Acting
Asit Baran
Born — Died
1913-11-19 — 1984-11-27
Place of birth
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
48 titles
Known for
7.0The story of a popular young writer and an idealistic young architect.
Surya Toran
1958
NRAgainst all odds, love finds its voice in a tale of forbidden romance, resilience, and the power of truth. Manju's mother keeps her very strictly disciplined. What happens when she falls in love with Nirmal?
Princess
1970
8.0The story follows a kind-hearted girl who marries a simple man in her family, but misunderstandings arise, and she defends her family and husband, leading to consequences.
Suhaag Sindoor
1953
9.0The story starts with the scene where Goutam Chatterjee is escaping from jail. Goutam is a freedom fighter and political leader. When Goutam is escaping, he takes shelter in Ruchira Banerjee's house. Ruchira's father Rajbahadur. R. C. Banerjea is a police officer. Goutam gets away from there. In the meantime, Ruchira leaves her house because her father forces her against her wish to get married to Subir. After that, suddenly Ruchira meets Goutam again. They become friends and they move from one place to another together. And the story continues with suspense at every turn.
Khelaghar
1959
7.7In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties. Their respective patriarchs fall out over the repayment of a loan and the intervention of a member of a lower caste in the families' financial arrangements. The rift causes much heartache to the younger members of the families, two of whom have secretly plighted their troth to each other.
Parineeta
1953
NRKalyani is married into an aristocratic family. Bhuban Mohan Choudhury is unhappy because his daughter-in-law, Kalyani, has dark skin and is illiterate. Despite this, Kalyani becomes the heart of the family. Over time, Bhuban undergoes a transformation as he witnesses how lovingly Kalyani takes care of everyone in the household. However, Bhuban’s son-in-law, Phatik Chand Basu, who lives in the house, conspires and breaks the unity of the family. Can Kalyani bring the family back together?
Badhu
1962
Film credits
1980s · 3 titles
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
NRThe heartwarming story of a fakir named Lalon Kar that traces his journey from being a family man to a wandering minstrel and how he spread the message of love everywhere. Note: Though poster art is in color, the movie is B&W. And while released in '87, it had to have been filmed in '84 or earlier, since Baran died in Nov 1984
Lalan Fakir
1987
NRSita and Manoram fall in love and do everything to fight for it. Bur differences begin to crack their marriage when Manoram introduces Sita to his friend Manash. Will they work on themselves to stay together, or will their relationship fall apart?
Din Jai
1983
1970s · 13 titles
NRAgainst all odds, love finds its voice in a tale of forbidden romance, resilience, and the power of truth. Manju's mother keeps her very strictly disciplined. What happens when she falls in love with Nirmal?
Princess
1970
NRRajesh Banerjee came to Ranipur to visit his father, Bhabesh Banerjee. Vabesh Banerjee is a greedy businessman and a loose character. Bhabesh wants to stand for election and to reduce his declarable wealth he gifts his money to his son. Bhabesh's wife reveals the whole plot to Rajesh and Rajesh cannot accept his ways. The police are brought in and Bhabesh commits suicide unrepentant till the end.
Bagh Bondi Khela
1975
NRA patriotic doctor lends moral backbone to the broken society of Bengal.
Agnishwar
1975
NRMithu Mukherjee belonged to a poor family. Her father was suffering from a chronic disease. They didn't have enough money to buy his medicines. Her father (Asit Baran)'s friend had cheated him due to which they had to mortgage even their house to him. Mithu Mukherjee decided to help her family and came out of her house in search ofa job. At last she got a job in a company which however stopped its business within a few months' time. She then joined a hotel where she met Uttam Kumar. Uttam Kumar was a bar singer there. He was a singer in disguise and he used to help distressed women who were exploited by the so-called upper class rich people. Mithu Mukherjee (Khuku) was helped by Uttam Kumar who helped her family get her ancestral house back. At last Uttam Kumar gave all the secret details of those people to the police and took his leave.
Hotel Snow Fox
1976
10.0A promising artist and a singer fall in love in college and get married against their families' wishes. The singer soon begins performing to support her husband and becomes nationally renowned. On the other hand, the artist fails to earn a livelihood and becomes alcoholic.
The Delayed Rhythm
1970
NRA 1970 Bengali Drama Film directed by Pijush Bose.
Two Souls
1970
NRChandrani, Sudhir and Prashanta are good friends. Soon, Chandrani falls in love with Sudhir. But due to a troubled childhood, Sudhir rejects marriage and convinces her to marry Prashanta instead.
