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If Uttam Kumar Were Still Here…

For generations of Bengalis, Uttam Kumar has been more than an actor who appeared on the silver screen. He has been a part of our growing up, our romantic imagination, our conversations, our songs, our nostalgia. His smile, his voice, his mannerisms and that unmistakable screen presence have somehow become woven into the collective memory of Bengal. So when IWMBuzz asked me a rather unusual hypothetical question—if Uttam Kumar were alive today, which five contemporary Bengali films would I cast him in?—I realised how difficult the question actually was. How do you choose o | Click Here...