Asit Baran (19 November 1913 – 27 November 1984) was an Indian actor, singer and theater personality.
Early life
Asit Baran was born as Asit Baran Mukherjee in 1913 in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
,
British India
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. His nickname was Kalo. He took up a job in the
telegraph
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workshop at
Alipore
Alipore (Pron:ˌɑ:lɪˈpɔ:) is a neighbourhood in south Kolkata, in Kolkata district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and New ...
. He learnt
Tabla
A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల ...
from
Jnan Prakash Ghosh and joined in
Akashbani Kolkata as Tabla player. While performing Tabla in All India Radio Music Conference, actor
Pahari Sanyal
Pahari Sanyal (22 February 1906 – 10 February 1974) was an Indian actor and singer who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.
Sanyal acted in many Bengali films, such as '' Harano Sur'', ''Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant'', and ''Shilpi''. ...
impressed on him. Asit Baran often called upon to sing at various music functions in Kolkata.
Career
He first acted in the film ''Pratishruti'' in 1941. Within the next few years he performed as actor-cum-singer in several super-hit films in
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
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and
Hindi
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and became a promising star of the New Theatres. After that, Asit Baran worked continuously for more than four decades on the silver screen, starred in number of
Bengali
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as well as
Hindi films
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
. He also started the theatre group ''Rangarash''. Asit Baran died on 27 November 1984.
Selected filmography
* ''Pratishruti''
* ''
Kashinath''
* ''
Nurse
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Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar
''Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar'' is a 1998 Bengali film directed by Ajit Lahiri and produced by Sunil Ram.This film under the banner Shadow Productions.The film starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Asit Baran, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, T ...
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* ''
Surya Sakhi''
* ''
Parineeta''
* ''Pratyabartan''
* ''
Hrad (film)
''Hrad'' (The Lake) is a Bengali drama film directed by Ardhendu Sen. The film starring Uttam Kumar, Sandhya Rani, Chabi Biswas, Asit Baran. This film was released on 29 July 1955 under the banner of Rupmaya films. The story was based on Bimal ...
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* ''
Parchhain
''Parchhain'' (Shadow) is a 1952 Hindi romantic melodrama film directed by V. Shantaram. The production company was Rajkamal Kalamandir. The story and dialogue were by Shams Lakhnavi, with cinematography by G. Balakrishna. Music direction was by ...
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* ''
Bhagini Nivedita''
* ''
Drishtidan
''Drishtidan'' ( bn, দৃষ্টিদান, ''Donating Eyes '') (1948) is an Indian Bengali feature film directed by Nitin Bose. Uttam Kumar debuted in this film.
Plot
Kumudini (Sunanda Banerjee) is being blinded her husband yet her l ...
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* ''Bondhu''
* ''
Mantra Shakti
''Mantra Shakti'' (The Power of Chantis) is a Bengali drama film directed by Chitta Basu and produced by Harendranath Chattopadhyay. This film was released in 1954 under the banner of H. N. C. Productions.
Cast
* Uttam Kumar
* Anubha Gupta
* As ...
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* ''
Khokababur Pratyabartan
''Khokababur Pratyabartan'' (English: ''The Return of Little Master'') is a 1960 Indian Bengali-language social drama film directed by Agradoot based on the 1891 short story of the same name by Rabindranath Tagore. The film starring Uttam Ku ...
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* ''
Sudhar Prem''
* ''Smriti Tuku Thak''
* ''
Alor Pipasa
''Alor Pipasa'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Tarun Majumder and produced by Debesh Ghosh based on a same name novel of Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay. This film was released on 15 January 1965 under the banner of D.R. Productions. Music of the ...
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* ''
Ashite Ashiona
''Ashite Ashiona'' ( bn, ৮০তে আসিওনা) is a 1967 comedic Bengali film directed by Sree Jayadrath. The film stars Bhanu Banerjee, Asit Baran, Rabi Ghosh, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Jahor Roy, Tarun Kumar Chatterjee in lead roles.
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* ''
Antony Firingee''
* ''
Teen Batti Char Raasta''
* ''
Sri Sri Ramkrishna Kothamrita''
* ''
Jadi Jantem''
* ''
Bagh Bondi Khela
''Bagh Bondi Khela'' (''English: The Caged Tiger Game'') is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language thriller drama film directed by Pijush Bose and produced by Asima Bhattacharya who also produced the iconic film '' Chowrangee'' in 1968. This film bas ...
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* ''
Khana Baraha
''Khana Baraha'' is a Bengali historical drama film directed by Bijoy Bose and produced by Ashim Sarkar. This film was based the story of Manmatha Roy on the life of Khana and Varāhamihira, the ancient mathematician astrologers of India. It w ...
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* ''
Kalankini Kankabati''
* ''
Ma Bhabani Ma Amar''
* ''
Prithivi Amarey Chai''
References
External links
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1913 births
1984 deaths
Bengali male actors
20th-century Indian male actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
People from Kolkata
Male actors from West Bengal
Male actors in Bengali cinema
Bengali theatre personalities
Indian male stage actors
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