Anup Kumar (অনুপ কুমার) (17 June 1930 – 3 September 1998
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actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.

Early life

Anup Kumar was born on 17 June 1930 in

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. His

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was Satyen Das. His parents were Dhirendra Nath Das who was a singer and actor and was closely associated with the famous poet and composer,

Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam ( bn, কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম, ; 24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976) was a Bengali poet, Bengali literature, writer, Bangladeshi music, musician, and is the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul is regarded as one ...

899-1976 and Bijoya Das. He passed his Matriculation at the Calcutta Jubilee Institution. In 1986, he married actress Aloka Ganguly.

Acting career

Anup Kumar took his acting lessons from his father and

Sisir Kumar Bhaduri Shishir Kumar Bhaduri or Sisir Kumar Bhaduri (2 October 1889 – 30 June 1959) was an Indian stage actor and theatre founder, who commonly referred to as the pioneer of modern Bengali theatre, where he was an actor, director, playwright and ev ...

. He started acting quite early in life. He got his first break as a child artist in

Dhiren Ganguly Dhirendra Nath Ganguly (26 March 1893 – 18 November 1978), better known as Dhiren Ganguly or D.G, was a Dadasaheb Phalke Award-winning and Padma Bhushan recipient film entrepreneur/actor/director of Bengali Cinema. He had set up a number of ...

's film '' Halkatha'' (1938). '' Nimantran'' and ''

Palatak '' Palatak'' is a 1963 Bengali film directed by Jatrik. The film features actors Anup Kumar, Sandhya Roy and Ruma Guha Thakurta in the lead roles. The film was based on ''Angti Chattujjer Vai'', a Bengali short story of Manoj Basu. Shyamsu ...

'' were the movies which exposed his versatility as an actor. He was also involved with live theatre,

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s, and film directing. In 1964, he was awarded the

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for Best Actor for his performance in the film ''Palatak''. He received a silver medal from the Star Theatre. In 1988, he won the ''West Bengal Natya Academy Award''. In 1989, he was awarded with ''Siromoni Prize'' and in 1991, he was awarded Best Director for his yatras. In 1997, he was recognized by the BFJA Awards for completion of 50 years in films. Besides his superlative performance in ''Palatak'', Anup Kumar is also remembered for his brilliant comic timing. Along with the classic comedians like Nabadwip Haldar,

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Jahor Roy Jahar Roy (19 September 1919 – 1 August 1977) was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema. He was known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay. Early life Roy came from a Bengali Baidya family having its root in Mahilara, B ...

and

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, Anup Kumar is much-admired comedic roles in films such as 'Basanto Bilap', 'Mouchak', 'Dadar Kirti', 'Protisodh'. After the death of

, it was Anup Kumar who was cast as Jatayu, the famous friend of

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's detective

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Politics

In 1996, Kumar stood for election to the

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as a

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representative from

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; but he was not elected.

Filmography

References

External links

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