ACTOR

Uttam Kumar

1926 - 1980

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Uttam Kumar (born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), widely known as Mahanayak (lit. 'Great Hero'), was an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema. His career spanned three decades, from the late 1940s until his death in 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uttam Kumar has received more than 2,464,591 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Uttam Kumar is the 3,975th most popular actor (up from 5,428th in 2019), the 553rd most popular biography from India (up from 611th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 2.5M

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  • 49.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Uttam Kumar ranks 3,975 out of 13,578. Before him are Wes Bentley, Armie Hammer, Darlanne Fluegel, Johnny Knoxville, Kaley Cuoco, and Stephen McHattie. After him are Colleen Camp, Kenneth Cranham, María Galiana, Lee Seo-jin, Devika Rani, and Jonelle Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Uttam Kumar ranks 300. Before him are Enrico Maria Salerno, Héctor Vilches, Andy Griffith, Danièle Delorme, Jean Poiret, and Zena Marshall. After him are Jeane Kirkpatrick, Ken Olsen, Hans Günter Winkler, Arne Bendiksen, Rossella Falk, and Inna Makarova. Among people deceased in 1980, Uttam Kumar ranks 192. Before him are Jacob Talmon, Vladimír Holan, Toshiko Yuasa, Mia May, Jacqueline Cochran, and Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff. After him are Petar Trifunović, Ben Sharpsteen, Charley Borah, László Szollás, Vasja Pirc, and Helmut Käutner.

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In India

Among people born in India, Uttam Kumar ranks 553 out of 1,861. Before him are Barry Hay (1948), Shuja-ud-Daula (1732), Pankaj Kapur (1954), Raghunath Murmu (1905), Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923), and K. J. Yesudas (1940). After him are Devika Rani (1908), Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872), Jeannette Altwegg (1930), Margaret Abbott (1878), Charles Gmelin (1872), and Jamini Roy (1887).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Uttam Kumar ranks 58. Before him are Sabu Dastagir (1924), Amjad Khan (1940), Anna Kashfi (1934), Shabana Azmi (1950), N. T. Rama Rao (1923), and Pankaj Kapur (1954). After him are Devika Rani (1908), Hrithik Roshan (1974), Roshan Seth (1942), Naseeruddin Shah (1949), Sivaji Ganesan (1928), and Kajal Aggarwal (1985).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Hero
Arindam Mukherjee
Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, a journalist who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets.
May 6o 19668 / 10
Chiriyakhana
Byomkesh Bakshi
When Byomkesh Bakshi's new client, Dr. Nishanath Sen, is murdered at Golap Colony, he decides to probe into the case with the help of his close aide, Ajit.
Nov 18o 19676 / 10
Sharey Chuattar
Rampriti
The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hostel.
Jan 2o 19537.8 / 10