Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

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                 It is the golden jubilee year of Satyajit Ray's film 'Nayak' where Uttam Kumar was the Hero. To mark the event,  22nd Kolkata Film Festival has arranged an exhibition on Uttam Kumar at Gaganendra Pradarshashala (গগনেন্দ্র প্রদর্শশালা) where rare posters, booklets of cinemas of Uttam Kumar and informative biography with filmography of this legendary actor are being exhibited. The exhibition has all the documentations of Mahanayak and his film related contents. The rare photographs of Uttam Kumar were taken by Nimai Ghosh, Mona Chowdhury, Subinoy Das and Satyajit Ray. On 12th November, 2016 veteran actress Madhabi Mukhopadhyay inaugurated the exhibition at 5pm. She said, "All the Bengalees have tremendous respect for Uttam Kumar. I afraid, another Mahanayak will never come. Uttam Kumar was one & only Mahanayak." The exhibition will run upto 18th November, 2016.

Uttam Kumar Film Festival 2013: Venue: Nandan 1 Date: 24 July-30 July, 2013 24.07.2013 - Sare Chuattor (3 pm). Shilpi (6 pm). 25.07.2013 - Lal Pathar (3 pm). Mon Niye (6 pm). 26.07.2013 - Dhanraj Tamang (3 pm). Bipasha (6 pm). 27.07.2013 - Jodu Bangsha (3 pm). Ekti Raat (6 pm). 28.07.2013 - Shuno Baronari (3 pm). Sabar Upore (6 pm). 29.07.2013 - Agni Pariksha (3 pm). Harano Sur (6 pm). 30.07.2013 - Dui Prithibi (3 pm). Saptapadi (6 pm). Tickets: Rs 30, 40, 50 (from 19.07.2013 at hall; 1-7pm). Organized by SILPI SANGSAD -- A. B.

Uttam Kumar was fond of delicious spicy foods like prawn malaikari, kaju chicken, chingri macher paturi, palang paneer kofta, bhetkir kanta chachari, mangser do-peaji, sagar doi, doi ilish... Chef Sushanta Sengupta is there at 6 Ballygunge Place till 16 September with these favourite dishes of Uttam Kumar for you. Price Rs 20/- to 750/-. -- A. B.

87th birth anniversary of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar would be celebrated on 3 September 2012 by Shilpi Sansad at Rabindra Sadan. The function will start at 5 pm. Tickets: 150, 100, 80, 60 and will be available at hall from today (12-7). Eminent singers, artists of Tollywood will perform at the programme to pay homage to the matinee idol of Bengalee . -- A. B.

Mahanayak Uttam Kumar used various cars but his most favourite was Ambassador. WMC 8787 is the last used car of Uttam Kumar which is now lying neglected on the road in front of his house at Bhowanipur. He departed us more than 30 years ago, but not yet the car declared heritage. It is high time to preserve this white Ambassador and save the memories of Mahanayak. -- A. B.

31 years ago, in the year 1980, on this day, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar passed away forever. But he was such an actor, such a nice person, to be remembered forever. -- A. B.

Tomorrow, 24th July, 31st death anniversary of the matinee idol of Bengali silver screen - Uttam Kumar. On this occasion, popular films of this legendary actor will be screened for 7 days simultaneously at Uttam Mancha of south Kolkata and Star Theatre of north Kolkata.-- A. B.