Hindi cinema Sujit was the leading man in suspense flicks in Hindi in the early 1960s, including
Lal Bangla (1966) and
Ek Saal Pehle (1965). He was often part of films with
Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero, like in
Aradhana,
Ittefaq,
Aan Milo Sajna,
Haathi Mere Saathi,
Amar Prem,
Mere Jeevan Saathi,
Roti,
Mehbooba,
Avtaar,
Aakhir Kyon? and
Amrit. His other notable roles include that of a spy in Ramanand Sagar's
Aankein (1968),
Naya Raasta (1970),
Jugnu (1973),
Hamrahi (1974),
Charas (1976),
Dharamveer (1977),
Dev Anand's
Des Pardes,
The Burning Train,
Kaamchor,
Krantiveer,
Tiranga and many more. Sujit produced small budget movies like
Asmaan Se Ooncha (1989) in the 1980s and then subsequently bigger budget films later like
Daraar (1996), and
Champion. His best friends from the film industry were
Jeetendra and
Rakesh Roshan, the two with whom Sujit used to hit the gym regularly. Other close friends included producer
Saawan Kumar Tak and
Randhir Kapoor, all of whom practically grew up together in the Hindi Film industry since the early 1960s.
Bhojpuri cinema He appeared in such films as
Bidesiya,
Loha Singh,
Dangal,
Pan Khaye Saiyya Hamar,
Champa Chameli,
Patoh Bitiya, Sajan Kare Kanyadan,
Bairi Bhaile Hamar,
Nag Panchami,
Saiyya Se Bhaile Milanawa,
Aaeel Basant Bahar,
Bidhana Nach Nachawe,
Mai Ke Lal,
Sampurna Teerth Yatra,
Sajai Da Maang Hamar,
Saiyya Magan Pahalwani Me,
Ganga Kahe Pukar Ke,
Ganga Jaisan Bhauji Hamar and
Ganga Hamar Mai.
Death Kumar died in 2010 of cancer, an illness from which he was suffering since 2007. His wife,
Kiran Singh predeceased him in 2005; they have two children, son Jatin Kumar, a film producer, and a daughter Henna Singh. A condolence meeting took place on 8 February 2010, at the
Indian Medical Association, beside PVR Cinema,
Juhu, Mumbai where many of his friends from the industry, like members of the
Kapoor family,
Rakesh Roshan's family, and
Rajesh Khanna's family paid their last respects. ==Filmography==