the Bengali film industry and the Bombay film industry in 1979. He captained the Bengal team while Dilip Kumar captained the Bombay team. Personal life Kumar married Gauri Chatterjee (1929–1981) in 1941. They had a son named Gautam Chatterjee, born in 1950 and died 2003. They had a troubled marriage. Many fans were inquisitive about the relationship between Uttam and Suchitra and thought they were together. Rumours arose that they were the reason Kumar had a divorce; however, there is no truth in that, they were both married and had families, and were respectful of each other as colleagues. His grandson Gourab Chatterjee and his brother's grandson Sourav Banerjee are both actors. Illness and death His unexpected death was mourned by many people in Kolkata. Filmography Awards and recognition National Film Award 1961: Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film in Bengali – Saptapadi (As producer) 1963: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali – Uttar Falguni ( As producer) Legacy Some of greatest actors and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Shammi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan have expressed their admiration to him. In 2009, Tollygunge Metro station in Kolkata was renamed as Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Metro Station in his honour. A life-size statue of Kumar has been erected near the station. The Department of Post released a new postage stamp featuring the actor on September 3, 2009, celebrating the 83th anniversary of his birth. In 2012, on the anniversary of his death, the Government of West Bengal created the "Mahanayak Samman" award named after Kumar, for lifetime achievement in film. Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee gave this award. This program is held on Uttam Mancha every year on his death anniversary. In popular culture In 2016 a television series based on his life was started, which was starring by the Bengali cinema actor Prosenjit Chatterjee named Mahanayak. A biopic named Achena Uttam on his life is being made, where his character is played by the Bengali actor Saswata Chatterjee. National Award winner director Srijit Mukherjee made a film where he cast him through the VFX taken the footage of his 54 films the filmed named as Oti Uttam. References External links Bengali male actors Indian male film actors Male actors from Kolkata Male actors in Bengali cinema Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration alumni University of Calcutta alumni Best Actor National