Uttam Kumar is one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema. Born Arun Kumar Chatterjee in 1926 at Ahiritola, North Calcutta he is widely known as Uttam Kumar and Mahanayak . He remains as much of a cultural icon as he had been in his lifetime. A versatile actor, director, producer, singer and music director, his multifaceted talent earned him much acclaim and adulation. Uttam Kumar was born in Kolkata in the home of his maternal uncle at Ahiritola, while his ancestral house is on Girish Mukherjee Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata. After his schooling in South Suburban School , he went for... higher studies in Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration, a college affiliated to the University of Calcutta. He could not, however, complete his studies and started working at the Kolkata Port as a clerk. During this period, he acted in amateur theatre groups. His prodigious joint family had its own theatre group, the Suhrid Samaj, which staged many amateur shows. Uttam Kumar was the eldest of three sons of Satkari Chatterjee and Chapala Debi.
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| Birthdate: | September 3, 1926 |
| Birthplace: | Kolkata |
| Date of death: | July 24, 1980 |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Education: | University of Calcutta, Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration |
| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Also known as: | Late Uttam Kumar, Arun Kumar Chatterjee, উত্তম কুমার |