The music of Bangladesh spans a wide variety of styles. Bangladesh claims some of the most renowned singers,composers and producers in Asia. Music has served the purpose of documenting the lives of the people and was widely patronized by the rulers. It comprises a long tradition of religious and regular song-writing over a period of almost a millennium.
The music of West Bengal includes multiple indigenous musical genres such as Baul,Ramprasadi,Bishnupuri Classical,Kirtan,Shyama Sangeet,Rabindra Sangeet,Nazrul Geeti,Dwijendrageeti,Prabhat Samgiita,Agamani-Vijaya,Patua Sangeet,Gambhira,Bhatiali,Bhawaiya,Bengali Rock.
Debashree Roy also known as Debasree Roy,is an Indian actress,dancer,choreographer,politician and animal rights activist. As an actress,she is known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema. She has been cited as the reigning queen of Bengali commercial cinema. She acted in more than a hundred films and won over forty awards,including a National Award,three BFJA Awards,five Kalakar Awards and an Anandalok Award. As a dancer,she is known for her stage adaptations of the various forms of Indian folk dances as well as her innovative dance forms imbued with elements from Indian classical,tribal and folk dance. She runs Natraj dance troupe. She is the founder of Debasree Roy Foundation,a non-profit organisation that works for the cause of stray animals. Roy was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Raidighi constituency since 2011 till 2021.
Juthika Roy was a Classical and Bhajan (devotional) singer from India. She had sung more than 200 Hindi and more than 100 Bengali film and modern songs. She also sung many Rabindrasangeet,Najrulgeeti and popular modern songs. Tracks such as "Sanjher Taroka Ami","Emoni Borosha Chilo Sedin","Jani Jani Priyo","Dol Diye Kea Jai Amare","Eai Jomunari Tire" and "Tumi Jodi Radhe Hote Shyam" are some of the hit songs in her four-decade long career. She recorded devotional songs for the Hindi film industry also. She was awarded the Padma Shri,the fourth highest civilian award in India,in 1972.
SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film production and distribution company,founded by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni in 1995. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films in West Bengal,Bangladesh,Assam and Tripura,SVF also distributes Bollywood and Hollywood films in East India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition,TV Content Production,Digital Cinema,Music,New Media and IPR syndication. SVF was in Anandabazar Patrika's powerlist for 2008 and 2010.
Bidhannagar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat to Bidhannagar subdivision,Bidhannagar subdivision's total area becomes 141.37 km2,the population becomes 808,251,and density becomes 5,700/km2.
Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat to Bidhannagar subdivision,Barasat Sadar subdivision's total area became 894.61 km2,population became 2,196,874 and density became 2,500/km2.
Subhashree Ganguly is an Indian actress who primarily works in Bengali cinema. She is the winner of Anandalok Nayikar Khonje 2006 and one of the highest paid actress of Bengali cinema.
Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Assembly.
Dui Prithibi is a 2010 Bengali road drama movie directed by Raj Chakraborty and stars Jeet,Dev,Koel Mallick and Barkha Bisht Sengupta in the lead roles. It was the highest grossing Bengali film of 2010. A remake of the Telugu film Gamyam,Dui Prithibi brought two of the biggest stars of Bengali cinema,Jeet and Dev,together for the only time on the celluloid.
Purnendu Basu is an Indian politician and the former Minister for Agriculture in the Government of West Bengal. He was also an MLA,elected from the Rajarhat Gopalpur constituency in the 2011 and 2016 West Bengal state assembly election. He is currently Chairperson of West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education for Skill Development.
Mujibar Rahman is a documentary filmmaker and film producer based in Kolkata,West Bengal. He made a full-length documentary on Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore entitled Rabindranath Thakur –Jeevan O Samay;Images Unbound –The Life and Times of Rabindranath Tagore. His other works include biographical documentaries on Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain,Munshi Premchand and films Sansodhan,Bhangoner Pore.
Gotro (transl. Clan) is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language emotional family drama film,directed,produced and co-written by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. It stars Anashua Majumdar,Nigel Akkara and Manali Dey,with Ambarish Bhattacharya,Saheb Chatterjee and Badshah Moitra. The film revolves around the relationship between Mukti Debi (Majumdar),a widow who lives alone in her mansion,with her caretaker Tareq (Akkara),an ex-convict and shows how their lives undergo a change.
Sabyasachi Dutta is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He belongs to the All India Trinamool Congress and was MLA from Rajarhat New Town Vidhan Sabha Constituency. He has also served as the first Mayor of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation from 2015 to 2019. In 2019,he joined BJP.
The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election was the 17th quinquennial legislative election held in West Bengal,to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021,taking place in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021.
Sushovan Banerjee,also known as One Rupee Doctor,was an Indian physician and politician. He was known for treating needy people for one rupee. In 1984,he was the MLA of Bolpur. In 2020,he was awarded the fourth highest civilian honour of India Padma Shri by the Indian Government for his contribution in the field of medicine.
Pilu is a 2022 Indian Bengali drama television series that released on 10 January 2022 on Zee Bangla. It is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. The series is produced under the banner of Zee Bangla Productions. It stars Megha Daw and Gourab Roy Chowdhury in lead roles.
Bismillah is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language musical drama film directed by Indraadip Dasgupta. The film is produced by Samiran Das under the banner of Kaleidoscope. The film stars Riddhi Sen in the title role. The film depicts the traditions of a musical family and journey of young musician.
Aditi Chatterjee is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television.
