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Uttam Kumar |
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| Uttam Kumar, fondly called as the Mahanayak (Great hero) was a legendary Bengali film actor. He was also a director and producer. He was born on 3 September 1926 in Kolkata and was one of the most popular superstars of Bengali films. Apart from Bengali films, he has also acted in some Hindi films. He made his first debut with the film ‘Drishtidan’ in 1948 which was directed by Nitin Bose. |
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| The breakthrough film of Kumar was ‘Sare Chuyattor’ released in 1974.
In 1980, he died of a massive heart attack at the age of 54, while shooting the Bengali film ‘Ogo Bodhu Shundori’. |
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