Salil Dutta (30 November 1931 – 20 September 2004) was an Indian Bengali director, screenwriter and actor.
He is well known for his films Surya Sikha (1963), Stree (1972) and Seyi Chokh (1976).
He started his career as assistant director of Trijama in 1956 and Khokababur Pratyabartan in 1960.
The first film directed by him is Surya Sikha (1963)[1] starred Uttam Kumar and Supriya Choudhury.
[3] He died on 20 September 2004 in Kolkata due to lung cancer.