Uttam Kumar is a researcher born in Calcutta.
Uttam Kumar (born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), widely known as Mahanayak (lit. 'Great Hero'), was an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema. His career spanned three decades, from the late 1940s until his death in 1980. Kumar is regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema and also the most popular and successful film star in Bengal. He appeared in over 200 films, including Agni Pariksha, Harano Sur, Bicharak, Saptapadi, Jhinder Bandi, Sesh Anka, Deya Neya, Lal Pathor, Jatugriha, Thana Theke Aschi, Chowringhee, Nayak, Nishi Padma, Chhadmabeshi, Dhanyee Meye, Amanush, Agnishwar, Bagh Bondi Khela, Sanyasi Raja, Ogo Bodhu Shundori. He produced seven films, and he directed the films Sudhu Ekti Bochor, Bon Palashir Padabali, and Kalankini Kankabati.
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| Born | 3 September 1926, Calcutta |
| Profession | researcher |
| Employer | Borlaug Institute for South Asia, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Energy and Resources Institute, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research |
| Educated at | Banaras Hindu University |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Cancer |
| Nakshatra | Punarvasu (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Leo |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Libra |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Bhat)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 148 Bollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 16 of them (11%) have the Moon in Cancer, like Uttam Kumar, and 5 (3%) share the Punarvasu Nakshatra — the #12 most common Moon Nakshatra among Bollywood personalities, where Swati leads with 10 (7%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Uttam Kumar was born on 3 September 1926 in Calcutta. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Bhat)), so this chart is reliable.
Uttam Kumar's Moon sign (Rashi) is Cancer and the Nakshatra is Punarvasu, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Uttam Kumar's Ascendant is Libra, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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