Background
Anup Kumar was born on 17 June 1930 in Kolkata.
Anup Kumar was born on 17 June 1930 in Kolkata.
His real name was Satyen Das. He passed his Matriculation at the Calcutta Jubilee Institution. Anup is also well known in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Anup Kumar took his acting lessons from his father and Sisir Kumar Bhaduri.
He started acting quite early in life. He got his first break as a child artist in Dhiren Ganguly’s film Haalkatha (1938).
Nimontron and Palatak were the movies which exposed his versatility as an actor. He was also involved with live theatre, yatras, and film directing.
In 1964, he was awarded the Bengal Film Journalists" Association Award (BFJA Awards) for Best Actor in the film Palatak.
In 1989, he was awarded Siromoni Prize and in 1991, he was awarded Best Director for his yatras. In 1997, he was recognized by the BFJA Awards for completion of 50 years in films. Besides his superlative performance in "Palatak", Anup Kumar is also remembered for his brilliant comic timing.
Along with the classic comedians like Nabawdip Haldar, Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Jahor Roy and Rabi Ghosh, Anup Kumar is also a much-loved actor due to his comic character role in films such as "Basanto Bilap", "Mouchak", "Dadar Kirti", "Protisodh".