in 211 films until his death in 1980. After several years of acting in plays, he made his film debut in the 1948 film Drishtidan in a supporting role. The film was produced by M. P. Productions. By the early 1950s, he moved to lead roles and had his first box office hit with Basu Paribar (1952), following a series of unsuccessful ventures. He first gained popularity with Sharey Chuattor (1953), in which he starred...

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