Ranjit Mallick
| Ranjit Mallick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 September 1944 Kolkata, India |
| Residence | Bhowanipore |
| Years active | 1970–2016 |
| Spouse(s) | Deepa Mallick |
| Children | Koel Mallick |
| Relatives | Nispal Singh (son-in-law) |
| Awards | Banga Bibhushan |
Ranjit Mallick (Bengali: রঞ্জিত মল্লিক, born 1944) is an Indian sheriff, film 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 famous for his popular dialogues.
Ranjit was born on 28 September 1944 in Calcutta, West Bengal, into the well-known Mallick Bari of Bhowanipore (i.e., the Mallick family belonging to the Vaidya community, which is closely associated with Kolkata's powerful Barat and Gupta families), which is famed 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.
Ranjit started his career with Bengali director Mrinal Sen's film Interview (1971). 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 memorbale 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 1980 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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