Jaya Bachchan is an Indian actress and politician known mainly for her work in Hindi films. She is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party, serving since 2004. Regarded among the finest actresses of Indian cinema, she is noted for reinforcing a natural style of acting in both mainstream and "middle-of-the-road" cinema. Bachchan has received several accolades, including nine Filmfare Awards and the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India.
Goswami is an Indian surname. It is also pronounced as Gosavi, Gosains, Gossain, Gosain and Gossains.
Dutt is an Indian family name. Its variation is Dutta.
Mukherjee, also Mukerjee, Mookerjee, Mukerji, Mukherji, Mukhujje or Mookherjee, is a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin surname originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The traditional Bengali version is Mukhopaddhae, which is sometimes written Mukhopadhyay.
Chakraborty is a surname of Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus of India and Bangladesh, the surname is used by people of the Bengali Brahmin and Assamese Brahmin communities.
Haldar or Halder is a Bengali surname, found among both Hindus and Muslims.
Das is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa meaning servant, devotee, or votary. "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in the Vaishnav community.
Ghosh or Ghose is a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh.
Chatterjee or Chattopadhyay is a Bengali Hindu family name, used primarily by the Kulin group of Bengali Brahmin caste. Together with Banerjees, Mukherjees, Bhattacharjees, and Gangulys, Chatterjees form the Kulin Brahmins, the highest tier of the Bengali caste system. They belong to Rarhi clan and the Kashyapa gotra.
Dutta, also spelled Datta, is an Indian family name Its variation is Dutt.
Banerjee or Bandyopadhyay is a surname of Brahmins originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.
Majumdar is a native Bengali surname that is used by the both Bengali Hindu and Bengali Muslim community of Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and as well as of Bangladesh.
Baral is a surname found in people from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, as well as a small number of Jews from Poland and Austria.
Varendra, also known as Barind, was a region of North Bengal, now mostly in Bangladesh and a little portion in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Dasgupta is a common Bengali Hindu last name or surname that is used by the Bengalis of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. The surname is found among the members of the Baidya caste of Bengal.
Biswas is a surname commonly used by the Bengali community of India and Bangladesh. The surname was an honorary title bestowed on persons who were relied upon for the work of accounts, receipts and expenditure. Among Bengali Hindus, the surname is generally associated with Mahishyas, and Kayasthas as well many other communities including Namasudras and some other Scheduled Castes. The surname is also found among some Muslim and Christian Bengalis. In Bengali, Biswas means faith or trust.
Sengupta is a Bengali surname found among the Bengalis of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. They belong to the Baidya caste. The surname is a compound of Sen and Gupta.
Bhowmick, also spelled Bhowmik or Bhaumik is a Bengali Hindu surname, common among the Bengalis of Bangladesh and Indian state of West Bengal. The surname is found among the Bengali Kayastha, Mahishya as well as some Scheduled Castes of West Bengal and Bangladesh.
Chapal Bhaduri is the last living female impersonator in Bengali theatre and perhaps even in Indian theatre. He did female impersonation in Jatra, a form of Bengali folk theatre. In 2010, he starred in a Bengali Film Arekti Premer Golpo which was directed by Kaushik Ganguly and written by Ganguly and Rituparno Ghosh.
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