Samit Bhanja Explained

Samit Bhanja
Birth Date:	1944 1, df=y^[1]
Birth Place:	Tamluk, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality:	Indian
Spouse:	Ranja Bhanja
Education:	Tamluk Hamilton School Jhargram Polytechnic College

Samit Bhanja (Bengali: শমিত ভঞ্জ; 2 January 1944 – 24 July 2003) was an Indian actor and director known for his work in the Bengali cinema.

He joined Rupkar, the theatre group of Sabitabrata Dutta and enacted in several plays in early 1960s. He made his screen debut with Balai Sen's 1965 Bengali film Surer Agun. He 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 of cancer^[2] in Kolkata at the age of 59.^{[3] [4]}

Selected filmography

1. Surer Agun (1965)
2. Hatey Bazarey (1967)
3. Apanjan (1968) – Chheno
4. Pratham Kadam Phool (1969) – Bhajahari Manna
5. Parineeta – Girin
6. Natun Pata (1969)
7. Banajyotsana (1969)
8. Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) – Hari
9. Rupasi (1970) – Balaram
10. Guddi (1971) – Navin (as Samit)
11. Janani (1971)
12. Atattar Din Pare (1971)
13. Pratham Pratishruty (1971) – Rasbihari
14. Ajker Nayak (1972)
15. Sesh Parba (1972)
16. Sapath Nilam (1972)
17. Jaban (1972)
18. Picnic (1972)
19. Achena Atithi (1973)
20. Wahi Raat Wahi Aawaz (1973)
21. Chithi (1973) – Prasenjit Roy
22. Fuleswari (1974)
23. Fuleswari (1974)
24. Asati (1974)
25. Anjane Mehman (1975)
26. Salaam Memsaab (1975)
27. Kitne Paas Kitne Door (1976)
28. Harmonium (1976) – Ratan
29. Jiban Marur Prante (1976)
30. Datta (1976) – Bilashbihari
31. Bilwamangal (1976)
32. Ek Bindu Sukh (1977)
33. Kabita (1977)
34. Golap Bou (1977)
35. Mrigayaa (1977) – Rebel
36. Shaanaai (1977) – Haradhan
37. Striker (1978)
38. Ganadevata (1979) – Aniruddha
39. Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979) – Raja Roychowdhury – Kakababu
40. Bono Basar (1979)
41. Dadar Kirti (1980) – Anil (as Samit Bhuiyan)
42. Parabesh (1980)
43. Aro Ekjan (1980)
44. Upalabdhi (1981)
45. Shahar Theke Dooray (1981) – Doctor Chatterjee
46. Kalankini Kankabati (1981)
47. Faisala (1982)
48. Rajbabhu (1982)
49. Amrita Kumbher Sandhaney (1982)
50. Uttar Meleni (1982)
51. Rajbadhu (1982)
52. Faisala (1982)
53. Prayashchitta (1983)
54. Rajeshwari (1983)
55. Abhinoy Noy (1983)
56. Didi (1984)
57. Debigarjan (1984)
58. Jiban Sathi (1985)
59. Dui Adhyay (1986)
60. Urbashi (1986)
61. Phera (1988)
62. Sudhu Tomari (1988)
63. Jar Jey Priyo (1989)
64. Jhankar (1989)
65. Asha-o-Bhalobasha (1989)
66. Garmil (1990)
67. Raktalekha (1992)
68. Surer Bhubane (1992)
69. JUYA (1992)
70. Sarbojaya (1994)
71. DAGI (1994)
72. Bonophool (1994)
73. Mohini (1995)
74. Drishti (1995)
75. Protidhwani (1995)
76. Abar Aranye (2003) – Harinath Dutta aka Hari (final film role)

External links

• • Samit Bhanja on Cinestaan
• Samit Bhanja on Moviebuff
• Actor Samit Bhanja's birthday remembered (Bengali)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-04-07. বাংলা সিনেমার আপনজন শমিত ভঞ্জ. 2021-01-03. anandabazar.com. bn.
2. https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/samit-bhanja
3. Web site: 2020-07-23. বাংলার সিনেমার অরিজিনাল 'আধুনিক নায়ক' শমিত ভঞ্জ. 2021-01-03. Drishtibhongi দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি. en-GB.
4. Web site: অরণ্যের দিনরাত্রির হরি ছিলেন তমলুকের 'আপনজন'. 2021-01-03. anandabazar.com. bn.