The actor, who turned 80 today, changed the image of the hero, overcame the fluid and volatile loyalties of the audience, and continues to show that he is more than his image.
Shoma A Chatterji writes: His films narrated the lives, struggles, failures and successes of ordinary men, women and children, enriched with beautiful songs and music, mainly drawn from the creations of Rabindranath Tagore.
The novelty of Jaaneman apart from its trite Hindi title jaaneman does not exist in the Bengali lexicon is that the entire film unfolds on the road.
Subrat Dutt is a sought-after actor in Bollywood and in Tollywood after winning awards for his performance in Madholal Keep Walking at Cairo and for Bibar (Bengali) at Osians.
Ghosh,Dipankar Dey,Barun Chanda and Kamalika Chanda Elar Char Adhyay,based on a Tagore novel,captures the ideals of the Bengal Renaissance of the 1930s and 40s.
