Anup Kumar was born on 17 June 1930 in Calcutta, British India.
He got his first break as a child artist in Dhiren Ganguly's film Halkatha (1938).
Palatak, Jiban Kahini, Alor Pipasa, Nimantran and Thagini were the movies which exposed his versatility as an actor.
Besides his superlative performance in Palatak, Anup Kumar is also remembered for his brilliant comic timing.
Along with the classic comedians like Nabadwip Haldar, Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Jahor Roy and Rabi Ghosh, Anup Kumar is much-admired comedic roles in films such as Basanta Bilap, Mouchak, Fuleswari, Dadar Kirti, Protisodh etc.