Samit Bhanja

Samit Bhanja (শমিত ভঞ্জ; 2 January 1944 – 24 July 2003) was an Indian actor and director known for his work in the Bengali cinema.

He joined Rupkar, the theatre group of Sabitabrata Dutta and enacted in several plays in early 1960s. He made his screen debut with Balai Sen's 1965 Bengali film Surer Agun. He 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 of cancer in Kolkata at the age of 59.

Selected filmography

 * 1) Surer Agun (1965)
 * 2) Hatey Bazarey (1967)
 * 3) Apanjan (1968) – Chheno
 * 4) Pratham Kadam Phool (1969) – Bhajahari Manna
 * 5) Parineeta – Girin
 * 6) Natun Pata (1969)
 * 7) Banajyotsana (1969)
 * 8) Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) – Hari
 * 9) Rupasi (1970) – Balaram
 * 10) Guddi (1971) – Navin (as Samit)
 * 11) Janani (1971)
 * 12) Atattar Din Pare (1971)
 * 13) Pratham Pratishruty (1971) – Rasbihari
 * 14) Ajker Nayak (1972)
 * 15) Sesh Parba (1972)
 * 16) Sapath Nilam (1972)
 * 17) Jaban (1972)
 * 18) Picnic (1972)
 * 19) Achena Atithi (1973)
 * 20) Wahi Raat Wahi Aawaz (1973)
 * 21) Chithi (1973) – Prasenjit Roy
 * 22) Fuleswari (1974)
 * 23) Fuleswari (1974)
 * 24) Asati (1974)
 * 25) Anjane Mehman (1975)
 * 26) Salaam Memsaab (1975)
 * 27) Kitne Paas Kitne Door (1976)
 * 28) Harmonium (1976) – Ratan
 * 29) Jiban Marur Prante (1976)
 * 30) Datta (1976) – Bilashbihari
 * 31) Bilwamangal (1976)
 * 32) Ek Bindu Sukh (1977)
 * 33) Kabita (1977)
 * 34) Golap Bou (1977)
 * 35) Mrigayaa (1977) – Rebel
 * 36) Shaanaai (1977) – Haradhan
 * 37) Striker (1978)
 * 38) Ganadevata (1979) – Aniruddha
 * 39) Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979) – Raja Roychowdhury – Kakababu
 * 40) Bono Basar (1979)
 * 41) Dadar Kirti (1980) – Anil (as Samit Bhuiyan)
 * 42) Parabesh (1980)
 * 43) Aro Ekjan (1980)
 * 44) Upalabdhi (1981)
 * 45) Shahar Theke Dooray (1981) – Doctor Chatterjee
 * 46) Kalankini Kankabati (1981)
 * 47) Faisala (1982)
 * 48) Rajbabhu (1982)
 * 49) Amrita Kumbher Sandhaney (1982)
 * 50) Uttar Meleni (1982)
 * 51) Rajbadhu (1982)
 * 52) Faisala (1982)
 * 53) Prayashchitta (1983)
 * 54) Rajeshwari (1983)
 * 55) Abhinoy Noy (1983)
 * 56) Didi (1984)
 * 57) Debigarjan (1984)
 * 58) Jiban Sathi (1985)
 * 59) Dui Adhyay (1986)
 * 60) Urbashi (1986)
 * 61) Phera (1988)
 * 62) Sudhu Tomari (1988)
 * 63) Jar Jey Priyo (1989)
 * 64) Jhankar (1989)
 * 65) Asha-o-Bhalobasha (1989)
 * 66) Garmil (1990)
 * 67) Raktalekha (1992)
 * 68) Surer Bhubane (1992)
 * 69) JUYA (1992)
 * 70) Sarbojaya (1994)
 * 71) DAGI (1994)
 * 72) Bonophool (1994)
 * 73) Mohini (1995)
 * 74) Drishti (1995)
 * 75) Protidhwani (1995)
 * 76) Abar Aranye (2003) – Harinath Dutta aka Hari (final film role)