Uttam Mohanty

 

Uttam established himself as a romantic lead actor with his natural charisma and effortless acting. He starred against many leading ladies like Rita Chand, Sujata Ananda, Tandra Roy, Mahasweta Ray, Deepa Sahu, Subhra Pati, Aparajeeta, Baisali, Sangeeta Das and even Bengali actresses. The 80s were his most successful decade as he was considered a dependable hit maker. With most of his movies in the early part of the decade paired with Mahasweta Ray (over 20 films), an off-screen romance was inevitable. Sadly it did not last with the pair separating in 1985. This however did not prevent them from acting together in 1988 and later in the nineties. The later part of the decade he was involved with actress Aparajita Mohanty who he married in 1987. They continued acting movies and as of now Uttam has over 50 movies starring with his wife.

The Nineties and the New Millennium

Uttam continued his hit streak but he was getting older. In 1990 he starred in his only Hindi movie, Naya Zahar, which was the first Indian movie to feature AIDS as the central theme. Around 1995 he started getting more into character roles. He has also appeared in TV series in Odia, Bengali and Hindi. His later roles are not as prominent as before but he has been a consistent hit for the Odia audience. He is mostly retired nowadays as a new crop of actor have taken centerstage, one of them being his son Babusan Mohanty who is now a star by himself.

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