Samar Kumar was born on 14th April 1939 in Kolkata. His nickname was Gopal. He was the son of Sri Dhiraj Mohan Chattopadhay and smt Suprabha Debi. He did not use the surname ‘Chattopadhay’ after joining the film industry.Samar Kumar passed his School Final from Chakraberia High School in 1956. Later on he completed his BA from Ashutosh college in 1960.
Samar kumar made his acting debut in the film called ‘Nabin Jatra’ directed by Suboh Mitra was released in 1953. Samar had learned Rabindrasangeet. He was the dance student in Udya Shankar group for 2 years too. He had performed in many stage theatres through out the world in the year 1980.
Samar Kumar is running a school in Behala for the handicapped children called ‘Behala Naba Nibas’ with his wife Gouri ...By Joy» read full biography