Sujit Kumar

Sujit Kumar (7 February 1934 – 5 February 2010) was an Indian actor and producer. He appeared in over 150 Hindi films in the 1960s through the 1990s, and in at least 20 Bhojpuri films. Sujit played the major lead actor in many films in Bhojpuri cinema whereas in Hindi films he played pivotal roles either as a villain or as a character actor. One of his most memorable screen appearances was of a friend playing the mouth organ while driving a jeep as Rajesh Khanna's character serenades Sharmila Tagore in the 1969 film Aradhana. Beginning in the late 1980s through the 2000s, Sujit primarily was a film producer. In 1987, his likeness was used by Sega for the character of Shinobi.

Biography

Hindi cinema Sujit was the leading man in suspense flicks in Hindi in the early 1960s, including Lal Bangla (1966) and Ek Saal Pehle (1965). He was often part of films with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero, like in Aradhana, Ittefaq, Aan Milo Sajna, Haathi Mere Saathi, Amar Prem, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Roti, Mehbooba, Avtaar, Aakhir Kyon? and Amrit.

His other notable roles include that of a spy in Ramanand Sagar's Aankein (1968), Naya Raasta (1970), Jugnu (1973), Hamrahi (1974), Charas (1976), Dharamveer (1977), Dev Anand's Des Pardes, The Burning Train, Kaamchor, Krantiveer, Tiranga and many more. Sujit produced small budget movies like Asmaan Se Ooncha (1989) in the 1980s and then subsequently bigger budget films later like Daraar (1996), and Champion.

His best friends from the film industry were Jeetendra and Rakesh Roshan, the two with whom Sujit used to hit the gym regularly. Other close friends included producer Saawan Kumar Tak and Randhir Kapoor, all of whom practically grew up together in the Hindi Film industry since the early 1960s.

Bhojpuri cinema He appeared in such films as Bidesiya, Loha Singh, Dangal, Pan Khaye Saiyya Hamar, Champa Chameli, Patoh Bitiya, Sajan Kare Kanyadan, Bairi Bhaile Hamar, Nag Panchami, Saiyya Se Bhaile Milanawa, Aaeel Basant Bahar, Bidhana Nach Nachawe, Mai Ke Lal, Sampurna Teerth Yatra, Sajai Da Maang Hamar, Saiyya Magan Pahalwani Me, Ganga Kahe Pukar Ke, Ganga Jaisan Bhauji Hamar and Ganga Hamar Mai.

Death Kumar died in 2010 of cancer, an illness from which he was suffering since 2007. His wife, Kiran Singh predeceased him in 2005; they have two children, son Jatin Kumar, a film producer, and a daughter Henna Singh. A condolence meeting took place on 8 February 2010, at the Indian Medical Association, beside PVR Cinema, Juhu, Mumbai where many of his friends from the industry, like members of the Kapoor family, Rakesh Roshan's family, and Rajesh Khanna's family paid their last respects.

