Salil Dutta

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-11-30 (73 years old)

Deathday

2004-09-20

Place of Birth

Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

Salil Dutta

Biography

Salil Dutta (30 November 1931 – 20 September 2004) was an Indian Bengali director, screenwriter and actor. He is well known for his films Surya Sikha (1963), Stree (1972), and Sei Chokh (1976). Dutta was born in 1931 in British India. He started his career as assistant director of Trijama in 1956 and Khokababur Pratyabartan in 1960. The first film directed by him was Surya Sikha (1963) starring Uttam Kumar and Supriya Choudhury. He also acted in several films like Atithi (1965 film), Khelaghar, Dhanyee Meye, etc. Dutta directed 22 Bengali films in his career. He died on 20 September 2004 in Kolkata due to lung cancer.

Acting

Production

1986

Shyam Saheb

as Director

1970

1970

Kalankita Nayak

as Director

1981

1976

Sei Chokh

as Director

1976

Sei Chokh

as Dialogue

1989

Jar Je Priya

as Screenplay

1989

Jar Je Priya

as Director

2001

Etai Swarga

as Director

2001

Etai Swarga

as Writer

1974

Asati

as Story

1974

Asati

as Director

1974

Asati

as Screenplay

1974

Asati

as Dialogue

1963

Surya Sikha

as Screenplay

1963

Surya Sikha

as Story

1963

Surya Sikha

as Director

1964

Wax Light

as Screenplay

1964

Wax Light

as Director

1964

Wax Light

as Story

1969

Aparichita

as Director

1969

Aparichita

as Screenplay

1990

Abishkar

as Director

1972

Stree

as Dialogue

1972

Stree

as Screenplay

1972

Stree

as Director

1979

Heere Manik

as Director

1979

Heere Manik

as Screenplay

1971

Khunje Berai

as Story

1971

Khunje Berai

as Screenplay

1971

Khunje Berai

as Director

1973

1973

1973

1977

Babu Moshai

as Screenplay

1977

Babu Moshai

as Dialogue

1977

Babu Moshai

as Director

1980

1980

Gharer Baire Ghar

as Screenplay

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