Uttam Kumar
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Uttam Kumar
Birthday | 03 September 1926 (Friday) |
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Date of death | 24 July 1980 (Thursday) |
Birth Place | Kolkata , West Bengal |
Country | India |
Age (in 1980) | 53 years 10 months 21 days Old |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Height | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.8 m in Feet Inches- 5' 10" ins |
Weight | in Kilograms- 70 kg in Pounds- 154.32 lbs |
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He was a renowned Indian film Actor, prolific Director, Producer, amazing Singer, Music Composer and a successful playback singer. He was called Arun Kumar Chatterjee at the time of birth.
Other Name: | Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Mahanayak, Guru |
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Other Professions: | Composer Film Director Film Producer Music Director Playback Singer Singer |
Uttam Kumar Biography, Relationship & Career
Uttam Kumar debutant from the Nitin Bose directed film”Drishtidan” published in 1948. In that period he acted at the 4-5 film the entire movies got flopped. He changed his name continually to provide a new display name from Arun Kumar, Uttam Chatterjee, Arun Chatterjee and then in last he finalized his title”Uttam Kumar. “Afterwards he got famous with that name and gained fame in the Indian theatre. He fellow called him a”Flop Hero” frequently he came to the studio and made him laughed. He did not enjoy the sarcastic comments by the studio crew and cast. On the end, he left the cinema and combined the (Calcutta Ports). In the meanwhile, he got the 3 years contract from”M.P Studios.”
Under the banner of”M.P studios,” he produced”Basu Paribar” after he began earning fame. But in 1954 released movie”Agni Pariksha” that started the successful journey of the amorous pair (Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen).In 1953 this pair worked together in their first movie”Sharey Chuattor” who established the Uttam Kumar at the film business and ran over 65 weeks in theatres.
Throughout the 60’s to 70’s he has had several successful pairs with the major heroines of the Indian film industry like”Supriya Choudhury, Madhabi Mukherjee, Tanuja, Kaberi Bose Anjana Bhaumick, Sharmila Tagore and Aparna Sen.He was always eager to experiment with his characters and character in the movies. Uttam Kumar was always thought of as a perfectionist to set as the material of behaving to sharpen up his skills as an actor instead of becoming the star achiever in the box office.
Body Measurements of Uttam Kumar
Chest Size | 42 |
Biceps Size | 16 |
Waist Size | 32 |
Skin Color | Fair |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Personal Info of Uttam Kumar
Home Town | Aahiritola, Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
Nationality | Indian |
Address | Aahiritola, Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
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School | South Suburban School, Kalighat |
College | Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration University of Calcutta |
Qualification | MBA |
Marital status | Married |
Hobbies | Travelling, Acting, Listening Music |
Favourite things of Uttam Kumar
Favorite color | Black, Red |
Favorite food | Non Veg Food |
Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Uttam Kumar
- A Metro Station in Kolkata was renamed in his honour.
- Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen worked together in about 32 films.
- Uttam Kumar's actual name was"Arun Kumar Chatterjee".
- He wanted to fulfill Suchitra Sen in his last days. But somehow Suchitra couldn't meet him, just because of her hectic schedule.
- He got recognition from the Government of India for the film Harano Sur in 1955.
- He won the Best Actor award for the films"Chiriyakhana" and"Antony Firingee" at the 15th National Film Award in 1968.