Ranjit Mallick

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Ranjit Mallick
Born (1944-09-28) 28 September 1944 (age 76)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present
Spouse(s)Deepa Mallick
ChildrenKoel Mallick
RelativesNispal Singh (son-in-law)
AwardsBanga Bibhushan

Ranjit Mallick is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema.[1][2] He has worked in movies like Guru Dakshina, Amader Songsar, Sathi, Interview, Shatru and Mouchak. He is particularly known for appearing in films such as Indrajit, Shatru, Jiban Niye Khela, Nabab, Sathi, Nater Guru and Bajimat.[2] He was also the Sheriff of Kolkata for the year 2014.[3]

Early life[]

Ranjit was born on 28 September 1944 in Calcutta, West Bengal, into the Mallick Bari of Bhowanipore[4][5] (a family belonging to the Vaidya (Baidya) community, which is closely associated with Kolkata's Barat and Gupta families), known for its Durga Puja.[6] His nickname is Ranju.[7] He studied at the Asutosh College and later at the Syamaprasad College of the University of Calcutta.[8]

Career[]

Ranjit started his career with Bengali director Mrinal Sen's film Interview (1971). He received the International Best Actor Award from Karlovy Vary for this work. He then become a popular[clarification needed] romantic hero in the 1970s and featured in films like Mouchak, Devi Chaudharani, Raag Anuraag, Sayang Siddha. Satyajit Ray cast him in his film Shakha Proshakha, where he played the role of a young man who was caught between values and tradition.[9]

Since the 1984 film Shatru by Anjan Choudhury, he started working on action roles. His daughter, Koel Mallick is also an actress in the Bengali film industry.[10]

Awards[]

  • Kalakar Awards[11]
  • Veteran Indian Bengali film actor Ranjit Mallick honoured with ‘bbarta award’ for 2017 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Bengali cinema.
  • He was honoured in Kolkata's 16th Tele Cine Awards with the Lifetime Achievement award for his outstanding contributions in Bengali films in 2017.
  • Banga Bibhushan in 2012
  • Best actor in Karlovy Vary International film festival for Interview(1971)

Filmography[]

  1. Interview 1971
  2. Picnic 1972
  3. Calcutta 71 1972
  4. 1973
  5. 1974
  6. Chhera Tamsuk 1974
  7. Mouchak 1974
  8. 1975
  9. 1975
  10. 1976
  11. 1976
  12. 1976
  13. 1976
  14. 1976
  15. 1977
  16. 1977
  17. 1977
  18. 1977
  19. Kabita 1977
  20. 1977
  21. 1977
  22. 1977
  23. 1978
  24. 1978
  25. 1978
  26. 1978
  27. 1979
  28. 1979
  29. Dui Prithibi 1980
  30. 1980
  31. 1981
  32. Kapalkundala 1981
  33. 1981
  34. 1982
  35. 1982
  36. 1982
  37. 1982
  38. 1982
  39. Protidan 1983
  40. Shatru 1984
  41. 1984
  42. 1984
  43. 1984
  44. 1984
  45. 1985
  46. 1985
  47. 1986
  48. 1986
  49. 1986
  50. 1986
  51. 1986
  52. 1986
  53. 1987
  54. 1987
  55. 1987
  56. 1987
  57. 1987
  58. 1987
  59. 1987
  60. 1987
  61. Anurodh 1987
  62. 1988
  63. 1988
  64. 1988
  65. 1988
  66. 1989
  67. 1989
  68. 1989
  69. 1989
  70. 1989
  71. 1989
  72. 1990
  73. 1990
  74. 1990
  75. 1990
  76. 1991
  77. 1991
  78. 1991
  79. 1991
  80. 1991
  81. 1991
  82. 1991
  83. Shakha Proshakha 1992
  84. 1992
  85. Ananya 1992
  86. 1993
  87. 1993
  88. 1993
  89. 1993
  90. Ghar Sansar 1993
  91. Tumi Je Aamar 1994
  92. 1994
  93. 1994
  94. 1995
  95. Sangharsha 1995
  96. 1995
  97. 1995
  98. 1995
  99. 1996
  100. 1996
  101. 1996
  102. Mukhyamantri 1996
  103. 1996
  104. 1997
  105. 1997
  106. 1997
  107. 1997
  108. 1997
  109. Sindurer Adhikar 1998
  110. 1998
  111. 1998
  112. 1998
  113. 1998
  114. 1998
  115. 1998
  116. Sundar Bou1999
  117. 1999
  118. Santan 1999
  119. Niyoti 1999
  120. Jiban Niye Khela 1999
  121. 1999
  122. 1999
  123. Agni Shikha 1999
  124. 2000
  125. 2000
  126. 2000
  127. 2000
  128. 2000
  129. Sud Asal 2001
  130. 2001
  131. Pratibad 2001
  132. 2001
  133. 2001
  134. 2002
  135. Sathi 2002
  136. 2002
  137. 2002
  138. 2002
  139. 2002
  140. Bangali Babu 2002
  141. 2003
  142. 2003
  143. 2003
  144. Santrash 2003
  145. Sangee 2003
  146. Rakta Bandhan 2003
  147. Nater Guru 2003
  148. 2003
  149. Mayer Anchal 2003
  150. 2003
  151. 2004
  152. Surya2004
  153. 2004
  154. Paribar 2004
  155. 2004
  156. 2004
  157. Dadu No. 1 2004
  158. 2004
  159. 2005
  160. 2005
  161. Sangram 2005
  162. Raju Uncle 2005
  163. 2005
  164. Manik 2005
  165. Dadar Adesh 2005
  166. 2005
  167. Agnipath 2005
  168. 2005
  169. Nabab Nandini 2007
  170. 2007
  171. Chander Bari 2007
  172. Shibaji 2008
  173. Premer Kahini 2008
  174. Janmadata 2008
  175. Saat Paake Bandha 2009
  176. 2011
  177. Honeymoon 2018

References[]

  1. ^ "Calcuttaweb - Ranjit Mallick". www.calcuttaweb.com. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ranjit Mallick movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Ranjit the sheriff". The Telegrapn. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. ^ Ranjit Mallick IMDb
  5. ^ Mallick Bari, Bhowanipur
  6. ^ The Half-Millennium Old Mallick Bari Durga Puja
  7. ^ "Ranjit Mallick". Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Timeless attraction". www.telegraphindia.com.
  9. ^ "Popular TV channel to air Ranjit Mallick starrer films as a tribute to the veteran actor - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Koel reveals how her father Ranjit Mallick played a big part in her career - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

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