Samit Bhanja

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Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)

Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Rabi Ghosh

Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Rabi Ghosh

The Fiancee (1969)

Ajoy Kar's 1969 film adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's 1914 novel, 'Parineeta'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ajoy Kar
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Moushumi Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Kamal Mitra

Ajoy Kar's 1969 film adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's 1914 novel, 'Parineeta'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ajoy Kar
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Moushumi Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Kamal Mitra

One's Own People (1968)

Set against the backdrop of the political violence that rocked India, and West Bengal in particular, in the late 1960s, it tells the story of an aged widow in a village who goes to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Chhaya Devi  •  Gupi Banerjee  •  Swarup Dutta  •  Juin Banerjee

Set against the backdrop of the political violence that rocked India, and West Bengal in particular, in the late 1960s, it tells the story of an aged widow in a village who goes to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Chhaya Devi  •  Gupi Banerjee  •  Swarup Dutta  •  Juin Banerjee

Guddi (1971)

A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Dharmendra  •  Sumita Sanyal  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Vijay Sharma

A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Dharmendra  •  Sumita Sanyal  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Vijay Sharma

Hatey Bazarey (1967)

The story of Dr. Mukherjee, a highly respected civil surgeon in a small tribal district headquarters. He is the beloved of the local people, and often comes in conflict with Laxman Lal, the tyrannical son of a local aristocrat. Laxman Lal lusts after a local widow ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Ajitesh Bannerjee  •  Bhanu Banerjee  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Samita Biswas

The story of Dr. Mukherjee, a highly respected civil surgeon in a small tribal district headquarters. He is the beloved of the local people, and often comes in conflict with Laxman Lal, the tyrannical son of a local aristocrat. Laxman Lal lusts after a local widow ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Ajitesh Bannerjee  •  Bhanu Banerjee  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Samita Biswas

In the Forest... Again (2003)

The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja

The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja

The Return (1988)

Sasanka (Subrata Nandy) grows depressed as his house and his career as a theater actor both crumble around him. When his cold-hearted, widowed sister-in-law Saraju (Aloknanda Dutt) arrives with her adorable young son Kanu (Aniket Sengupta), Sasanka's mood ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buddhadeb Dasgupta
CAST:  Biplab Chatterjee  •  Devika Mukherjee  •  Alokananda Roy  •  Samit Bhanja

Sasanka (Subrata Nandy) grows depressed as his house and his career as a theater actor both crumble around him. When his cold-hearted, widowed sister-in-law Saraju (Aloknanda Dutt) arrives with her adorable young son Kanu (Aniket Sengupta), Sasanka's mood ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buddhadeb Dasgupta
CAST:  Biplab Chatterjee  •  Devika Mukherjee  •  Alokananda Roy  •  Samit Bhanja

Mrigayaa (1976)

A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mrinal Sen
CAST:  Ajit Banerjee  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Shekhar Chatterjee

A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mrinal Sen
CAST:  Ajit Banerjee  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Shekhar Chatterjee

Rajbadhu (1982)

Raj Badhu is a comical family drama that is based on a traditional Bengali joint-family life. It tells the story of family relations, of love and family values and the importance of society in our lives. It shows the complex story of different love relations and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Partha Pratim Chowdhury
CAST:  Ranjit Mallick  •  Bhanu Banerjee  •  Kali Bannerjee  •  Samit Bhanja

Raj Badhu is a comical family drama that is based on a traditional Bengali joint-family life. It tells the story of family relations, of love and family values and the importance of society in our lives. It shows the complex story of different love relations and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Partha Pratim Chowdhury
CAST:  Ranjit Mallick  •  Bhanu Banerjee  •  Kali Bannerjee  •  Samit Bhanja

Atattar Din Parey (1971)

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CAST:  Jaya Bachchan  •  Anup Kumar  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Chinmoy Roy

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CAST:  Jaya Bachchan  •  Anup Kumar  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Chinmoy Roy

Fuleswari (1974)

Fuleshwari, a beautiful young woman, falls in love with Brindaban, a simpleton who arrives in her village. She plans to marry him but is hesitant when she learns that he is involved in a crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarun Majumdar
CAST:  Sandhya Roy  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Haridhan Mukhopadhyay  •  Utpal Dutt

