
Acting
Samit Bhanja
Born — Died
1944-01-02 — 2003-07-24
Place of birth
Tamluk, West Bengal, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
45 titles
Known for
NRA powerful industrialist and a celebrated singer seem to have the perfect marriage until an ambitious young actress enters their lives. As past feelings, misunderstandings, and public scrutiny begin to test their bond, the couple must confront the fragile balance between love, trust, and ambition.
Anurodh
1987
7.1Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to their new environment, reveals their characters more deeply.
Days and Nights in the Forest
1970
10.0Fuleshwari, a beautiful young woman, falls in love with Brindaban, a simpleton who arrives in her village. She plans to marry him but is hesitant when she learns that he is involved in a crime.
Fuleswari
1974
6.5Sasanka grows depressed as his house and his career as a theater actor both crumble around him. When his cold-hearted, widowed sister-in-law Saraju arrives with her adorable young son Kanu, Sasanka's mood eventually changes. Kanu and Sasanka become fast friends as the youngster benefits from his uncle's wisdom and acting ability.
The Return
1988
10.0Trouble arises in the lives of a happy couple after she gets sold to Jonardhan, a guy with evil intentions, and he is framed in a case of theft and sent to jail.
Jaban
1972
10.0An aged widow from a village moves to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, and finds her "own people" in a group of educated, unemployed youth, who are caught up inexorably in the prevalent political violence.
Apanjan
1968
Film credits
1990s · 3 titles
NRMohini is raped and her boyfriend Rawmen is killed. How will Indian society view her?
Mohini
1995
Laltoo, a brilliant student, is forced to quit education due to financial issues. However, his professor is aware of his capabilities and gets his book published.
Bonophool
1994
Rani, a little girl, escapes her evil uncle when he tries to kill her family. Later, she meets Joy and Sundari who help her avenge her parents' death but she is shocked when she sees her lookalike.
Raja Rani Badsha
1998
1980s · 11 titles
NRA powerful industrialist and a celebrated singer seem to have the perfect marriage until an ambitious young actress enters their lives. As past feelings, misunderstandings, and public scrutiny begin to test their bond, the couple must confront the fragile balance between love, trust, and ambition.
Anurodh
1987
6.5Sasanka grows depressed as his house and his career as a theater actor both crumble around him. When his cold-hearted, widowed sister-in-law Saraju arrives with her adorable young son Kanu, Sasanka's mood eventually changes. Kanu and Sasanka become fast friends as the youngster benefits from his uncle's wisdom and acting ability.
The Return
1988
NRRaj Badhu is a comical family drama that is based on a traditional Bengali joint-family life. It tells the story of family relations, of love and family values and the importance of society in our lives. It shows the complex story of different love relations and how its complications adversely affect the people involved. It shows the nature of man and how all things work out for the best in the end.
Rajbadhu
1982
NRPankhiraj is a 1979 Bengali language Indian drama film directed by Pijush Basu, starring Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Nandita Bose, Samit Bhanja, and Utpal Dutta.
Pankhiraj
1980
No synopsis available yet.
Dui Adhyay
1986
NRThe film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious sentiment but to see and understand people and seek the reason why “….multitudes upon multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the resultant miseries without repining.” (Mark Twain after visiting the 1895 Mela)
Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar
1982
7.0Despite being married, king Rajshekhar Ray falls in love with sexy dancer Aparna, who loves Raghubir. However, things take a turn when he kills Raghubir.
Kalankini Kankabati
1981
9.0A well-to-do married couple keeps bickering over minor issues though the pair love each other. With time, their love gets tested but they keep yearning for each other.
Jar Je Priya
1989
8.5Nivaran Chatterjee lives with his wife and three sons: an elder married, son Kedarnath impaired after a head injury, and youngest Amarnath, a student. Amarnath loves Beeni Mukherjee, whose sister Saraswati studies. Kedarnath admires Saraswati but pretends to be an athlete; she learns his fraud, ends the romance and marries her father's chosen suitor.
Dadar Kirti
1980
NRTwo people from different walks of life fall in love with each other. However, they face several obstacles in their lives.
Uttar Meleni
1982
9.0A film by Swadesh Sarkar.
Didi
1984
1970s · 22 titles
7.1Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to their new environment, reveals their characters more deeply.
Days and Nights in the Forest
1970
10.0Fuleshwari, a beautiful young woman, falls in love with Brindaban, a simpleton who arrives in her village. She plans to marry him but is hesitant when she learns that he is involved in a crime.
Fuleswari
1974
10.0Trouble arises in the lives of a happy couple after she gets sold to Jonardhan, a guy with evil intentions, and he is framed in a case of theft and sent to jail.