Filmography

Bhojpuri films

Hindi films Year Title DirectorRole Notes 1960 Honeymoon Lekhraj Bakri Nadeem 1962 China Town Shakti SamantaPolice Inspector Ek Musafir Ek Hasina Raj Khosla Police Inspector Raaz Ki Baat Bolton Ci Nagi Kishore Rai Lead role with actress Simi Garewal in lead female role 1963 Mere Arman Mere Sapne Aravind Sen Prabha's dad 1964 Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein Kishore KumarDr. D'Silva Kohraa Biren Nag Ranjan 1965 Ek Saal Pehle Dharam Kumar Lead role with actress Sayeeda Khan in lead female role Sab Ka Ustad R Thakur Lead role with actress Kumkum in lead female role 1966 Labela Bhagwan PalavDr Sujit Lead role with actress Kumkum in lead female role Ladka Ladki Som Haskar Sujit Lal Bangla Jugal Kishore Raja Lead role with actress Jayanthi in lead female rolePati Patni SA AkbarGupta 1967 Lamboo in Hong Kong Harsukh Bhatt Lead role with actress Kumkum in lead female role Jaal Moni Bhattacharjee Sunder Singh 1968 Aulad Kundan KumarDr Mohan Lahu Pukarega S. N. Tripathi Lead role with actress Shabnam in lead female role Aankhen Ramanand Sagar Nadeem 1969 Gustakhi Maaf Rajkumar Bedi Shankar Gunda Mohammed Hussain Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke Deenanath Shastri Taxi Driver Aradhana Shakti Samanta Madan Verma Arun Verma's friend, playing the mouth organ in the song "Meri Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayengi Tu"Ittefaq Yash Chopra Police Inspector Diwan 1970Maharaja Naresh Saigal Shyamu Geet Ramanand Sagar Kunver Shamsher Singh Man Ki Ankhen Raghunath Jhalani Naresh Aggarwal Mangu Dada Maruti Kunver Shamsher Singh Lead role with actress Faryal in lead female role Murder on Highway Dharam Kumar Kunver Shamsher Singh Lead role with actress Sayeeda Khan in lead female role Maa Aur Mamta Asit Sen Naya Raasta Khalid Akthar Ramu Aan Milo Sajna Mukul Dutt Mohan Pardesi Kundan Kumar1971 Naag Pooja Shantilal Soni Lead role with actress Sanjana in lead female role Murder in Circus Dharam Kumar Lead role with actress Jaymala in lead female role Haathi Mere Saathi M. A. Thirumugham Gangu Ek Din Aadhi Raat Kamal SharmaAshok Lead role with actress Kumkum in lead female role Bikhre Moti Tapi Chanakya Gopi Gehra Raaz NiranjanRanjanLead role with actress Sofia in lead female role Haseenon Ka Devata Ravikant Nagaich Gopal 1972 Putlibai Ashok Rai Lead role with actress Jaymala in lead female role Yeh Gulistan Hamara Atma Ram Teju Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara Naresh Kumar Shyam C. Pandey Tangewala Naresh Kumar Zamindar Amar Prem Shakti Samanta Mahesh Sharma Mere Jeevan Saathi Ravikant Nagaich Bandagi K Shanker Kumar Jaanwar Aur Insaan Tapi Chanakya MohanJai Jwala Manohar Deepak Thakur Ranjeet Singh Lead role with actress Nazneen in lead female roleLalkar Ramanand Sagar Parchhaiyan Sharankumar Chand MohanShararat Manmohan Desai Vinod Kumar 1973 Chhalia Mukul Dutt Jalte Badan Ramanand Sagar Jhoom Utha Akash Y.N. Kapoor Lead role with actress Laxmi Chhaya in lead female roleJugnu Pramod Chakravarty Ghanshyam Das Jwaar Bhata A Subba Rao Ramesh Khanna Naag Mere Saathi Shantilal Soni Lead role with actress Sanjana in lead female roleNirdosh S. M. Sagar ShankerRaja Rani Sachin Bhowmick Ravi Rickshawala K. Shanker Manohar Suraj Aur Chanda T. Madhava Rao Maan Singh Vishnu Puran Shridhar Prasad Wohi Raat Wohi Awaaz Dev Kishan Yauwan Ranjan Bose Roop1974 Insaaniyat Prayag Raj Ram Hamrahi Anand Sagar Sujit Amir Garib Mohan Kumar Police Inspector AnandResham Ki Dori Atma Ram Dinesh Albeli Karunesh Thakur Badla Vijay Inspector Joshi Charitraheen Shakti Samanta Mr Khosla Roti Manmohan Desai Inspector 1975 Do Jasoos Naresh Kumar G L Sippy Sunehra Sansar A. Subba Rao Mohan Warrant Pramod Chakravorty Thompson Aakraman J Om Prakash Pratap Singh Badnaam Dilip Bose Advocate Lafange Harmesh Malhotra Beauty Contest Judge Phanda Somesh Joshi & V Mhatre 1976 Aadalat Narendra Bedi Sujit Singh Aap Beati Mohan Kumar Prakash Kapoor Barood Pramod Chakravorty Ratan Charas Ramanand Sagar Shaikh Mehbooba Shakti Samanta Dr. Vinod Bairaag Asit Sen Do Shatru Kewal Misra Diwan Samsher Singh Fauji Joginder Shelly 1977 Farishta Ya Qatil S. M. Abbas Gautam Kalabaaz Ashok Roy Malhotra Dildaar K Bapaiah Chokelal Ram Bharose Anand Sagar David