Ami Se O Sakha
1975
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
NRStarring Uttam Kumar in a double role. One is the unruly, rich and spoilt brat who is killed by his enemies, while the other, a good guy, reaches the dead man's house and is compelled to take his place
Chinna Patra
1972
10.0Bindubasini, a young woman, faces conflicts in her married life. In an attempt to divert her attention, she decides to raise a child.
Bindur Cheley
1973
NR19 years after losing her child, Mrs. Roy still hasn’t stopped looking. In an attempt to usurp her wealth, her manager plants Seema to pose as the long-lost daughter. Udalok catches Seema red-handed and she tells him the truth. They fall in love and try to thwart the evil manager’s plans.
Naikar Bhumikay
1972
7.0Goddess Durga takes birth in the form of a human in Bhikhu's house. One day, Parashar, her devotee, arrives to liberate her. Thus, begins an altercation wherein several people lay claim on her.
Adyashakti Mahamaya
1978
Rich Meenakshi is engaged to Arindam but suddenly receives death threats from smuggling kingpin Jayanta AKA Nishachar and suffers a nervous breakdown. What for?
Nishachar
1971
1960s · 12 titles
NRKalyani is married into an aristocratic family. Bhuban Mohan Choudhury is unhappy because his daughter-in-law, Kalyani, has dark skin and is illiterate. Despite this, Kalyani becomes the heart of the family. Over time, Bhuban undergoes a transformation as he witnesses how lovingly Kalyani takes care of everyone in the household. However, Bhuban’s son-in-law, Phatik Chand Basu, who lives in the house, conspires and breaks the unity of the family. Can Kalyani bring the family back together?
Badhu
1962
8.5Antony Firingee was a Portuguese-Indian who became a famous Bengali poet musician and fell in love with Shakila. She agreed to marry him after revealing her tragic history. But his fame was not enough to overcome their ostracisation and tragedy struck again.
Antony Firingee
1967
6.8A wealthy man is struck by wanderlust that always takes him to new places where he mingles with the lives of different people.
Palatak
1963
8.0Dipto Roy (Uttam Kumar) returns to India after completion of his F.R.C.S. in London. He begins work at a village hospital, is an outstanding and devoted doctor and works hard to improve the hospital. He falls in love with the nurse, Achena (Supriya Devi) and they marry. His plan is that by working together they'll make the hospital well known for its excellence. But after marriage she wants to devote her time to the home and having children. This causes a bitter split between them and they separate.
Surya Sikha
1963
6.5When Byomkesh Bakshi's new client, Dr. Nishanath Sen, is murdered at Golap Colony, he decides to probe into the case with the help of his close aide, Ajit.
The Zoo
1967
9.0A story about a young man, who had to quit his studies as a doctor due to difficult circumstances, coming back and saving a young lady by performing a very difficult surgery.
Kancher Swarga
1962
NR‘Joradighir Choudhury Paribar’ is the story of landlords, their ego, love and revenge. Despite ancestral differences, the Choudhury family’s landlord and Indrani, the landlady of Raktadaha decide to get married. But circumstances for him to marry Banamala to save her from Parantap Roy. Roy marries Indrani to take revenge against Jora Dighi. Misunderstanding turns lovers into enemies leading to their fatal end.
Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar
1966
A tale of two sisters caught in an Aristotelian turn of fate.
Smriti Tuku Thak
1960
7.0The plot revolves with Raicharan's tragic life. He is the obedient servant of local zamindar and takes care of zamindar's son whom he addresses as Khokababu. One day the little son dies in an accident in river flood and he is blamed for the same. In a delusional state, Raicharan starts believing his own infant to be his much loved khokababu and brought him up only to return him to his master.
The Return of Little Master
1960
NRDepicted on the backdrop of 1651 when the emperor was Shahjahan and the subadar of Bengal was Shajada Suja. Amidst the conspiracies of the royalty, a young man decides to expose the schemes and reunite with his lover after the Nasimpur territory of Bengal gets occupied by a Mughal prince.
Garh Nasimpur
1968
8.0A film by Mrinal Sen.
And at Last
1963
9.0Badsha, a kind thief, decides to mend his ways after he finds a child deserted on the road and takes him home. Meanwhile, the child's mother undergoes a shock after losing him.
Badsha
1963
1950s · 15 titles
7.0The story of a popular young writer and an idealistic young architect.
Surya Toran
1958
8.0The story follows a kind-hearted girl who marries a simple man in her family, but misunderstandings arise, and she defends her family and husband, leading to consequences.
