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May 8, 2022 · Fifty years ago, Utpal Dutt’s play Barricade stormed Kolkata. Since I believe its content has great relevance today, I decided to translate it. A political play, it is apparently about the Nazi takeover of Germany in 1933, but is really about events taking place in India in the turbulent years leading to the Emergency.
Mar 29, 2024 · Utpal Dutt, as Prof Gupta in the 1971 film, knows neither scolding nor advice will change the filmstar-struck teenager (then Jaya Bhaduri in her first Hindi film), and the only way out is to let her indulge in fascination with films and learn first-hand the artificiality, heartbreaks, and struggle that lies behind them.
Utpal Dutt ( Bengali: উৎপল দত্ত Utpôl Dôtto, listen ⓘ) (29 Maret 1929 – 19 Agustus 1993) adalah seorang pemeran, sutradara, dan penulis-pengarang drama India. Ia biasanya menjadi aktor dalam teater Bengali, di mana ia menjadi tokoh pelopor dalam teater India Modern, ketika ia mendirikan 'Little Theater Group' pada 1947, di ...
Jun 22, 2022 · Despite being widely known for playing comedy parts in Hindi cinema, a huge expanse of Utpal Dutt’s life was dominated by theatre. And like most celebrated actors of the stage, he started with the Bard’s plays. In the 1940s, when he was in his teens, Dutt enacted a particularly powerful rendition of Shakespeare ’s Richard III.
Utpal Dutt. We all know Utpal Dutt as the elite actor whose presence could single-handedly light up the scenes. Witty, humorous, strict and also grumpy – he was a true master of the story. The ...
Mar 29, 2023 · Remembering Utpal Dutt on his 94th birth anniversaryMost Indian viewers remember Utpal Dutt from the Hindi films that he acted in, from the 70s and 80s, shuttling between comic roles and villainous parts with an ease that set him apart as one of our greatest actors. His acting was marked by a distinct style of dialogue delivery, body language and comic timing that is still fondly remembered by ...
Apr 4, 2023 · Utpal Dutt came to national prominence with Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome (1969), a pioneer of the India “New Wave” and a “quest” movie where the eponymous character he played – a rule-book tyrant – rediscovers his humanity and empathy after a spell in the wilderness. The film fetched him a National Award.
