Bijoya may refer to:
Aparajito is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), and is the second part of The Apu Trilogy. It is adapted from the first half of Bibhutibhushan Bannerjee's novel Aparajito. It starts off where the previous film Pather Panchali (1955) ended, with Apu's family moving to Varanasi, and chronicles Apu's life from childhood to adolescence in college, right up to his mother's death, when he is left all alone.
Amit Chaudhuri is an Indian English-language novelist, poet and essayist. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2009. He is Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia, and since 2020, he also teaches at Ashoka University, India as Professor of Creative Writing. In September 2020, he was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Modern Language Association (MLA).
Ruma Guha Thakurta was an Indian actress and singer primarily associated with Bengali language films. She founded Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958.
Sandip Ray is an Indian film director and music director who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the only child of the famous Bengali director Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray.
Calcutta Youth Choir was set up in 1958 by Ruma Guha Thakurta with Salil Chowdhury and Satyajit Ray.
Bijoya Ray was the wife of the Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Their son Sandip Ray is also a film director. Bijoya and Satyajit were first cousins. After a long courtship, they were married in 1949. Bijoya Ray acted and sang playback song in a Bengali feature film called Shesh Raksha in 1944 and also acted in the documentary Gaach by Catherine Berge in 1998. She died in Kolkata on 2 June 2015, aged 97, after suffering from acute pneumonia.
Subir Banerjee is an Indian actor who played Apu in Satyajit Ray's Bengali film Pather Panchali, the first installment of The Apu Trilogy.
In a Bollywood film industry dominated by powerhouse families the Ganguly brothers and their family connections serve as an important bridge between the clans.
Bijoya Chakravarty, is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.
Satyajit Ray was an Indian film director, scriptwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers in film history, he is celebrated for works such as The Apu Trilogy (1955–59), The Music Room (1958), The Big City (1963) and Charulata (1964). Ray was born in Calcutta which was prominent in the field of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, he was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves (1948) during a visit to London.
Anup Kumar was an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He is survived by his wife Aloka Ganguli.
Jogamaya Devi College is one of the oldest and leading women's college in Kolkata, India. It shares the same building with Asutosh College and Syamaprasad College and is named after the wife of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee. It is a National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited Grade "B" college. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It was established in 1932.
Debi Prasad Roy Choudhury MBE (1899–1975) was an Indian sculptor, painter and the founder chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi. He was known for his bronze sculptures, including Triumph of Labour and Martyr's Memorial, and is rated by many as one among the major artists of modern Indian art. He was a fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, selected in 1962. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1958, for his contributions to Art.
Bishorjan (transl. Immersion) is a 2017 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly, starring Abir Chatterjee, and Bangladesh actress Jaya Ahsan in lead roles. The film was produced by Opera Productions.At the 64th National Film Awards , Kaushik Ganguly's Bishorjan bagged the Best Feature Film in Bengali.
Kamu Mukherjee was a Bengali actor, best known for his role as Mandar Bose in Sonar Kella and Harun in Sandip Ray's first film Phatik Chand.
Anubha Gupta was an Indian Bengali actress, known for her work in Bengali cinema. She received the Best Actress in Supporting Role Award at the 26th Annual BFJA Awards for the film Hansuli Banker Upakatha.
Noukadubi is a Bengali drama film directed by Nitin Bose based on a 1906 novel of the same name of Rabindranath Tagore. This film was released on 19 September 1947 under the banner of Bombay Talkies. This is a remake of 1946 Hindi film Milan made by the director Nitin Bose where Dilip Kumar starring in the lead role.
Datta is a Bengali romantic drama film based on the novel with the same name written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. It was first made in 1951 and again in 1976.
Bijoya is a 2019 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly, produced by Opera Movies and presented by Suparnokanti Karati. The film starring Abir Chatterjee, and Bangladesh actress Jaya Ahsan in lead roles and it is a sequel to Bishorjan (2017), directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film was released on 4 January 2019.