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'''Asit Baran''' (19 November 1913 – 27 November 1984) was an Indian film actor, singer and theater personality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/asit-baren-60816|title=Asit Baren movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Asit Baran was born as Asit Baran Mukherjee in 1913 in [[Kolkata]], [[British India]]. His nickname was Kalo. He took up a job in the [[Electrical telegraph|telegraph]] workshop at [[Alipore]]. He learnt [[Tabla]] from Gyanprakash Ghosh and joined in [[Akashbani|Akashbani Kolkata]] as Tabla player. While performing Tabla in All India Radio Music Conference, actor [[Pahari Sanyal]] impressed on him. Asit Baran often called upon to sing at various music functions in Kolkata.<br />
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==Career==<br />
He first acted in the film ''Pratishruti'' in 1941. Within the next few years he performed as actor-cum-singer in several super-hit films in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and became a promising star of the New Theatres. After that, Asit Baran worked continuously for more than four decades on the silver screen, starred in number of [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] as well as [[Bollywood|Hindi films]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vxtBDwAAQBAJ&q=Asit+Baran+actor&pg=PT25|title=The Cinema of Bimal Roy: An 'Outsider' Within|last=Shoma A. Chatterji|date=22 May 2017|isbn=9789386062871|access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref> He also started the theatre group ''Rangarash''. Asit Baran died on 27 November 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/asit-baran-biography/2643/663945|title=Asit Baran|access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Selected filmography==<br />
* ''Pratishruti''<br />
* ''[[Kashinath (1943 film)|Kashinath]]''<br />
* ''[[Nurse]]''<br />
* ''[[Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar]]''<br />
* ''[[Surya Sakhi]]''<br />
* ''[[Parineeta (1953 film)|Parineeta]]''<br />
* ''Pratyabartan''<br />
* ''[[Hrad (film)]]''<br />
* ''[[Parchhain]]''<br />
* ''[[Bhagini Nivedita (film)|Bhagini Nivedita]]''<br />
* ''[[Drishtidan]]''<br />
* ''Bondhu''<br />
* ''[[Mantra Shakti]]''<br />
* ''[[Khokababur Pratyabartan]]''<br />
* ''[[Sudhar Prem]]''<br />
* ''Smriti Tuku Thak''<br />
* ''[[Alor Pipasa]]''<br />
* ''[[Ashite Ashiona]]''<br />
* ''[[Antony Firingee (film)|Antony Firingee]]''<br />
* ''[[Teen Batti Char Raasta]]''<br />
* ''[[Sri Sri Ramkrishna Kothamrita]]''<br />
* ''[[Jadi Jantem]]''<br />
* ''[[Bagh Bondi Khela]]''<br />
* ''[[Khana Baraha]]''<br />
* ''[[Kalankini Kankabati]]''<br />
* ''[[Prithivi Amarey Chai]]''<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0052935}}<br />
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