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Deya Neya is a Bengali film directed by Sunil Bandopadhyay and starring Uttam Kumar and Tanuja in lead roles. This is a romantic comedy film which portrays a man's struggle on a light note and ends with a happy ending. The film was produced and composed by Shymal Mitra. The film was also loosely inspired by Shymal Mitra's real life. The film is noted for its outstanding music and generally the film became an all-time blockbuster hit.
Mahanayak was a Bengali drama television series of 112 episodes that premiered on 27 June 2016, on Star Jalsha. The series starred Prosenjit Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Tanushree Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar, Manali Dey, Biswanath Basu and Biswajit Chakraborty in lead roles. The series is loosely based on the life of megastar Uttam Kumar.
Sesh Anka is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language thriller film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya and made by Kalpana Movies, Kolkata. This film was loosely inspired by the 1958 film Chase a Crooked Shadow. The film starred Uttam Kumar in lead with Sharmila Tagore, Sabitri Chatterjee, Pahadi Sanyal, Bikash Roy, Kamal Mitra and others in supporting role. Critics stated this movie as one of the best thrillers in Bengali Cinema. The film was remade in Tamil in 1964 as Puthiya Paravai and was an inspiration for the Hindi movie Khoj (1989).
Basu Poribar is a 1952 Bengali film directed by Nirmal Dey under the banner of M.P Productions. Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Supriya Devi, Bhanu Banerjee and Jiben Bose play lead roles. The film was released on 11 April 1952. It was the debut film of legendary Bengali actress Supriya Devi. It was the first successful film starring Uttam Kumar and it became a superhit at the box office. After seven back to back flop films he was called 'flop master general', and he considered to leave the film industry. The success of this film saved his career. The film was remade in Hindi as Hum Hindustani in 1960.
Chhoti Si Mulaqat is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Alo Sarkar starring Uttam Kumar and Vyjayanthimala. It's a remake of 1954 Bengali film Agni Pariksha directed by Agradoot which was an adaption of Asha Purna Devi's novel of the same name.
Surya Sikha is a Bengali romance drama film directed by Salil Dutta. This film was released on 12 July 1963 under the banner of Chhayachhabi Pratisthan. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Supriya Debi in lead roles and Chabi Biswas, Utpal Dutta and others played supporting role.
Bagh Bondi Khela(English: The Caged Tiger Game) is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language political action crime-thriller film co-written and directed by Pijush Basu. It is based on a novel written by Prafulla Roy which stars Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi, Partha Mukherjee and Mahua Roy Chowdhury in lead roles. This movie is believed to be Uttam Kumar’s best appearance as an antagonist. The film become superhit at the box office.
Indrani is a Bengali romantic drama film directed by Niren Lahiri based on a story of Achintya Kumar Sengupta. This film was released in 1958 under the banner of H.N.C. Productions. Nachiketa Ghosh was the music director of the movie. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen in lead role. This was the first Bengali film where the legendary playback singer Mohammed Rafi was featured. Later he worked with Uttam Kumar in 1967 film Chhoti Si Mulaqat. The film became a blockbuster hit at the box office and ran over 70 days in theaters.
Stree is a 1972 Indian Bengali language romantic action film directed by Salil Dutta. The film is based on the novel of Bimal Mitra by the same title and the era of the plot showing during the Second World War. Produced by Baby June Productions marking their second venture, it stars Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee and Arati Bhattacharya in lead roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Nachiketa Ghosh, with the lyrics penned by Gauriprasanna Mazumder and Pulak Bandyopadhyay.
Abak Prithibi is a 1959 Bengali film directed by Bishu Chakraborty. This film was produced by Tarun Kumar, who was also a Bengali film actor. This film was written by Bishu Chakraborty. The music was composed by Amal Mukherjee. This is a comedy drama film. The film stars Uttam Kumar in lead and others, while Ajit Bandyopadhyay, Gangapada Basu, Bidhayak Bhattacharya, Swagata Chakraborty, Tulsi Chakraborty, Nripati Chatterjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, Aparna Debi, Tarun Kumar, Priti Majumdar and Bireswar Sen played supporting role. Uttam Kumar played the role of a thief role which was very unique.
Kankabatir Ghat is a 1955 Bengali film directed by Chitta Bose and produced by Harendranath Chattopadhyay. This film was written by Nripendrakrishna Chatterjee. This film was produced by Angel Digital Private Limited and distributed by Chitra Paribeshak. The music has been composed by Kalipada Sen. This is a drama film. The film stars Panchanan Bhattacharya, Ahindra Choudhury, Chandrabati Devi, Anubha Gupta, Anup Kumar, Shyam Laha, Kamal Mitra and Uttam Kumar in the lead roles.
Oti Uttam is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language fantasy romantic comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Srijit Mukherji under Camellia Productions and Matchcut Productions. Veteran Bengali actor Uttam Kumar appears in the screen through Visual effects from his existing clippings from his various films. His character was built by the scenes of his 56 existing old movies.
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- ↑ "Atanu Bose Director".
- ↑ "Uttam Kumar biopic".
- ↑ "Achena Uttam Casts".
- ↑ "Biswanath to play Tarun Kumar in Atanu Bose's next - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "উত্তম কুমারের বায়োপিকে নিজের গান". Bhorer Akash (in Bengali). 14 March 2022.
- ↑ "Achena Uttam Trailer: প্রকাশ্যে 'অচেনা উত্তম' ছবির ট্রেলার, কোন চরিত্রে কে? দেখুন কাকে কতটা মানালো". ABP Live (in Bengali). 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Atanu Bose's Achena Uttam to be released in theatres on 22 July; see trailer". Cinestaan. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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