Actor

Sujit Kumar

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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Movies: 95Series: 0Crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 625415

IMDb ID: nm0474895

Known for: Acting

Born: February 7, 1934

Died: February 5, 2010

Age: 75

Place of birth: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2023

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 6.8

Wikidata: Q2364052

Also known as

सुजीत कुमार

Other jobs

Producer (4)Choreographer (1)

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Biography

Sujit Kumar (7 February 1934 – 5 February 2010), born near a village in Varanasi, was an Indian film actor and producer. He appeared in over 150 Hindi films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and 25 films in Bhojpuri. From the late 90s, he latterly concentrated more on production. Kumar was the first superstar of Bhojpuri cinema. He played pivotal roles either as a villain or as a character actor regularly in the most of films with Rajesh Khanna as the hero and in the films directed by Shakti Samanta. His indelible screen image remains of the guy playing the mouth organ while driving a jeep as Rajesh Khanna serenades Sharmila Tagore in the 1969 superhit, Aradhana.

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