Samit Bhanja


Samit Bhanja was an Indian film actor known for his work in the Bengali Film Industry. Born in Jamshedpur, he got his first break in Balai Sen’s 1965 film Surer Agun and is remembered as the male lead, Navin, of the successful Hindi film Guddi, opposite Jaya Bhaduri. In addition to acting in film, he acted in theatre and jatras, and was associated with the Rupkar group theatre. He died in Kolkata at the age of 60.

Selected filmography

  1. Hatey Bazarey
  2. Apanjan - Chheno
  3. Pratham Kadam Phool - Bhajahari Manna
  4. Parineeta - Girin
  5. Natun Pata
  6. Banajyotsana
  7. Aranyer Din Ratri - Hari
  8. Rupasi - Balaram
  9. Guddi - Navin
  10. Janani
  11. Atattar Din Pare
  12. Pratham Pratishruty - Rasbihari
  13. Ajker Nayak
  14. Sesh Parba
  15. Sapath Nilam
  16. Jaban
  17. Picnic
  18. Achena Atithi
  19. Wahi Raat Wahi Aawaz
  20. Chithi - Prasenjit Roy
  21. Fuleswari
  22. Fuleswari
  23. Asati
  24. Anjane Mehman
  25. Salaam Memsaab
  26. Kitne Paas Kitne Door
  27. Harmonium - Ratan
  28. Jiban Marur Prante
  29. Datta - Bilashbihari
  30. Bilwamangal
  31. Ek Bindu Sukh
  32. Kabita
  33. Golap Bou
  34. Mrigayaa - Rebel
  35. Shaanaai - Haradhan
  36. Striker
  37. Ganadevata - Aniruddha
  38. Sabuj Dwiper Raja - Raja Roychowdhury - Kakababu
  39. Bono Basar
  40. Dadar Kirti - Anil
  41. Parabesh
  42. Upalabdhi
  43. Shahar Theke Dooray - Doctor Chatterjee
  44. Kalankini Kankabati
  45. Faisala
  46. Rajbabhu
  47. Amrita Kumbher Sandhaney
  48. Uttar Meleni
  49. Rajbadhu
  50. Faisala
  51. Prayashchitta
  52. Rajeshwari
  53. Abhinoy Noy
  54. Didi
  55. Debigarjan
  56. Jiban Sathi
  57. Dui Adhyay
  58. Urbashi
  59. Phera
  60. Sudhu Tomari
  61. Jar Jey Priyo
  62. Jhankar
  63. Asha-o-Bhalobasha
  64. Garmil
  65. Raktalekha
  66. Surer Bhubane
  67. JUYA
  68. Sarbojaya
  69. DAGI
  70. Bonophool
  71. Mohini
  72. Drishti
  73. Protidhwani
  74. Abar Aranye - Harinath Dutta aka Hari