He had his schooling from the esteemed St. Early yearsĪnjan Dutta was raised in the mountains of North Bengal. During his university days, he started working in theaters with thespian Badal Sarkar. His friends inspired him to consider taking acting seriously as a profession. He earned an MA degree in English literature from the University of Calcutta, in India. His father was asolicitor, who he wanted his son to take up a career in law, young Anjan was more inclined to working in theaters and cinema. Initially, he had no plans to make career for himself as a singer. He did not get much opportunity to listen to traditional Bengali songs (like Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti) but became well acquainted with western folk and country music around that time. Anjan Dutta has been regarded by some as being the ‘angry young man’ of serious cinema in contemporary India.Īnjan Dutta was raised in the mountains of North Bengal. Anjan Dutta may be regarded as one of the best serious actors in the Indian serious cinema movement, that has seen the likes ofMrinal Sen’s much-esteemed film “Bhuvan Som”. Recently, he has acted in Aparna Sen’s film, Mr. His first film was Chalachitro directed by Mrinal Sen, where he won the prize for the best newcomer actor, at the Venice Film Festival. He started his career as an actor in Bengali cinema. He is an admitted fan of Bob Dylan and his Bengali contemporary Kabir Suman.Īnjan is also an accomplished actor. He is the first Bengali artist to depend more on the saxophone. Anjan’s music is somewhat influenced by blues, bluegrass, folk and country music. Anjan Dutta’s style of music is different from the others in the sense that it has simple tunes, one that is reminiscent of western folk music. Anjan Dutta (Born 19 January 1953) is a popular artist of the 1990s Bengali music scene defined by anyodharar gaan (alternative songs).