Emerging from an affluent family in Tamluk, West Bengal, he received his schooling at Hamilton High School before channeling a youthful rebellious spirit into the performing arts, first through the local Kalpotaru Friends Club and later with the Rupkar theatre troupe founded by Sabitabrata Dutta.
His film career began with Balai Sen’s 1965 Bengali picture Surer Agun, after which he gained wider…
