Entertainment Desk :Subhash Dutta, a noted actor and filmmaker of the country, was remembered on his third death anniversary on Monday(16th November). is regarded as one of those few great filmmakers who established cinema as an eloquent medium of art after the emergence of Bangladesh. HeThe director of films such as ‘Sutarang’, ‘Arunodoyer Agnishakkhi’ and ‘Dumurer Phool’, Dutta was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the highest award for civilians in the country, in 1999 for his contributions to the film industry.Dutta was born in Dinajpur on Feb 9, 1930. His professional life started working as a painter of film posters. He drew posters for first Bengali language movie – ‘Mukh-o-Mukhosh’ He also worked in the film ‘Matir Pahar’ as the art director in the beginning of his career.Dutta made his debut as an actor with Ehtesham and followed it up with ‘E Desh Tomar Amar’ and became an instant hit with the audience.He directed his first movie in 1962 ‘Abirbhab’. Released in 1964, it earned rave reviews and won an award at the Frankfurt Festival. The film was sent to the Cambodian Film Festival in 1969 and won special appreciation from the Queen of the country.He directed such popular films as Palabadal and Nouka, and acted in Rajdhanir Bukey, Harano Din and Talash.Dutta also acted in theatres. He played a role in Aryannak Natyadal’s first production ‘Kobor’ in 1972.In an interview, he had said he was inspired into filmmaking by Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’ in 1975. Later, some of Dutta’s films were considered remarkable contributions to the film industry. His first film as director, ‘Sutorang’, based on a love story of two teenagers, was released in 1964. Mina Pal, now popularly known as Kobori, kicked off her career with that film.Subhash Dutta’s other notable films are ‘Aina-O-Aboshishto’, ‘Abirbhab’, ‘Alingon’, ‘Nuri’, ‘Sokal Sondhya’and ‘Phoolsajya’. He also made some plays and telefilms for the television.Apart from the Ekushey Padak, he also received many other awards including National Film Award for his contribution to the film industry.
