Anjan Dutt

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Anjan Dutt
Dutt performing in 2006
Background information
Born	(1953-01-19) 19 January 1953 (age 71)[1]
Genres	Pop[2] urban folk
Occupations	Singer-songwriter actor film director theatre personality
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1981–present
Labels	RPG, Sagarika Musics Pvt Ltd.
Children	Neel Dutt[3]

Anjan Dutt (born 19 January 1953) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter known for his work in the Bengali alternative music genre anyodharar gaan. As an actor, Dutta began his career in Bengali cinema in the Mrinal Sen film Chaalchitra, for which he won the best newcomer actor award at the Venice Film Festival. He acted in Aparna Sen's hit film, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. In 2018 he featured in Swapnasandhani's new play Taraye Taraye, as Vincent van Gogh, under the direction of Kaushik Sen.

He is also a national award-winning filmmaker and is one of the most prominent directors of Bengali cinema, directing Dutta Vs Dutta, Madly Bangalee, The Bong Connection, Chalo Let's Go, and Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona. In recent years, he has directed a Byomkesh film series.