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Uttam Kumar : A Life An Cinema
by Sayandeb Chowdhury (Author),
Bloomsbury Academic India (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
About the Book: Uttam Kumar: A Life in Cinema
Uttam Kumar (1926-1980) was a titanic figure in Bengali public life. He broke
away from established codes of on-screen performance, anchored an entire
industry, and helped reimagine popular cinema, providing it with an unflinching
sense of metropolitan modernity. He won six BFJA Awards, and the inaugural
National Award for Best Actor, and could be said to be the only screen persona
whose life was fictionalized by Satyajit Ray. His work has been repeatedly
remade into Hindi, with at least ten leading actors reprising roles originally
played by him. Uttam infused his star-making charisma with the ebullient
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9789369527328
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Bloomsbury Academic India
Publishing Date 2026-09-15
Product Edition 1
Total Pages 340