Utpal Dutt

Bio: Utpal Dutta was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period now known as the 'Epic theater' period, before immersing itself completely in highly political and radical theatre.

Born: March 29, 1929 in Barisal, East Bengal, British India

Died: August 19, 1993 in Kolkata, India