Samit Bhanja

Samit Bhanja (Bengali: শমিত ভঞ্জ) (2 January 1944 – 24 July 2003) was an Indian film actor known for his work in the Bengali Film Industry. Born in Jamshedpur, he got his first break in Balai Sen’s 1965 film Surer Agun and is remembered as the male lead, Navin, of the successful Hindi film Guddi, opposite Jaya Bhaduri. In addition to acting in film, he acted in theatre and jatras, and was associated with the Rupkar group theatre. He died in Kolkata at the age of 60.

Selected filmography

1. Hatey Bazarey (1967)
2. Apanjan (1968) - Chheno
3. Pratham Kadam Phool (1969) - Bhajahari Manna
4. Parineeta (1969) - Girin
5. Natun Pata (1969)
6. Banajyotsana (1969)
7. Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) - Hari
8. Rupasi (1970) - Balaram
9. Guddi (1971) - Navin (as Samit)
10. Janani (1971)
11. Atattar Din Pare (1971)
12. Pratham Pratishruty (1971) - Rasbihari
13. Ajker Nayak (1972)
14. Sesh Parba (1972)
15. Sapath Nilam (1972)
16. Jaban (1972)
17. Picnic (1972)
18. Achena Atithi (1973)
19. Wahi Raat Wahi Aawaz (1973)
20. Chithi (1973) - Prasenjit Roy
21. Fuleswari (1974)
22. Fuleswari (1974)
23. Asati (1974)
24. Anjane Mehman (1975)
25. Salaam Memsaab (1975)
26. Kitne Paas Kitne Door (1976)
27. Harmonium (1976) - Ratan
28. Jiban Marur Prante (1976)
29. Datta (1976) - Bilashbihari
30. Bilwamangal (1976)
31. Ek Bindu Sukh (1977)
32. Kabita (1977)
33. Golap Bou (1977)
34. Mrigayaa (1977) - Rebel
35. Shaanaai (1977) - Haradhan
36. Striker (1978)
37. Ganadevata (1979) - Aniruddha
38. Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979) - Raja Roychowdhury - Kakababu
39. Bono Basar (1979)
40. Dadar Kirti (1980) - Anil (as Samit Bhuiyan)
41. Parabesh (1980)
42. Upalabdhi (1981)
43. Shahar Theke Dooray (1981) - Doctor Chatterjee
44. Kalankini Kankabati (1981)
45. Faisala (1982)
46. Rajbabhu (1982)
47. Amrita Kumbher Sandhaney (1982)
48. Uttar Meleni (1982)
49. Rajbadhu (1982)
50. Faisala (1982)
51. Prayashchitta (1983)
52. Rajeshwari (1983)
53. Abhinoy Noy (1983)
54. Didi (1984)
55. Debigarjan (1984)
56. Jiban Sathi (1985)
57. Dui Adhyay (1986)
58. Urbashi (1986)
59. Phera (1988)
60. Sudhu Tomari (1988)
61. Jar Jey Priyo (1989)
62. Jhankar (1989)
63. Asha-o-Bhalobasha (1989)
64. Garmil (1990)
65. Raktalekha (1992)
66. Surer Bhubane (1992)
67. JUYA (1992)
68. Sarbojaya (1994)
69. DAGI (1994)
70. Bonophool (1994)
71. Mohini (1995)
72. Drishti (1995)
73. Protidhwani (1995)
74. Abar Aranye (2003) - Harinath Dutta aka Hari (final film role)

External links

• Samit Bhanja at IMDb