Happy birthday Utpal Dutt: 5 unforgettable roles

Ujjainee Roy

In Satyajit Ray's final film Aguntuk (1991) Dutt played Manmohan Mitra, a worldly, avuncular globetrotter who helps his loved ones understand the disillusionment around modernity

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In Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1979 comedy Golmaal, Dutt plays the strict, righteous Bhavani Shankar with comedic brilliance

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Who can forget the very first look at Maganlal Meghraj in Ray's Sonar Kella (1971)? Dutt's white-clad, laidback visage can still run a chill down people's spines!

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In Ray's Hirak Rajar Deshe (1969) Dutt excelled as the tyrannical dictator Hirak Raja who became a symbol of oppression

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Utpal Dutt played the scheming trader Hossain Miya in Goutam Ghose's Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) which is often referred to as his best role

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