Alpana Mukherjee was a successful Bengali singer during the late 1940s and 1950s and onwards. Her most noted songs are "Trader Chumki Jole Akashe" "Hatti Matim Tim", "Mon Bolchhe Aaj Sandhyay", "Chotto Pakhi Chandana" and "Ami Alpana Enke Jai Aloy Chhayay" " Akash Ar Eai Mati Oi Dure" " Jodi Oli Na chahe".
Shotru is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty. The film was produced by Ashok Dhanuka under the banner of Eskay Movies. Inspired from the Rajib Das murder case in Barasat (2011) and several human trafficking cases taken places in West Bengal in 2011, it stars Jeet, Supriyo Dutta and Nusrat Jahan in lead roles, while Kharaj Mukherjee, Dipankar De, Biswajit Chakraborty, Saayoni Ghosh, Raja Dutta and Biplab Chatterjee played other pivotal roles. It marks the debut of Nusrat Jahan. The soundtrack and background score was composed by Indraadip Dasgupta, with screenplay and dialogues written by Padmanabha Dasgupta and Abhimanyu Mukherjee.
Nusrat Jahan Ruhi is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. Beside the acting career, from 2019 to 2024, Jahan has represented as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Basirhat constituency as a Trinamool Congress candidate. Jahan's screen debut was in Raj Chakraborty's Shotru.
Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury is an Indian Bengali singer. She rose to fame with the release of 'Tumi Asbe Bole' & 'Jagarane Jay Bibhabaree' from the Bengali film Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona in 2011. She has been a prominent singer in Bengali films since 2007. Besides films, she also worked for several solo albums with her band Somlata & the Aces. Apart from being a singer, she works as a guest lecturer of Psychology in Asutosh College, Kolkata.
Sayantika Banerjee is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has been praised by the critics for her acting and dance skills. In 2012 she was in the Bengali film Awara, which was commercially successful. She joined All India Trinamool Congress, ahead of Assembly elections 2021 in West Bengal. She is elected as the MLA of Baranagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency in West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2024.
Mimi Chakraborty is an Indian actress, singer and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. Her debut film was Bapi Bari Jaa in which she played the female lead, Dola. She was listed as the most desirable woman in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable Women 2016 and 2020.
Ankush Hazra is an Indian actor, producer, dancer and television personality who primarily works in Bengali cinema. Having starred in over 26 films in his career, he has received several accolades including the Mahanayak Samman (2023), conferred upon by the Government of West Bengal.
Khiladi is a Bengali romantic action comedy film directed by Ashok Pati and produced by Ashok Dhanuka under the banner of Eskay Movies. The film features Bengali actors Ankush Hazra and Nusrat Jahan in the lead roles. The music of the film has been composed by Shree Pritam. The film was released on 11 October 2013. This film is a remake of 2012 Telugu movie Denikaina Ready which itself was a remake of the 1999 Malayalam film Udayapuram Sulthan.
Bindaas is a 2014 Indian Bengali language social action drama film directed by Rajiv Kumar Biswas. It's a Shree Venkatesh Films production in association with Jalsha Movies Production. The film stars Dev, Sayantika Banerjee, Srabanti Chatterjee and Chiranjeet Chakraborty in lead roles. It is a remake of the 2013 Telugu film Mirchi.
Mitwaa or Mitwa is a Marathi movie produced by Sagar Pictures. starring Swwapnil Joshi, Sonalee Kulkarni and Prarthana Behere. Swwapnil Joshi and Sonalee Kulkarni appear opposite each other for the first time. The movie was remade in Bengali in 2017 as Ami Je Ke Tomar starring Ankush.
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay was an Indian actress known for her works in Bengali films. In a career spanning three and a half decades, she had acted in around 300 films. Known for her outstanding performance in negative roles, she is considered to be the most glamorous vamp in the Bengali film industry
Power is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language action comedy film directed by Rajiv Kumar Biswas. The film's soundtrack is composed by Jeet Gannguli. It features Jeet, Sayantika Banerjee and Nusrat Jahan in lead roles. It is a remake of the 2014 Telugu film Power starring Ravi Teja. The film was a flop at the box office.
Abhimaan is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language action drama film directed by Raj Chakraborty and starring Jeet, Subhashree Ganguly and Sayantika Banerjee. The movie was released in India on 6 October 2016 and in Bangladesh on 30 December 2016.
Kelor Kirti is a 2016 Indian Bengali language action comedy film. It was directed by Raja Chanda and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Nispal Singh under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film stars Dev, Sayantika Banerjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Ankush Hazra, Mimi Chakraborty, Nusrat Jahan and Koushani Mukherjee.
Haripada Bandwala is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language masala film directed by Pathikrit Basu in his directional debut. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, it stars Ankush Hazra and Nusrat Jahan in lead roles. The songs are choreographed by Baba Yadav and Adil Shaikh.
Koushani Mukherjee is an Indian actress-turned to politician. She mainly appears in Bengali films. She debuted in the movie Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey in 2015, with Bonny Sengupta, directed by Raj Chakraborty.
Bolo Dugga Maiki is an Indian Bengali language romantic comedy film directed by Raj Chakraborty and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. The film stars Ankush Hazra and Nusrat Jahan in lead roles. The movie is partially based on the 2015 Malayalam movie Oru Vadakkan Selfie.
One is a 2017 Indian Bengali language action thriller film directed by Birsa Dasgupta under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. The film stars Yash Dasgupta, Nusrat Jahan in the lead roles and Prosenjit Chatterjee in the antagonist role. It is a remake of Tamil film Thani Oruvan (2015). The movie was released on 14 April 2017 all over the theatres in India. The movie was not successful at the box office.
Naqaab (transl. Mask) is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language supernatural action comedy film directed by Rajiv Kumar Biswas. The film is produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF Entertainment. It stars Bangladeshi Superstar Shakib Khan, Nusrat Jahan and Sayantika Banerjee and also features Rudranil Ghosh, Bharat Kaul, Sudip Mukherjee, Supriyo Dutta, Rebeka Rouf, Kharaj Mukherjee, and Shiba Shanu in supporting roles.
The West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Female Playback Singer is given yearly by WBFJA as a part of its annual West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films, to recognize the best female singer of the previous year.
