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Anjan Dutt
Anjan Dutt
Background information
Native name	অঞ্জন দত্ত
Born	(1953-01-19) 19 January 1953 (age 66) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Origin	Kolkata
Genres	Urban folk, Bengali modern
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, director
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1981–present
Labels	RPG, Sagarika Musics Pvt Ltd.
Associated acts	Kabir Suman, Nachiketa Chakraborty

Anjan Dutt (born 19 January 1953) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter- and a professional of the 1991s Bengali music scene defined by anyodharar gaan (alternative music), reminiscent of western folk music. His music is said to be influenced by blues, bluegrass, folk and country music.

He is also an accomplished actor, having started his career in Bengali cinema. His first film was Chalachirto directed, by Mrinal Sen, for which he won the prize for the best newcomer actor at the Venice Film Festival. He acted in Aparna Sen's hit film, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. In 2018 he featured in Swapnasandhani's new play Taraye Taraye, as Vincent Van Gogh, under the direction of Kaushik Sen.

He is also a national award-winning filmmaker and is one of the most prominent directors of Bengali cinema, directing The Bong Connection, Chalo Let's Go, and Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona. In recent years, he has directed the Byomkesh Bakshi movie series.

Early years

Anjan Dutt was raised in the mountains of North Bengal. He had his schooling from St. Paul's School in Darjeeling.

In the late seventies, he joined a group called Open Theatre and in the early eighties performed plays translated from works of renowned foreign playwrights like Sartre, Peter Weiss, Jean Genet and Bertold Brecht. The group clearly drew inspiration from Nandikar, a highly active and already famous theatre group at that time. Due to politically sensitive content, they faced many obstructions in producing and performing their work, and eventually, the group discontinued its repertoire.

Dutt was first selected in the feature film Chalachitro, directed by renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen. The film and his performance were critically acclaimed at the Venice Film Festival, but for unknown reasons, it was never released commercially. Dutt said that he was more interested in doing art cinema rather than commercial mainstream cinema. After doing a few art films that were not so commercially successful, including the critically well-received Juganto, scarcity of job opportunities forced him to take up jobs in advertising and later as a journalist for the Kolkata-based daily, The Statesman.

Singing career

At that time, Dutt was greatly influenced by the music of Kabir Suman who had heralded a new era in Bengali music through his songs. These songs and lyrics, commonly referred to as Jeebonmukhi (literally meaning "towards life"), were concerned with the tough reality of Bengali middle-class social life, in and around Kolkata.

Discography

Albums

• 
  Shunte Ki Chao (1994)


• 
  Purono Guitar (1995)


• 
  Bhalobashi Tomay (1996)


• 
  Keu Gaan Gaye (1997)


• 
  Ma (1998)


• 
  Chalo Bodlai (1998)


• 
  Priyo Bandhu (1998)


• 
  Hello Bangladesh (1999)


• 
  Kolkata–16 (1999)


• 
  Bandra Blues (2000)


• 
  Asamoy (2000)


• 
  Rawng Pencil (2001)


• 
  Onek Din Por (2004)


• 
  Ichchhe Korei Eksathe (2005)


• Abar Pothe Dekha (2007)


• 
  Ami ar Godot (2007)


• 
  Unoshaat (2014)

Singles (1996–2011)

• "Khawar Gaan" (3:02) (with Nachiketa Chakraborty & Suman Chattopadhyay)


• "Hotuk Shob Oshundor" (1:58) (with Shalini Chatterjee, Shayari Das, Tanushree Haldar & Sreetoma Ghosh)


• "Feludar Gaan" (3:04) (with Nachiketa Chakraborty & Suman Chattopadhyay)


• "Freedom" (5:37) (with Indrani Sen, Indranil Sen & others)


• "Sadhinota" (4:50) (with Indrani Sen, Indranil Sen & others)


• "Ekushe Pa" (3:57)


• "Bow Barracks Forever!" (4:38)


• "Tumi Na thakle" (4:25) (with Usha Uthhup)


• "Chalo Let's Go.." (4:43)


• "Ei Poth Jodi Na Sesh Hoy" (4:30) (with Srikanto Acharya & others)


• "Jedike Rasta" (3:45)


• "Tumi Nei Tai" (4:07)


• "Kato ki Korar Chhilo" (4:32)


• "Jagorone Jay Bibhabori" (2:54) (with Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury & Kabir Suman)

Filmography

Awards

• 1981 - Best Actor award for film Chaalchitra at Venice Film Festival^[1]
  


• 2012 - National Film Award - Special Jury Award for Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona^{[citation needed]}
  

See also

• Neel Dutt

References

External links

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  Anjan Dutt on IMDb