Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, known professionally as Uttam Kumar, born on 3 September 1926, in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India), was an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, composer and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali Cinema.
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" (Bengali for
"The Great Hero"). His accolades include five National
Awards and four Filmfare Awards.
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