Samit Bhanja

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

Anurodh poster
NR

A 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

Days and Nights in the Forest poster
7.1

Four 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

Fuleswari poster
10.0

Fuleshwari, 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

The Return poster
6.5

Sasanka 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

Jaban poster
10.0

Trouble 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

Apanjan poster
10.0

An 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

1980s · 11 titles

Anurodh poster
NR

A 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

The Return poster
6.5

Sasanka 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

Rajbadhu poster
NR

Raj 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

Pankhiraj poster
NR

Pankhiraj 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 artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dui Adhyay

1986

Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar poster
NR

The 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

Kalankini Kankabati poster
7.0

Despite 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

Jar Je Priya poster
9.0

A 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

Dadar Kirti poster
8.5

Nivaran 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

Uttar Meleni poster
NR

Two people from different walks of life fall in love with each other. However, they face several obstacles in their lives.

Uttar Meleni

1982

Didi poster
9.0

A film by Swadesh Sarkar.

Didi

1984

1970s · 22 titles

Days and Nights in the Forest poster
7.1

Four 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

Fuleswari poster
10.0

Fuleshwari, 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

Jaban poster
10.0

Trouble 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

Kabita poster
NR

Kabita, 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

Wohi Raat Wohi Awaaz poster
7.0

The 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

Sabuj Dwiper Raja poster
8.0

Raja 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

Guddi poster
6.0

A 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 artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Barbadhu

1977

Ganadevata poster
7.0

Set 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

Janani poster
NR

Janani is the struggle that a widow goes through to bring up her three children after the sudden death of her husband.

Janani

1971

Pratham Kadam Phool poster
NR

Kakoli 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

Harmonium poster
NR

A 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

Chithi - The Letter poster
8.0

The Letter.

Chithi - The Letter

1973

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Atattar Din Parey

1971

Sesh Parba poster
9.0

A film directed by Chitta Basu. Mithu Mukherjee made her film debut in Sesh Parba.

Sesh Parba

1972

The Royal Hunt poster
7.0

A 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

Picnic poster
NR

Three 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

Asati poster
7.0

A 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

Debdas poster
10.0

The 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

Chhanda Patan poster
9.0

Directed by Gurudas Bagchi in 1972.

Chhanda Patan

1972

Datta poster
7.0

Bijoya, the daughter of a zamindar, falls in love with a learned doctor, Naren.

Datta

1976

No artwork available
NR

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

Behind the camera