A man who invariably stole the scene no matter who occupied the screen alongside, Dutt was a highly respected theatre and film performer and a complete audience favourite.
His last Hindi feature directed by Partho Ghosh saw him with one of those typically memorable multisyllabic character names -- Sitanath Ardhnarayan Choudhry, this time -- in a fun role with buddy Ashok Kumar for company. Not a great film, but Dutt couldn't disappoint if he tried.
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