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

Surya Toran poster
7.0

The story of a popular young writer and an idealistic young architect.

Surya Toran

1958

Princess poster
NR

Against 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

Suhaag Sindoor poster
8.0

The 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

Khelaghar poster
9.0

The 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

Parineeta poster
7.7

In 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

Badhu poster
NR

Kalyani 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

1970s · 13 titles

Princess poster
NR

Against 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

Bagh Bondi Khela poster
NR

Rajesh 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

Agnishwar poster
NR

A patriotic doctor lends moral backbone to the broken society of Bengal.

Agnishwar

1975

Hotel Snow Fox poster
NR

Mithu 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

The Delayed Rhythm poster
10.0

A 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

Two Souls poster
NR

A 1970 Bengali Drama Film directed by Pijush Bose.

Two Souls

1970

Ami Se O Sakha poster
NR

Chandrani, 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

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

Chinna Patra poster
NR

Starring 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

Bindur Cheley poster
10.0

Bindubasini, 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

Naikar Bhumikay poster
NR

19 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

Adyashakti Mahamaya poster
7.0

Goddess 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

No artwork available
NR

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

Badhu poster
NR

Kalyani 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

Antony Firingee poster
8.5

Antony 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

Palatak poster
6.8

A wealthy man is struck by wanderlust that always takes him to new places where he mingles with the lives of different people.

Palatak

1963

Surya Sikha poster
8.0

Dipto 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

The Zoo poster
6.5

When 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

Kancher Swarga poster
9.0

A 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

Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar poster
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

No artwork available
NR

A tale of two sisters caught in an Aristotelian turn of fate.

Smriti Tuku Thak

1960

The Return of Little Master poster
7.0

The 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

Garh Nasimpur poster
NR

Depicted 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

And at Last poster
8.0

A film by Mrinal Sen.

And at Last

1963

Badsha poster
9.0

Badsha, 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

Surya Toran poster
7.0

The story of a popular young writer and an idealistic young architect.

Surya Toran

1958

Suhaag Sindoor poster
8.0

The 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

Khelaghar poster
9.0

The 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

Parineeta poster
7.7

In 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

Prithibi Amare Chay poster
9.5

Tapas, 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

Kalamati poster
NR

The first film to deal with life in creches in coalmine areas.

Kalamati

1958

Shadow poster
9.0

Tired 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

Shilpi poster
10.0

A 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

The Sinner poster
10.0

A 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

Hrad poster
NR

Uttam 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

Bandhu poster
10.0

A 1958 Bengali Romantic Family Drama Film directed by Chitta Bose.

Bandhu

1958

A Virtuous Woman poster
8.0

Jyotirmoy 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

Prashna poster
NR

With his hard-work and patience, a virtuous boy overcomes the harshness of the world.

Prashna

1955

The Power of Prayer poster
10.0

Ambernath 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

No artwork available
NR

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