As essential in Bengali and Hindi films, he was a powerful actor, director and playwright on stage. There was a time when this powerful actor ruled over Bengali films. The man who became the king of 'Diamond King's Country' is again Hossain Mia of 'Padma Nadir Majhi'. What a famous character in his life - 'Joy Baba Felunath'Meghraj, Manomohan Mitra of 'Agantuk', Mahim Ghoshal of 'Amanush', Bishuda of 'Jan Aranya' - Utpal Dutt has become unforgettable in so many roles.
The man holding the ‘tin sword’ in his hand and spreading the ‘embers’ heat said of himself, ‘I am not an artist. People can call me a playwright or any other title. But I think I am a propagandist. This is my main identity. 'Today is March 29, the birthday of that diverse multi-talented Utpal Dutt.
It is difficult to put Utpal Dutt in a different adjective. He used to call Satyajit Ray 'Sir'. Ray was also fascinated by Utpal's talent. He said, "If Utpal had not agreed, I might not have become a 'stranger'." However, it is said that Mrinal Sen's 'Bhuvan Som' established him as a film actor. Of course, the 'actor' is just an identity. Utpal Dutt is one of those who dreamed of social change in the turbulent times of the forties of the last century.As his classmate Purushottam Lal, a well-known academic and professor from Calcutta, said, 'Utpal was a gifted man by birth.' And his classmate Professor Debabrata Mukherjee said in an interview, '
What adjectives will be used before the name of Utpal Dutt, it is necessary to sit in the research. The description of Utpal Dutt's diverse talent is not over. He is a playwright, director, actor. From the traditional villain to the comedian, his wanderings were all about portraying characters of all kinds. As the villain in the film, he is the hero of fiery politics. It is difficult to choose one of these identities. He also had free movement in literature.Utpal Dutt has written hundreds of original, complete and one-act plays, translated plays, jatrapalas and street plays. He also wrote poems and short stories.
The full name is Utpal Ranjan Dutt. He came to Bengal on March 29, 1929, on the banks of Kirtankhola in Barisal district of Bangladesh. Although his family's original residence was in Comilla district. But he himself has mentioned that his birthplace is at his uncle's house in Shillong. Multiple information about his birthplace match.Utpal was the fourth child of five sons and three daughters of Utpal's father Girijaranjan Dutt and mother Shailbala Roy (Dutt). The family guru nicknamed him Shankar. Baba Girijaranjan was a man of the upper class of the British-influenced society in subjugated India, educated in Western education.