Salil Dutta

Salil Dutta
Born	Salil Dutta (1931-11-30)30 November 1931 Kolkata, West Bengal
Died	20 September 2004(2004-09-20) (aged 72)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film director, Screenwriter, Actor
Years active	1963-2001

Salil Dutta (30 November 1931 – 20 September 2004) was an Indian Bengali director, screenwriter and actor. He is well known for his films Surya Sikha (1963), Stree (1972) and Seyi Chokh (1976).

Career

Dutta was born in 1931 in British India. He started his career as assistant director of Trijama in 1956 and Khokababur Pratyabartan in 1960. The first film directed by him is Surya Sikha (1963)^[1] starred Uttam Kumar and Supriya Choudhury. He also acted in a number of films like Atithi (1965 film), Khelaghar, Dhanyee Meye etc.^[2] Dutta directed 22 Bengali films in his career.^[3] He died on 20 September 2004 in Kolkata due to lung cancer.

Filmography

• Surya Sikha (1963)
• Momer Alo (1964)
• Prastar Swakkhor (1967)
• Aparichita (1969)
• Kalankita Nayak (1970)
• Khunje Berai (1971)
• Stree (1972)
• Sesh Pristhay Dekhun (1973)
• Asati (1974)
• Sei Chokh (1976)
• Babu Moshai (1977)
• Heerey Manik (1979)
• Ghorer Baire Ghor (1980)
• Ogo Bodhu Sundori (1981)
• Rajeswari (1984)
• Shyam Saheb (1986)
• Urvashi (1986)
• Doctor Priya (1988)
• Je Jaar Priyo (1989)
• Abishkar (1990
• Amar Sathi (1991)
• Etai Swargo(2001)

References

1. "Salil Dutta". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "Salil Dutta". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. "All movies". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

External links

• Salil Dutta at IMDb