Ajit Bandyopadhyay (actor)

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Ajit Bandyopadhyay (1910-2004) (alternative spelling Ajit Bandopadhyay or Ajit Banerjee) was a Bengali film and theater actor, director, art director.[ citation needed ]

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Career

Filmography

Actor

Director

Art director

Awards

Death

He died at a city nursing home on 3 December 2004 after a protracted illness. According to the sources of film Industry, he was 94. [2]

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References

  1. "Ajit Bandyopadhyay". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12.
  2. "Actor Ajit Bandopadhyay passes away". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 December 2004.