Sujit Kumar

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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^[1] 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 courted Sharmila Tagore in the 1969 film Aradhana .^[2] Beginning in the late 1980s through the 2000s, Sujit primarily worked as a film producer.

Sujit Kumar
Born	(1934-02-07)7 February 1934 Chakia, Benares State, British India
Died	5 February 2010(2010-02-05) (aged 75) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Sujeet Kumar
Occupation(s)	Actor, Producer
Years active	1960–2001
Spouse	Kiran Singh ​ ​ (m. 1970; died 2005)​
Children	2

Biography

Hindi cinema

Sujit was the leading man in suspense flicks in Hindi in the early 1960s, like in 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

Hindi

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Taxi Driver		(first movie smoking cigarette in background) Dev Anand's movie
1966	Lal Bangla	Raja
1967	Sab Ka Ustad
	Jaal (1967 film)
1968	Aankhen	Nadeem
1969	Gustakhi Maaf	Shankar
	Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke	Taxi Driver	Special Appearance
	Aradhana	(IAF Flight lieutenant) Madan,	Arun Verma's friend, playing the mouth organ in the song "Meri Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayengi Tu"
	Ittefaq	Police Inspector
1970	Maharaja (1970 film)	Shyamu
	Geet	Kunver Shamsher Singh
	Maa Aur Mamta
	Naya Raasta	Ramu
	Aan Milo Sajna	Mohan
1971	Naag Pooja
	Murder in Circus
	Haathi Mere Saathi	Gangu
	Bikhre Moti	Gopi
1972	Putlibai (1972 film)
	Yeh Gulistan Hamara	Teju
	Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara	Shyam C. Pandey^[3]
	Tangewala	Zamindar
	Amar Prem	Mahesh Sharma
	Mere Jeevan Saathi
1974	Insaaniyat	Ram
	Hamrahi	Sujit
	Amir Garib	Police Inspector Anand
	Resham Ki Dori	Dinesh
1975	Do Jasoos	G L Sippy
	Sunehra Sansar	Mohan
	Warrant	Thompson
1976	Aadalat	Sujit Singh
	Aap Beati	Prakash Kapoor
	Chhoti Si Baat	Dacoit in song Janeman Janeman
	Barood	Ratan - Bakshi's Las Vegas Associate
	Charas	Shaikh
	Mehbooba	Dr. Vinod
	Bairaag
1977	Farishta Ya Qatil	Gautam
	Kalabaaz	Malhotra
	Dildaar	Chokelal
	Ram Bharose	David
	Dharam Veer	Rajkumar Sujan Singh
	Kasam Khoon Ki	Laxman
1978	Jindri Yar Di		Punjabi movie
	Des Pardes	Gangaram
	Nalayak	Prem
1979	Aatish	Khan, Bank Manager
	The Great Gambler	Marconi	he was gang leader of Prem Chopra under control gang
	Khandaan	Vikas G. Srivastav
1980	Guest House	Kalia
	Dhan Daulat	Sudhir Kumar
	The Burning Train	Inspector Ranveer
	Takkar	Police Inspector
	Abdullah (film)	Jameel
	Insaaf Ka Tarazu	Owner of Ad Agency
	Ram Balram	Daku Satarawala
	Shaan
1981	Bhula Na Dena
	Raaz
1982	Gopichand Jasoos	Kaliram
	Kaamchor	Sohan
1983	Avtaar	Bawaji (Parsi Man)
	Arpan	Ashok
	Pukar (1983 film)	Hasmukh
1984	Boxer	Police Inspector Khatau
	Qaidi	Police Inspector
	Yaadgar	Suresh
1985	Haveli
	Haqeeqat (1985 film)	Superintendent of Police Surajpal Singh
	Aakhir Kyon?	Kumar
1986	Anubhav	Mamaji
	Dharm Adhikari	Inspector
	Kala Dhanda Goray Log	Inspector Shiva Singh
	Amrit	Doctor
	Ek Aur Sikander
	Avinash	Police Inspector Rajan
	Nafrat	Teja
1987	Kaamaagni
	Mera Yaar Mera Dushman	Gopal
1989	Asmaan Se Ooncha	Police Commissioner
	Aakhri Baazi
	Kala Bazaar	Girdharilal
1990	Kishen Kanhaiya	Bholaram
	Amba	Bhiku, Servant
1992	Khel	Principal/Father
1993	Tirangaa	Police Commissioner
1994	Krantiveer

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

References

1. By: Gayathry V Pillai (6 February 2010). "Actor Sujeet Kumar of  — Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
2. . The Times of India. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012.
3. Premacanda, 1881-1936. Naag pooja. OCLC 927427971.

External links

• Sujit Kumar at IMDb (as actor) Note that, as at 13 July 2010, IMDB has two records for the person identified in the IndianExpress obituary as one person