Dharam Veer Manmohan Desai Rajkumar Sujan Singh Kasam Khoon Ki Ashok Roy Laxman Aadmi Sadak Ka Devendra Goel Madanmohan Dream Girl Pramod Chakravarty Sardar of the gypsies Ladki Jawan Ho Gayi Anand Dasani Zamaanat A Salaam Rocky 1978 Des Pardes Dev Anand Gangaram Nalayak Padmanabh Prem Aakhri Daku Prakash Mehra Trishna Anil Ganguly Vidya's husband 1979 Aatish Ambrish Sangal Khan The Great Gambler Shakti Samanta Marconi Khandaan Anil Ganguly Vikas G. Srivastav Dhongee Ashok Roy Ravi Khanna Gawaah A Salaam Hum Tere Ashiq Hain Prem Sagar Jackson Jaandaar SK Lutha Robert D'SouzaLadke Baap Se Badke Subhash Mukherjee Police Inspector Teen Cheharey YN Kapoor Police Officer Lead role with actress Anjana Mumtaz in lead female role1980 Guest House Shyam Ramsay & Tulsi Ramsay Kalia Dhan Daulat Harish Shah Sudhir Kumar The Burning Train Ravi Chopra Inspector Ranveer Agreement Anil Ganguly Deepak Takkar K Bapaiah Police Inspector Abdullah Sanjay KhanJameel Insaaf Ka Tarazu BR Chopra Owner of Ad Agency Ram Balram Vijay Anand Daku Satarawala Shaan Ramesh Sippy Badla Aur Balidan Kawal Sharma Thakur Pratap Singh Khwab Shakti Samanta Biharilal Khanna Patita IV Sasi Inspector Dilip Unees Bees Swaroop Kumar Ajeet 1981 Bhula Na Dena Harsh Kohli Thakur Vikram SinghBarsaat Ki Ek Raat Shakti Samanta PradhanRaaz Harmesh Malhotra Sujeet Bharosa Meraj Dahshat Shyam Ramsay & Tulsi Ramsay Inspection Officer Jeene Ki Arzoo Rajashekhar Pahari Phul Sridip Ghosh 1982 Gopichand Jasoos Naresh Kumar Kaliram Kaamchor K Vishwanath Sohan Karwat Anil Ganguly Ayaash Shakti Samanta Shanker Baghavat Ramanand Sagar Sarju Dial 100 S Ramanathan RajuJogi Huda Bihari Maut Ka Saya Tulsi Ramsay 1983 Avtaar Mohan Kumar Bawaji Arpan J Om Prakash Ashok Pukar Ramesh Behl Hasmukh Ganga Meri Maa Shyam Ralhan Lal Chunariya Sundarshen LalAmarnath Mahaan S Ramanathan RajanShubh Kaamna K Vishwanath Jagannath 1984 Boxer Raj Sippy Police Inspector Khatau Qaidi SS Ravichandra Police Inspector Yaadgar Dasari Narayana Rao Suresh All Rounder Mohan Kumar Ritu's dad Bhemaa Dinesh Saxena Madhav Singh Ek Zindgi Arman Bhari PN Ghoshal Hum Rahe Na Hum Cheatan Anand & Ketan Anand Indar Jaag Utha Insaan K Vishwanath Ramnarayan Chaturvedi Jagir Pramod Chakravorty Bandit Mujhe Shakti Do Sharad Chaudhary Janardan 1985 Haveli Keshu Ramsay Blackmailer Haqeeqat Rama Rao Tatineni Surajpal Singh Aakhir Kyon? J Om Prakash KumarKali Basti Sudesh Issar Police Inspector Mera Saathi K Raghuvendra Rao Police Inspector Salma Ramanand Sagar Akbar Mirza 1986 Anubhav Kashinath Mamaji Dharm Adhikari K Raghuvendra Rao Inspector Kala Dhanda Goray Log Sanjay Khan Inspector Shiva Singh Amrit Mohan Kumar Doctor Ek Aur Sikander Bhasker Shetty Avinash Umesh Mehra Gopal Dak Bangla Keshu Ramsay Jagga Hiraasat Surendra Mohan Renu’s dad 108Teerthyatra Rajpati Bhagwan Shri Bholeynathji 1988 Bhed Bhav Navin Kumar Faisla S Ramanathan Vikram Rukhsat Simi Garewal Sharma 1989 Asmaan Se Ooncha Mehul KumarPolice Commissioner Aakhri Baazi Ashim Samanta Police Commissioner Kala Bazaar Rakesh Roshan Girdharilal Na Insaafi Mehul KumarD.C.P. KhannaBade Ghar Ki Beti Kalpataru Hiralal Dost K Murali Mohana Rao Brijmohan Dost Garibon Ka CP Dixit Prosecuting Attorney Loot Taraj Prashant Nanda Mahal Keshu Ramsay Parchhaeen Om Narayan Tomar Satish Tujhe Nahin Chhodunga Iqbal Khan Yari Dosti Anup Malik 1990 Kishen Kanhaiya Rakesh Roshan Bholaram Amba Mohan Kumar Bhiku, Servant Dard Ki Awaaz Trilokenath Bhatia Kali Ganga Raj Sippy Maa O Maa Kishor Kumar Singh Thakur Ram Singh 1991 Aakhri Cheekh Kiran Ramsay Father Robert Qurbani Rang Layegi Raj Sippy Jai Kishan 1992 Khel Rakesh Roshan Principal / FatherYeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi Nusrat Sayeed Jagannath 1993 Tirangaa Mehul KumarPolice Commissioner Dosti Ki Saugandh Mohanji Prasad 1994 Krantiveer Mehul Kumar Police Commissioner Laqshya Bhagwan Thakur 2001 Inteqam Aslam Azmi Dilip Navin

Bengali films

Punjabi films

Oriya films Year Title DirectorRole Notes 1989Topaye Sindura Dipata Shankha JH Sattar Lead role with actress Jharana Das in lead female role

Producer 1986 : Anubhav 1989 : Aasmaan se Ooncha 1992 : Khel 1996: Daraar 2000: Champion 2004 : Aetbaar 1991 : Ganga Kahe Pukar Ke He also acted in Zee horror show's episode Dahshat 1994–1995