Samit Bhanja

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

Samit Bhanja
Born(1944-01-02)2 January 1944
Died24 July 2003(2003-07-24) (aged 59)
NationalityIndian
EducationTamluk Hamilton School
Jhargram Polytechnic College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
SpouseRanja Bhanja

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 in Kolkata at the age of 59.

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