Jaban
1972
NRKabita, a middle-class working woman, looks after and tries to financially support her family. Soon, she sacrifices the love of her life for her widowed sister.
Kabita
1977
7.0The killings committed near an old mansion are thought to be the work of the ghost of a woman who was murdered there by a wealthy landowner; but the police think a mortal is responsible.
Wohi Raat Wohi Awaaz
1973
8.0Raja Roychowdhury and his nephew Santu travel to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to solve the mystery behind the continuous disappearance of researchers at a remote island inhabited only by a primitive tribe.
Sabuj Dwiper Raja
1979
6.0A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."
Guddi
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Barbadhu
1977
7.0Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.
Ganadevata
1978
NRJanani is the struggle that a widow goes through to bring up her three children after the sudden death of her husband.
Janani
1971
NRKakoli and Sukanto meet in a library reading room. They gradually grow closer to each other and start meeting frequently. One day, she visits Sukanto at his home and her appearance moves everyone in his family. Sukanto's mother wants them to marry but Kakoli's parents refuse the proposal. So, Kakoli leaves the home of her father and begins working as a receptionist. However, misunderstandings soon develop between her and Sukanto.
Pratham Kadam Phool
1970
NRA child princess gets a harmonium from her father. Through fate and manager she is orphan, then widow and penniless. The harmonium, sold, changed hand and bringing ill-luck wherever it went. Will they ever meet? Under what circumstances?
Harmonium
1976
8.0The Letter.
Chithi - The Letter
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Atattar Din Parey
1971
9.0A film directed by Chitta Basu. Mithu Mukherjee made her film debut in Sesh Parba.
Sesh Parba
1972
7.0A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian landlords in 1920s India. This happens against the backdrop of the awakening of the Indian people against the British rule.
The Royal Hunt
1977
NRThree couples go on a picnic date to a riverside unbeknownst to their families. On the way back their car breaks down, forcing them to spend the night in a nearby inn. During their stay, each couple must go through a test to prove their love.
Picnic
1972
7.0A wealthy industrialist, despite his wealth, drinks alone at night. His wife, deprived of love, meets a past love interest, leading to unfortunate events.
Asati
1974
10.0The scion of a wealthy landowner family turns to alcohol and self-pity and slowly self-destructs after class differences force him to break off his relationship with his childhood sweetheart.
Debdas
1979
9.0Directed by Gurudas Bagchi in 1972.
Chhanda Patan
1972
7.0Bijoya, the daughter of a zamindar, falls in love with a learned doctor, Naren.
Datta
1976
Bilwa, a handsome man, gets physically attracted to a girl Chintamoni and later realizes that it's just carnal desire. After he realizes his mistake his lust transforms into love for Lord Krishna.
Bilwamangal
1976
1960s · 4 titles
10.0An aged widow from a village moves to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, and finds her "own people" in a group of educated, unemployed youth, who are caught up inexorably in the prevalent political violence.
Apanjan
1968
Forced by her guardian-aunt to marry the son of the stationmaster, she runs away from her marital home but finds herself unwelcome everywhere
Born Pata
1969
5.8The story of Dr. Mukherjee, a highly respected civil surgeon in a small tribal district headquarters. He is the beloved of the local people, and often comes in conflict with Laxman Lal, the tyrannical son of a local aristocrat. Laxman Lal lusts after a local widow who, in order to escape his advances seeks shelter with Dr. Mukherjee. As Dr. Mukherjee treats the poor he becomes even more entwined with their lives and their little problems. To the tribals he is a godlike figure, but to Laxman Lal he is an enemy.
Hatey Bazarey
1967
7.0Shekhar and Lalita love each other, but Shekhar's father brainwashes him to marry a rich woman. When Girin enters Lalita's life, Shekhar begins to feel insecure about Lalita's relationship with him.
Parineeta
1969
Behind the camera
Laltoo, a brilliant student, is forced to quit education due to financial issues. However, his professor is aware of his capabilities and gets his book published.
Bonophool
1994
NRRanjit, an honest policeman, works hard on taking down Ranita's gang but fails each time. An arrangement brings him to get to know about Ranita's real self Sarbani, his childhood sweetheart. Ranita's hands are tied for money, and commitments complicate their lives. Will they be able to reunite and get back on track?
Sadharan Meye
1991
NRRaja takes to alcohol after the death of his parents. However, his life takes a turn when his childhood friends reconnect with him.
Rajar Raja
1994
NRJosef, Sunder, Ramu and Aziz are imprisoned on false charges. Filled with rage, they escape from prison, vowing to seek revenge.
Ora Charjon
1988

