Srabanti Chatterjee is an Indian actress in the Bengali film industry (Tollywood). She is known for her versatile acting skills and has been a popular face in Bengali cinema for over two decades. Srabanti began her acting career as a child artist in 1997 with the film Mayar Badhon, directed by Swapan Saha. She rose to fame in 2003 after playing the lead role in Champion. Throughout her career, Srabanti has delivered several notable performances in films such as Amanush (2010), Bolo Na Tumi Amar (2010), Shikari (2016) and Bhootchakra Pvt. Ltd. (2019). She is widely acclaimed for her roles in romantic and family drama films, earning her a loyal fan base across West Bengal, Bangladesh and beyond.
Chhayamoy or Chayamoy is a 2013 Bengali horror-comedy film directed by Haranath Chakraborty and based on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay's novel of the same title. This was a children's film with supernatural elements in it. Debajyoti Mishra composed the music of the film.
Hangover is a 2010 Bengali satirical comedy film directed by Prabhat Roy and produced by Rose Valley Films Pvt. Ltd under the banner of Rose Valley Films Pvt. Ltd. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Sayantika Banerjee in the lead roles. Music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri.
Mayar Badhon is a 1997 Bengali film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. The film narrates the story of a man who once learns that the girl he has so long believed to be his own daughter, is the daughter of someone else. The film stars Prosenjit Chatterjee and Srabanti Chatterjee in leading roles. It also stars Subhendu Chatterjee, Abhishek Chatterjee, Rabi Ghosh, Rituparna Sengupta, Satabdi Roy, Anuradha Roy and Soham Chakraborty in supporting roles. The film marked the big screen debut of Srabanti Chatterjee. The music of the film has been composed by Debojyoti Mishra.
Lathi (transl. Stick) is a 1996 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Prabhat Roy. Produced by Shanti Film Corporation, it stars Victor Banerjee as the protagonist, with an ensemble cast consisting of Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Deepankar De, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Kaushik Sen. The music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri.
Byomkesh was a 2014 Indian Bengali crime fiction television series based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The series starred Gaurav Chakrabarty, Saugata Bandyopadhyay and Ridhima Ghosh as Byomkesh Bakshi, Ajit and Satyabati respectively. The series premiered on 20 November 2014 on Colors Bangla channel and ended on 14 November 2015. This series is re-runned on 4 March 2024. The first episode was narrated by Sabyasachi Chakrabarty.
Arshinagar is a 2015 Bengali film directed by Aparna Sen. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Dev, Rittika Sen, Jisshu Sengupta, Kaushik Sen, Waheeda Rehman, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, Roopa Ganguly, and Jaya Seal Ghosh. The screenplay is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The trailer of the film was released on 25 November 2015.
Jamai 420 is a Bengali language comedy-drama film written and directed by Rabi Kinnagi, who was assisted by Pathikrit Basu. The film stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Soham Chakraborty, Hiran Chatterjee, Ankush Hazra, Payel Sarkar, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan in lead roles while Kharaj Mukherjee, Biswanath Basu, Shantilal Mukherjee and Manasi Sinha appear in pivotal roles. The film is produced jointly by Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni and Nispal Singh under Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films respectively. The film was released on 22 May 2015 with mostly negative reviews.
Katmundu is a 2015 Indian Bengali comedy romantic thriller film directed by Raj Chakraborty. The film features Soham Chakraborty, Abir Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Srabanti Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty and Saswata Chatterjee in the lead roles. The film is produced by Shyam Sundar Dey under GreenTouch Entertainment. The film was released on 16 October 2015. The story, penned down by Padmanava Dasgupta, is about three software engineers who undertake a journey to Nepal to escape the stress of a 9-to-5 job and how their life takes an unexpected turn after meeting three girls on their way, forms the crux of the story.
