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The life of luxury and decadence is characteristic of film stars. But when their existence gets adorned with utmost respect from their fans, their acting gets real and they become immortal and sublime.
Such is the case with the legend of Indian Cinema: Uttam Kumar. (I don’t want to categorize the Indian cinema with the tinge of regionalism such as Kollywood, Tollywood or Bollywood for that matter, India is one and for that very reason its cinematic endevours should be recognized as only Indian not Bengali, Tamil, Kannanda, Telugu or Hindi.)
In Kolkata, a metro station has been named after him. The portraits and photographs of his, deck up the walls of the station. Every time, I see those pictures a sense of awe wraps me up. Mind you, I have hardly seen more than a film of his (and that is ‘Amanush’ in Hindi) and despite that his aura leaps out of the walls and catches me with utter charisma of its. His panache seems divine, his effect magical.
Every expression of his face emanates serenity and sincerity of his existence. His eyes, his lips, his cheeks, his forehead work in a synchronization to create a bewitching appeal.
The debonair, suave and uber-simple Uttam weaves a halo that seems enigmatically enchanting. You are certain to get the influence of a hangover after visiting the station.
No wonder he has been given the appellation of Mahanayak (The Great Hero). If he can cast a spell from his inanimate pictures, what used to happen when he used to come across his fans in blood and flesh! Indeed he is the great hero, because he speaks with his fans even with mute photographs of his.
people were crazy about him...even us, the younger generation loves him so much...he and Suchitra Sen were the best couple ever in Bengali cinema...:)
ReplyDelete@SUB: Yes u r very much right friend.
ReplyDeleteMy knowledge on this person and his movies is ZERO Neeraj. This is an enlightening article for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting about a legend! :)
@Spicy Sweet: Thanx that u liked the post.
ReplyDeletethis is a nice heartfelt tribute
ReplyDeleteThanx Sujatha for taking time out to visit the post and your wonderful words.
DeleteCan anybody please tell me the name of the movie of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen and Pahari Sanyal, where Uttam Kumar was a mental patient and Suchitra Sen was a nurse and Pahari Sanyal was the Doctor. Suchitra Sen acted as lover of patient uttam kuamar and made him cured as per the direction of Doctor pahari sanyal. At the end, when he cured, suchitra sen tried to part from him and didn't want to meet him and then when uttam kumar realized that suchitra didn't love and acted he again became mad(abnormal).
ReplyDeletePlease tell me the name of the movie, I just want to buy the CD/DVD of that movie.
This movie that u've talked about is "Dweep Jele Jai". But Uttam Kumar is nowhere in this movie. It is a movie by the famous director Asit Sen starring Suchitra Sen, Basanta Chowdhury, Pahadi Sanyal, Anil Chatterjee, Chandravati Devi & others. However even the ending is quite different from that u've mentioned. It is Suchitra Sen, the nurse of the mental hospital, who becomes mad at the end. It is a Suchitra Sen blockbuster.
ReplyDeleteThis movie that u've talked about is "Dweep Jele Jai". But Uttam Kumar is nowhere in this movie. It is a movie by the famous director Asit Sen starring Suchitra Sen, Basanta Chowdhury, Pahadi Sanyal, Anil Chatterjee, Chandravati Devi & others. However even the ending is quite different from that u've mentioned. It is Suchitra Sen, the nurse of the mental hospital, who becomes mad at the end. It is a Suchitra Sen blockbuster.
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