Suhaag Sindoor
1953
9.0The story starts with the scene where Goutam Chatterjee is escaping from jail. Goutam is a freedom fighter and political leader. When Goutam is escaping, he takes shelter in Ruchira Banerjee's house. Ruchira's father Rajbahadur. R. C. Banerjea is a police officer. Goutam gets away from there. In the meantime, Ruchira leaves her house because her father forces her against her wish to get married to Subir. After that, suddenly Ruchira meets Goutam again. They become friends and they move from one place to another together. And the story continues with suspense at every turn.
Khelaghar
1959
7.7In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties. Their respective patriarchs fall out over the repayment of a loan and the intervention of a member of a lower caste in the families' financial arrangements. The rift causes much heartache to the younger members of the families, two of whom have secretly plighted their troth to each other.
Parineeta
1953
9.5Tapas, an aspiring singer, and Mina, a troubled woman, meet by chance and decide to give life a chance together. As Tapas and Mina face struggles in their jobs, accusations of infidelity threaten their livelihoods, but they remain determined to overcome obstacles and find happiness.
Prithibi Amare Chay
1957
NRThe first film to deal with life in creches in coalmine areas.
Kalamati
1958
9.0Tired of his life, a boat man gets hit in the eye by a bullet, blinding him by a young lady. They soon fall in love each other, but this is not liked by the older lady as she wants young to marry another man.
Shadow
1952
10.0A poor guy named Dhiman (Uttam Kumar) found a shelter in a rich man house but eventually fell in love with his daughter, Anjana (Suchitra Sen). Despite trying to make a name for himself by painting and sculpting, Dhiman and Anjana went through all kinds of turmoil to be together.
Shilpi
1956
10.0A womanizer (Asit Baran) conceals his syphilis and prepares to marry for the second time. Will his first wife be able to stop him?
The Sinner
1952
NRUttam Kumar is in a mental asylum where he has forgotten slices of his life and behaves in a way that makes people feel he is mad. The doctor, however, disagrees and treats him with gentle kindness.
Hrad
1955
10.0A 1958 Bengali Romantic Family Drama Film directed by Chitta Bose.
Bandhu
1958
8.0Jyotirmoy rejects Sita and marries Anuva without his grandfather's approval. As a result, he gets deprived from his wealth and the entire property goes to Sita. Will Sita help Jyotirmoy?
A Virtuous Woman
1954
NRWith his hard-work and patience, a virtuous boy overcomes the harshness of the world.
Prashna
1955
10.0Ambernath a well-educated Sanskrit pundit was different from his childhood. The way he thought and described everything was quite different from others. His master Jagannath Tarka Churamoni loved him a lot and after his death, Ambernath took his place. In such a situation Bani the daughter of local zamindar and Ambernath met. After few days, they got married. Bani were very skeptical about her husband and they were not happy with their relation. Later Ambernath left his wife and stayed alone. In the meantime, Bani also understood the affection and love she had for her husband. She came to know about life and commitment. One day Bani heard that Ambernath was very ill and he stayed in a lonely place. Bani rushed there and put her every effort to make him healthy. Later they came to know each other and lived happily.
The Power of Prayer
1954
Sarama develops a close bond with her sickly classmate, Abinash, but fate takes her to Bipin and they get married. However, things turn awry when Bipin commits suicide after an irrational suspicion.
Chalachal
1956
1940s · 5 titles
10.0Shiromoni, a village priest sends his son on an errand to the house of Mr. Mukherjee. On his return Kashinath discovers his father is no more. With no kin to support him Mr. Mukherjee suggests that Kashinath should move over to live with Mr. Pitambar Chakraborty, the zamindar [Landlord]. Kashinath however, is in no mood to leave Mr. Mukherjee's home as he has started to grow attached to Mukherjee's daughter Bindu.
Kashinath
1943
7.0Uttam Kumar's debut film. A tragic tale of love, loss, and redemption.
The Gift of Sight
1948
9.0A father worries for his younger son and asks his elder son to promise that he will do everthing in his power to ensure Arun does not go astray, educates himself and becomes an independent man. However, fate has other plans. When Arun commits an unthinkable crime, his brother fulfills the promise made to their father and shields his younger sibling from all harm.
Saugandh
1942
8.0A 1949 Bengali Drama Film directed by Niren Lahiri.
Niruddesh
1949
9.0Two young friends bond when they visit the village fair. They fall in love. What seems like a simple story soon turns into a conflict zone between families and when pride is hurt love is sure to suffer. Wapas is a tale of wronged love. Will the young lovers be able to bury their differences and find love again?
Wapas
1943
