'Bumba, now you will have to fight your battles alone because the man who was there by our side, like a sturdy oak tree in whose shade you would have blossomed, is gone.' IMAGE: Uttam Kumar.

Lucknow: ‘Not Nayak, but Mahanayak; not Uttam, but Oti Uttam’ — that is how many Bengalis describe the legendary actor Uttam ...

The installation traces his 202 films through posters, fan letters and heroine galleries, with live recreations of scenes ...

On September 3, 1926, a boy was born in Kolkata who went on to become the Mahanayak (superstar) of Bengali cinema. He was Uttam Kumar. But long before the fame, he was a young clerk, spending his days ...

As the nation celebrates the 100 years of the legendary Bengali cinema's 'Mahanayak' Uttam Kumar, tributes continue to pour in for the icon whose legacy has transcended generations. Joining his ...

At 6pm Saturday evenings, all Calcuttans irrespective of whether they were from Allepey, Amritsar, Aizawl or Aurangabad would sit before their EC TVs to watch the feature film in Bangla. This was how ...

A hundred years after his birth, Uttam Kumar still has Kolkata talking. At an evening of tea, adda and nostalgia curated by the Makaibari Bungalow at a city five star on September 8, actor-director ...

As Lucknow gears up for Durga Puja, the historic Bengali Club & Youngmen’s Association is weaving a rare blend of devotion and cinema into its 112th Shree Shree Durga Puja with a special tribute to ...

Where does one start about the emotion that 'Mahanayak' (The Great Actor) Uttam Kumar is for the Bengali fandom, and just cinephiles at large? The actor celebrates his centenary birthday today, and ...

From initial scepticism to admiration, the actress-filmmaker recalls how working with Uttam Kumar changed her perception of ...