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Uttam Kumar was an eminent Bengali actor and known as the Mahanayak/Great Hero of the Bengali cinema. He was also known as
PERSONAL LIFE
The actor, who was also known as Arun Kumar Chatterjee, was born in Ahiritola, North Kolkata on 3rd September 1926. Barun Kumar Chatterjee and Tarun Kumar Chatterjee are his brothers. Uttam did his schooling from South Suburban School (Main) and graduated from Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration. His family's financial condition was weak so he left his studies and started working as a clerk in Kolkata Port and also tutored students at a music school to earn more.
Uttam had a son Gautam, who died of cancer and his grandson Gaurav is an Bengali actor.
He was involved with Supriya Debi who was one of his co stars. He was also close to Sabitri Chatterjee though they were not romantically involved.
He was the swimming champion at Bhowanipur and loved tennis, wrestling, lathi-khela since childhood. Uttam Kumar also acted for amateur theater groups during his early life.
PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Uttam Kumar made his debut film as an actor in Nitin Bose's Drishtidan. Bengali actress Suchitra Sen and Uttam created great onscreen chemistry in movies like Sagarika (1956), Jiban Trishna (1957), Pathe Holo Deri (1957), Harano Sur (1957), Chaoa Paoa (1959), Saptapadi (1961) and Bipasha (1962). In Chiriyakhana(1957) he played the famous Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi and he was also seen in Nayak (The Hero). Both these films were by the Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
He has acted in a couple of Hindi movies opposite actresses Vyjayantimala Bali and Sharmila Tagore like Chhoti si Mulaqat, Ananda Ashram, Kittab, Dooriyan and Amanush. His film Nishi Padmo was copied by Bollywood as Amar Prem. This movie was a superhit starring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore.
Bon Palashir Padaboli, a Bengali movie was directed and produced by the actor.
DEATH
At the age of 54 Uttam Kumar died of heart attack while shooting for Ogo Bodhu Shundori in 1980. As he was a workholic it was assumed that he will die on the studio floor and that is what happened.
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