The Chishti order is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after the town of Chisht where it was initiated by Abu Ishaq Shami. The order was brought to South Asia by Mu'in al-Din Chishti in the city of Ajmer.
Khawaja Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya, also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, Sultan-ul-Mashaikh and Mahbub-e-Ilahi, was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and is one of the most famous Sufis from the Indian Subcontinent. His predecessors were Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, and Moinuddin Chishti, who were the masters of the Chishti spiritual chain or silsila in the Indian subcontinent.
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.
According to the 2011 census, West Bengal has over 24.6 million Muslims, making up 27% of the state's population. The vast majority of Muslims in West Bengal are ethnic native Bengali Muslims, numbering around over 22 million and comprising 24.1% of the state population. There also exists an Immigrants Urdu-speaking Muslim community numbering 2.6 million, constituting 2.9% of the state population and mostly resides in Urban areas of the state.
ʿUthmān Sirāj ad-Dīn al-Bangālī , known affectionately by followers as Akhi Siraj, was a 14th-century Bengali Muslim scholar. He was a Sufi belonging to the Chishti Order and was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. As one of the senior disciples of Nizāmuddīn Auliyā, he spent long years with him in Delhi and earned the sobriquet of Āinā-e-Hind. His shrine, the Pirana Pir Dargah in Gaur, West Bengal, attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees every year. Siraj and his successor, Alaul Haq, are credited with the rise to prominence of the Chishti order in Bengal.
Avinash Mishra is an Indian television actor. He made his acting debut with Sethji (2017) playing Bajirao. He his best known for playing Shantanu Mazumdar in Yeh Teri Galiyan and Kunal Rajvansh in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.
Payel De, also known as Payel Dey, is a Bengali actress. She began her career in 2006 with Zee Bangla's Ekdin Pratidin daily soap and portrayed the character Chandrayee as a supporting role. She is known for her work in television soap opera serials Durga and Behula where she played the title character, both of these aired on Star Jalsha. She started her career while she was studying in college. Afterwards, she starred as Aalo Moitra in the TV serial Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe which aired on Star Jaisha. She has also played lead characters in Maa Durga, Tobu Mone Rekho, Ardhangini, Jaahanara, Durga Durgeshwari, Chuni Panna and currently Desher Maati.
Mayurpankhi is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 12 November 2018, and aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha, and is also available on the digital platform Hotstar. The show was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay.
Prothoma Kadambini is an Indian Bengali television biographical period drama based on the biography of the first practising female physician of British-ruled India and South Asia, Doctor Kadambini Ganguly. The show aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is also available on digital platform Hotstar, that was premiered on 16 March 2020. The show is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and stars Solanki Roy and Honey Bafna in lead roles. The show went to off-air on 28 February 2021.
Saraswatir Prem is an Indian Bengali television romantic comedy drama. The show aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Sun Bangla and is also available on digital platform Sun NXT, that premiered on 7 December 2020 and ended on 30 May 2021. It was generated by J D Productions Private Limited and starred by Pallavi Dey and Abhishek Veer Sharma.
Kori Khela is an Indian Bengali language drama television series broadcasting on the Bengali general entertainment channel Zee Bangla. It premiered from 8 March 2021 and starred by Sriparna Roy and Ananda Ghosh. The series is produced by Sumeet Mittal and Sumeet Mittal under the banner of Shashi Sumeet Productions. It is remake of Zee TV's Hindi series Punar Vivaah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara.
Amader Ei Poth Jodi Na Sesh Hoy is an Indian Bengali language Romantic Comedy Drama television series that broadcasting on Indian Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. It premiered on 12 April 2021 and stars Annwesha Hazra and Writwik Mukherjee. The series is produced by Crazy Ideas Media.
Sona Roder Gaan is a Bengali daily soap which aired on Colors Bangla from 24 January 2022. It stars Payel De and Rishi Kaushik. It is the remake of Colors TV's Thodasa Badal Thodasa Paani.
Saathi (transl. Partner) is a 2022 Indian Bengali Language Drama television series which is premiered on 7 February 2022 on Bengali general entertainment channel Sun Bangla. The show is produced by Firdausul Hasan and Probal Haldar of Friends Communication and stars Anumita Dutta and Indrajeet Bose. It is an Remake of the Tamil Television series Roja. It is an Longest Running Serial in Sun Bangla.
Projapoti (transl. butterfly) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri, co-produced by Dev and distributed by SSR Cinemas. The film features Dev himself, alongside Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar, Koushani Mukherjee and Shweta Bhattacharya in lead roles. The movie was theatrically released on 23 December 2022 and had its digital premiere on the streaming platform ZEE5 on 14 April 2023. It received a blockbuster verdict at the box office. Made on a budget of ₹1.5 crore, it grossed over ₹13 crore and became the highest grossing Bengali film of 2022 and the third highest-grossing Bengali films of all time.
Uron Tubri is a 2022 Indian Bengali language Drama television series that released on 28 March 2022 on Zee Bangla. The series is produced under the banner of Friends Communication. It stars Sohini Banerjee and Swastik Ghosh in lead roles.
Nayika No.1 is a 2023 Indian Bengali Drama television series that released on 6 March 2023 on Colors Bangla. The series is produced under the banner of Blues Productions. It stars Ritobrota Dey and Indranil Chatterjee in lead roles.
Kon Gopone Mon Bheseche is a 2023 Indian Bengali Romantic Drama television series that premiered from 18 December 2023 on Zee Bangla. The series is produced by under the banner of Zee Bangla In-house Productions. It stars Shweta Bhattacharya and Ranojoy Bishnu in lead roles.
Jogomaya is a 2024 Indian Bengali Romantic Thriller Drama television series that released on 11 March 2024 on Zee Bangla. The series is produced under the banner of Blues Productions. It stars Neha Amandeep and Syed Arefin in lead roles.