Fuleshwari, a beautiful young woman, falls in love with Brindaban, a simpleton who arrives in her village. She plans to marry him but is hesitant when she learns that he is involved in a crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarun Majumdar
CAST:  Sandhya Roy  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Haridhan Mukhopadhyay  •  Utpal Dutt

Barbadhu (1977)

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DIRECTION:  Bijoy Chatterjee
CAST:  Samit Bhanja  •  Shekhar Chatterjee  •  Soma Dey  •  Ajoy Banerjee

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DIRECTION:  Bijoy Chatterjee
CAST:  Samit Bhanja  •  Shekhar Chatterjee  •  Soma Dey  •  Ajoy Banerjee

Kabita (1977)

Kabita, a middle-class working woman, looks after and tries to financially support her family. Soon, she sacrifices the love of her life for her widowed sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rana Jung Bahadur  •  Bharat Shamsher
CAST:  Mala Sinha  •  Kamal Haasan  •  Ranjit Mallick  •  Anil Chatterjee

Kabita, a middle-class working woman, looks after and tries to financially support her family. Soon, she sacrifices the love of her life for her widowed sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rana Jung Bahadur  •  Bharat Shamsher
CAST:  Mala Sinha  •  Kamal Haasan  •  Ranjit Mallick  •  Anil Chatterjee

Ganadevata (1978)

Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarun Majumdar
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Sandhya Roy  •  Samit Bhanja

Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarun Majumdar
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Sandhya Roy  •  Samit Bhanja

Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979)

This movie is based on a novel of same name written by Sunil Gangapaddhaya. A retired government employee, Raja Roy Chowdhury, known as Kakababu, is the main character of this movie. In this movie, he and his nephew, Santu, are in Andaman Island for solving a mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Samit Bhanja  •  Lily Chakravarty  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Biplab Chatterjee

This movie is based on a novel of same name written by Sunil Gangapaddhaya. A retired government employee, Raja Roy Chowdhury, known as Kakababu, is the main character of this movie. In this movie, he and his nephew, Santu, are in Andaman Island for solving a mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Samit Bhanja  •  Lily Chakravarty  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Biplab Chatterjee

Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar (1982)

The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dilip Roy
CAST:  Aparna Sen  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Ruma Guha Thakurta  •  Bhanu Banerjee

The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dilip Roy
CAST:  Aparna Sen  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Ruma Guha Thakurta  •  Bhanu Banerjee

Harmonium (1976)

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Arundhati Devi  •  Asit Baran  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Kali Bannerjee

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Arundhati Devi  •  Asit Baran  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Kali Bannerjee

The New Leaf (1969)

Forced by her guardian-aunt to marry the son of the stationmaster, she runs away from her marital home but finds herself unwelcome everywhere  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dinen Gupta
CAST:  Samit Bhanja  •  Gita Dey  •  Kajal Gupta  •  Sipra Mitra

Forced by her guardian-aunt to marry the son of the stationmaster, she runs away from her marital home but finds herself unwelcome everywhere  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dinen Gupta
CAST:  Samit Bhanja  •  Gita Dey  •  Kajal Gupta  •  Sipra Mitra

Chithi - The Letter (1973)

The Letter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nabyendu Chatterjee
CAST:  Rabi Ghosh  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Lolita Chatterjee  •  Sandhya Roy

The Letter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nabyendu Chatterjee
CAST:  Rabi Ghosh  •  Samit Bhanja  •  Lolita Chatterjee  •  Sandhya Roy

Jaban (1972)

Trouble arises in the lives of a happy couple after she gets sold to Jonardhan, a guy with evil intentions, and he is framed in a case of theft and sent to jail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Palash Bannerjee
CAST:  Samit Bhanja  •  Radha Saluja  •  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Dharmendra

Trouble arises in the lives of a happy couple after she gets sold to Jonardhan, a guy with evil intentions, and he is framed in a case of theft and sent to jail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Palash Bannerjee
CAST:  Samit Bhanja  •  Radha Saluja  •  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Dharmendra
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