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Sujit Kumar

Born 1934-02-07

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sujit Kumar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Krantiveer 1994 · 7.4 Tirangaa 1993 · 6.8 Aradhana 1969 · 7.6 Haathi Mere Saathi 1971 · 6.9 Kishen Kanhaiya 1990 · 5.9 The Great Gambler 1979 · 6.4 Avtaar 1983 · 7.3 Mistake 2023 · 5.4 Champion 2000 · 4.5 Daraar 1996 · 5.3 Pukar 1983 · 5.8 Barsaat Ki Ek Raat 1981 · 6.1 Adalat 1976 · 6.3 Insaf Ka Tarazu 1980 · 6.4 Aan Milo Sajna 1970 · 6.4 Kala Bazaar 1989 · 5.5 Mehbooba 1976 · 6.6 Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke 1969 · 7.5 Jaal 1967 · 5.7