Acting
Asit Baran
Born 1913-11-19 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Acting credits
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
7.0The story of a popular young writer and an idealistic young architect.
Surya Toran
1958
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
6.4When 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
9.0The 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
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
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
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
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
7.0Uttam Kumar's debut film. A tragic tale of love, loss, and redemption.
The Gift of Sight
1948
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
A tale of two sisters caught in an Aristotelian turn of fate.
Smriti Tuku Thak
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NRThe first film to deal with life in creches in coalmine areas.
Kalamati
1958
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
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
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
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