Utpal Dutt was born on 29th March, 1929 in Shillong. His father\'s name is Girijaranjan Dutta.He attended St. Edmont School in Shillong for schooling, and completed Matriculation from St. Xaviers Collegiate School. In 1949, he graduated with English Honours from St. Xaviers College. Not just English, he learned other languages like Hindi, Spanish, German, French and Latin. He continued to teach English in South Point High School for a long period of time. He was active primarily in Bengali theatre, but did tour several times with the Shakespearean International Theatre Company.
He is one of the most versatile theatre personalities who had glorified bollywood films with his knowledge and classic performances. In 1950, he acted in the film Michael Madhusudan in the role of Michael Madhusudan. Later he became active member of Gananatya Sangha. He created his own theatre group called Little Theatres in the 60s, where he directed famous plays like Angar, Ferrary Fauj, Nicher Mahal, etc., and also translated Shakesperean plays like Othello, Macbeth, etc. into regional languages and directed them. His other notable films include Kisi Se Na Kehna, with Farooq Sheikh, Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, with Big B, Golmaal with Amol Palekar, etc.
He also formed Peoples Theatre Group, Arjo Opera and Bibek Yatra Samaj. He was well efficient in creating and directing Yatra Pala, a kind of Bengali folk drama too. He was also a big asset in Satyajit Ray’s films. He played the leading role in the film Agantuk, where depicted the values of Ray himself. He wrote many dramas, Yatra script and articles. He received many awards including the Bharat Puroshkaar in 1969 for his work in the film Bhuban Som. In 1960, he married actress Sobha Sen. He died on 19th of August, 1993. He was scholar, great theatrical personality, and powerful actor of bollywood and tollywood films. Actors of the present generation can learn a lot from the performances of Utpal Dutt.