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And this was recognised by his peers. There is a story that once he and Raj Kapoor were at the Calcutta airport in 1973, when a cinema fan went to the latter to get his autograph and was told to approach Dutt first, with the master showman saying that he was only a "star", but Dutt was an actor!

While Dutt’s sense of timing, the funny intonation, and the maniacal gleam and laughter he could produce at will, served him well in comedy as "Gol Maal" (1979), "Rang Birangi" – with its slapstick chase through a children’s playground, "Kissi Se Na Kehna" (both 1983), "Lakhon Ki Baat" (1984), et al, attest, he could deftly turn the same mannerisms to display a marked unrepentant villainy.

Be it as the leader of the 40 thieves in "Marjina Abdulla", the crafty munim Ghoshal who drives the hero (Uttam Kumar) to utter despair in "Amanush", as corrupt and...

Veteran film maker Shakti Samanta passed away at his residence in Mumbai on Thursday evening following a two months long illness. He is survived by his wife, two sons Aushim Samanta, Sameer and his Grand children. His Choutha (Shaanti Sabha) will be held on Monday 13th April 2009. Shakti Samanta has given some of Bollywood's classic hits like Aradhana, Amar Prem, Kati Patang, Amanush, Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, The Great Gambler, Howrah Bridge, Chinatown and...