Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Utpal Dutt

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Jul 1, 2013, 6:39:20 AM (11 years ago)

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UshaR

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Utpal Dutt

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 Shakespeare for the Little Theatre Group.
 Formed his own group in 1949, then joined the
-Bengal unit of IPTA (1950-1) doing agitational
+Bengal unit of [[IPTA]] (1950-1) doing agitational
 plays staged on street corners and occasionally
 during political rallies to massive audiences,
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 and the recourse to the ‘ great man’ theory of
 history. Prolific film actor with a spectacular
-début as Michael Madhusudhan, a
+début as [[Michael Madhusudhan]], a
 legendary 19th C. Bengali poet, repeating the
-role several times on the stage. After Mrinal
-Sen’s Bhuvan Shome, shifted to Hindi films,
+role several times on the stage. After [[Mrinal
+Sen]]’s [[Bhuvan Shome]], shifted to Hindi films,
 often playing retired soldiers or bluff comedian
-fathers (Guddi) in melodramas. Also important
+fathers ([[Guddi]]) in melodramas. Also important
 comedy roles in Bengali, e.g. Mohan Baganer
 Meye, Shriman Prithviraj et al. Claimed to act
 in films mainly to finance his theatrical work.
-Played key roles in recent Satyajit Ray films,
-e.g. the king in Hirak Rajar Deshe and the
-stranger in Agantuk. Directorial work extends
+Played key roles in recent [[Satyajit Ray]] films,
+e.g. the king in [[Hirak Rajar Deshe]] and the
+stranger in [[Agantuk]]. Directorial work extends
 his theatrical work. Autobiography, including
 his views on theatre, published in 1982.
 Stridently populist essays on film, often
-targeting the New Indian Cinema were
+targeting the [[New Indian Cinema]] were
 published after his death as Towards A Heroic
 Cinema (1994).