Double Feluda is a 2016 Bengali language crime thriller detective film, based on the Bengali sleuth Feluda, created by the acclaimed and renowned Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray. It is the 19th film in the Feluda series. Directed by his son Sandip Ray, the film marks the comeback of both Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Saheb Bhattacharya, with the former returning to the eponymous role of Feluda and the latter playing his sidekick. This is a sequel of Royal Bengal Rahashya (2011). The film was released on 16 December 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic creation. The film is based on two Feluda stories - Samaddarer Chabi and Golokdham Rahasya.
Posto is a 2017 Bengali Family drama film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The film features Soumitra Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta and Mimi Chakraborty. The film was released on 12 May 2017 in 100 theatres across West Bengal, India and overseas on the same day. The film received critical acclaim as it portrayed the relationships in a very subtle way. The film was remade in Hindi language by the same director-duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee named Shastry Virudh Shastry (2023) which was released on 3 November 2023.
Jio Pagla is a 2017 Indian Bengali comedy film directed by Ravi Kinagi. The film is an adaptation of Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding.
Shah Jahan Regency is an Indian Bengali drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji, under the banner of SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd, starring Abir Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Anjan Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Anirban Bhattacharya, Swastika Mukherjee, Rudranil Ghosh and Rittika Sen while Rituparna Sengupta and Babul Supriyo appear in Guest appearances. The movie, based on the popular novel Chowringhee by Mani Shankar Mukherjee, was released on 18 January 2019.
Netaji is a Bengali biographical soap opera on the life of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose that premiered on 14 January 2019 and aired on Bengali GEC Zee Bangla. Based majorly on Udyata Kharga Subhash by Achintya Kumar Sengupta and produced by Surinder Films, the series stars Abhishek Bose in the eponymous role, with Basabdatta Chatterjee, marking her comeback on television, Dhruvajyoti Sarkar, Kaushik Chakraborty, Sriparna Roy, Debopriyo Sarkar, Sohan Bandopadhyay, Fahim Mirza appearing in other recurring roles. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the shooting of the series was stalled. It was rumoured that along with Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni, this series will be axed the channel. Putting rest to such rumours, the shooting started from June 11 and new episodes started to air from June 15, 2020. The show went off air on 1st August 2020.
Purba Paschim Dakshin is a Bengali spiritual thriller film directed by Rajorshi Dey and produced by Suchandra Vaaniya. This film is based on Ebong Inquisition, compilation of three Paranormal fiction of Avik Sarkar. The film was released on 22 November 2019, under the banner of Just Studio. It is the last film acted by Mrinal Mukherjee and debut film of Manabi Bandyopadhyay, India's first transgender college Principal.
Borunbabur Bondhu is a 2019 Bengali-language Indian drama film directed by Anik Dutta for Surinder Films. The film is based on a Bengali story Chhad written by Ramapada Chowdhury. It is the story of an old man, whose life faces an upheaval after people come to know that a VVIP who was once his friend, is coming for a visit. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee in the role of an elderly man with supporting cast of Madhabi Mukhopadhyay, Paran Bandopadhyay, Ritwick Chakraborty, Arpita Chatterjee, Sreelekha Mitra, Kaushik Sen and Bidipta Chakraborty.
The West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is given yearly by the WBFJA as a part of its annual West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films, to recognize the best actor of the previous year.
Ek Akasher Niche is a Family drama Bengali television serial, which aired on Alpha Bangla. It was produced under the banner of Ravi Ojha Productions. The story is about a middle-class family that deals with various challenges and complications on a daily basis and fights all odds to stay united. With over a thousand episodes that aired in early 2000s the serial was a mega-blockbuster hit in Bengal and other Bengali language dominant parts of the world.
The West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor in a supporting Role is given yearly by WBFJA as a part of its annual West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films, to recognize the best actor of the previous year.
Nonte Fonte is a 2023 Indian Bengali-language comedy-drama film directed by Anirban Chakraborty. The film is based on Narayan Debnath's comic strip, Nonte Phonte. The film's screenplay and dialogues were written by Amlan Majumdar, and the music was composed by Anupam Roy. Paran Bandopadhyay, Amlan Majumder, Subhasish Mukherjee and Sumit Samader play the lead roles in the film. The film was released on 19 May 2023.
