When the legendary Bengali superstar Uttam Kumar was launched in Hindi cinema, it was naturally a remake of a Bangla hit the 1954 film Agni Pareeksha. The Hindi version featured Uttam with ...

There is not much doubt that Rajesh Khanna was the first superstar to emerge in Bollywood. From the late 1960s to the mid ...

My appreciation of Uttam Kumar happened quite late in life. I never could really fathom what was so huge about this man. Gradually I have come to understand the greatness of Uttam Kumar. The last and ...

The operation to rescue eight labourers trapped inside Telangana's Srisailam Left Bank Canal or SLBC tunnel is in its final stages said state Irrigation & Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N Uttam ...

The film narrates the story of a PhD scholar, who is pursuing his research on Uttam Kumar. After being rejected by the girl he likes romantically, he decides to bring the spirit of the legendary ...

Uttam Kumar. The collection, showcasing the illustrious career of the ‘Mahanayak' (great hero), offered a glimpse into the golden era of Bengali cinema. Curator Indranil Chowdhuri assembled an ...

On his way, this star—played by matinee colossus Uttam Kumar—meets existential angst, admiring fans, and a journalist who doesn’t trust him, on or off screen. Sharmila Tagore’s Aditi—a ...

I recognised the characters, some quirky, some mysterious. I’d met them. Arindam Mukherjee (played by Uttam Kumar) was much like the film stars I had admired from a distance, and yet felt familiar.