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My Take
Utpal Dutt is a towering figure in Indian theatre and cinema, and I hold him in deep respect. Born in Barishal and educated at the University of Calcutta, he founded the Little Theatre Group in 1949 and became a pioneer of modern Indian theatre. What astonishes me is his range: a serious stage craftsman who could also win a National Film Award for a lead role and Filmfare honours for comedy. Actors who command both gravity and lightness, while also writing and directing, are vanishingly rare. He died in 1993, but his commanding presence deserves to be remembered and retold.
Overview
Utpal Dutt (; 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 Theatre Group" in 1949.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Utpal Dutt
- Name (Japanese)
- ウタパル・ダット
- Reading
- うたぱる・だっと
- Born
- March 29, 1929 – August 19, 1993
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
- Origin
- Barishal, Barishal District, Bangladesh
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / actor / writer / screenwriter / playwright
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata
- University
- University of Calcutta
Awards & achievements
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Filmfare Awards
- 1970 National Film Award for Best Actor
- Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
- 1984 Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
- Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film director — see all → · Actor — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.