Santosh Dutta was a Bengali film Actor, and a Lawyer by profession. He rose to fame from his role as ‘Jatayu’ in Satyajit Ray Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick >> Read More... 's Feluda movie. Dutta was born on December 2nd, 1925 in Calcutta under the British Presidency.
After playing comedic character roles, it was through Satyajit Ray's evergreen film Parash Pathar, Dutta became a well-known name among the audience. Apart from playing the iconic role of Jatayu, Dutta has also portrayed iconic roles such as the dual roles of the kings of "Halla" and "Shundi" in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. He also played the iconic role of ‘ Gopal Bhar Story Soon >> Read More... ’ in the movie that goes by the same name which was a household name in West Bengal for many years. Kone Bibhrat was another megahit that the actor had played.
Dutta breathed his last breath on 5th March 1988. After his death, Satyajit Ray remarked that no one will ever be able to replace ‘Jatayu’. The actors who later replaced his role opined that it was impossible to overcome the influence that Dutta had over the audience.
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