Jaya Maswood is a Bangladeshi actress and producer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a television actress, she currently works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress six times for her performances in the films Guerrilla (2011), Chorabali (2012), Zero Degree (2015), Debi (2018), Alatchakra (2021), and Beauty Circus (2022). She also earned three Filmfare Awards East, Zee Cine Awards, and Meril-Prothom Alo Awards.
Koel Mallick is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut with Nater Guru (2003) opposite Jeet, which was a box office-success. Some of her popular films are Shubhodrishti (2005), Mon Mane Na (2008), Premer Kahini (2008), Paglu (2011), Paglu 2 (2012), Rangbaaz (2013), Arundhati (2014) and Besh Korechi Prem Korechi (2015).
Chalo Let's Go is a 2008 Indian movie in Bengali starring Ritwick Chakraborty, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee and Parambrata Chatterjee, written and directed by Anjan Dutt.
Jeetendra Madnani, mononymously known as Jeet, is an Indian actor, film producer, singer, entrepreneur and television presenter known for his work in Bengali cinema. He owns the production houses "Grassroot Entertainment" and "Jeetz Filmworks". He is also the Executive Secretary of "West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum". He has been a recipient of numerous awards including Tele Cine Awards, Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Actor and Kalakar Awards (2014) for "King of Tollywood" and many others. He is one of the few actors known for doing commercial action films in Tollywood.
Kaushik Ganguly is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Bengali cinema. Multiple National Film Awards winner Actor-Director, Kaushik Ganguly is known for making films that explore various aspects sexuality, like Ushnatar Janye (2003), which deals with a lesbian relationship, and Arekti Premer Golpo (2010), which examines transgender identity & Nagarkirtan (2017), an LGBTQ Movie. In 2019, Film Companion ranked Ridhi Sen's performance in Nagarkirtan which was directed by Ganguly, among 100 Greatest Performances of the decade.
Churni Ganguly is an Indian actress and director who mainly works in Bengali movies and television productions. She received the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards in 2005 in the best actress category for the movie Waarish, in which she played a single-mother's role. She won two National Film Awards for her directorial ventures Nirbashito and Tarikh.
Aborto is a Bengali film released on 1 March 2013 and directed by Arindam Sil in his directorial debut. According to Sil, this film would be the greatest tribute to Satyajit Ray that has ever been made. The film stars Bangladesh actress Jaya Ahsan, Tota Roy Chowdhury and Abir Chatterjee in lead roles. The screenplay was written by filmmaker Atanu Ghosh, but was not acknowledged on the posters by the director.
Arundhati is a 2014 Indian Bengali horror thriller film directed by Sujit Mondal and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film stars Koel Mallick as a warrior queen. It is the remake of the 2009 Telugu movie of the same name.
Indrasish Roy is an Indian film and television actor. He played the role of Tintin in serial Gaaner Opare. Later he played the lead role of Chandrakiran Chowdhury, the male protagonist of serial Adwitiya. He debuted in films with Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti.
Ebar Shabor is a 2015 Indian Bengali-language mystery-thriller film based on the detective story "Rwin" (ঋণ) by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. The film is directed by Tollywood line producer Arindam Sil, and produced by Reliance Entertainment and Mundus Services. This is the first installment of Goenda Shabor film series. This is the second directorial venture of the master film director after the blockbuster Aborto The film is based on the investigation of the murder of Mitali Ghosh. What follows is a revelation of certain shameful truths that are prevalent in the life of a typical high society person. The film released on 2 January 2015.
Surinder Films (SF) is an Indian media and entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It mainly produces and distributes Bengali films. The production house was created by Surinder Singh in 1970 as a film distribution company. In 1995, it was taken over by his son Nispal Singh. With the company producing more than 70 films, 20 television shows, 50 web series and short films so far, it has become one of the largest media production and entertainment houses in East India.
Kaushik Roy is an Indian television and film actor. Roy is best known for playing the lead antagonist, Krishnendu Sengupta, in Bojhena Se Bojhena and main protagonist in Khorkuto. He has also played the lead role in Onnyo Bwosonto and a supporting role in Ekla Cholo.
Besh Korechi Prem Korechi is a 2015 Indian Bengali language action comedy film directed by Raja Chanda and produced jointly by Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni and Nispal Singh under the banners of Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films.
Har Har Byomkesh is a 2015 Indian Bengali mystery thriller film directed by Arindam Sil and produced jointly by Mahendra Soni, Shrikant Mohta and Nispal Singh Rane on Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films banner respectively. The film is based on the fictional detective, Byomkesh Bakshi, created by the Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film stars Abir Chatterjee as the eponymous sleuth, while Ritwick Chakraborty enacts the role of his assistant Ajit Bandopadhyay and Sohini Sarkar helm in the shoes of Satyabati. The teaser of the film was released on 11 October 2015. The trailer was launched on 15 October 2015. The film was released on 18 December 2015.
Raage Anuraage is a Bengali television Soap Opera that premiered on 28 October 2013, and aired on Zee Bangla. Produced by Raj Chakraborty Productions, starred Jeetu Kamal as main male protagonist Anindya Chatterjee as Dr. Subhankar Roy and Tumpa Ghosh as main female protagonist and main antagonist-(Komol, Kori).
Byomkesh Pawrbo is a 2016 Indian Bengali language thriller film directed by Arindam Sil and the film is the sequel to 2015 film Har Har Byomkesh. Produced jointly under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films, the film reprises cinematography and music by Soumik Haldar and Bickram Ghosh respectively. Sayantika Banerjee as Gulab Bai (cameo) is doing a special dance number for a particular scene which is being choreographed by Saroj Khan. The film stars Abir Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty and Sohini Sarkar in lead roles. The movie is based on the story Amriter Mrityu by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay. The film was released on 16 December 2016 to positive critical reception.
Mahapeeth Tarapeeth was a Bengali mythological show that was aired on Star Jalsha and is also available on Disney+ Hotstar. The show narrates the origin of Tarapith shrine- the journey from fear to faith and chart the various phases of Maa Tara and Bamakhepa’s journey to fight against societal evils. This show was produced by Max Entertainment, Surinder Films.
Tarikh or Tarikh: A Timeline (2019) is an Indian Bengali film directed by Churni Ganguly and bankrolled by Suparnokanti Karati. This was the second film directed by Ganguly after Nirbashito. The film starring Saswata Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty and Raima Sen, portrays dichotomies of human existence. The film was awarded the best Screenplay for dialogues in the 66th National Film Awards.The film was released on 12 April 2019.
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.
Kanyadaan is a 2020 Indian Bengali Language Drama television series which is premiered on 7 December 2020 on Bengali general entertainment channel Sun Bangla. The show is produced by Arup Kumar Som and Sayantan Som Chitrayon of Babu Banik Production Chitrayon and stars Arindram Ganguly, Priya Malakar and Manasi Sinha.
