Ranjit Mallick


Ranjit Mallick is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema. 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 as a lead and co-lead actor. He was also the former Sheriff of Kolkata.

Early life

Ranjit was born on 28 September 1944 in Calcutta, West Bengal, into the Mallick Bari of Bhowanipore, known for its Durga Puja. His nickname is Ranju. He studied at the Asutosh College and later at the Syamaprasad College of the University of Calcutta.

Career

Ranjit started his career with Bengali director Mrinal Sen's film Interview. He received the International Best Actor Award from Karlovy Vary for this work. He then become a popular 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.
Since the 1984 film Shatru by Anjan Chowdhury, he started working on action roles.
His daughter, Koel Mallick is also a leading actress in the Bengali film industry.

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