Lemis (also known as Lihat Lemis) is a Bangladeshi playback singer. Born on 5 December 1991 in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, she was in films such as Agnee, Aaro Bhalobashbo Tomay , Agnee 2 , Niyoti , Premi O Premi and Nagar Mastan . She also got the best singer (BATCHAS) award 2014 for the song Agnee. Her exposure to the movie industry led her to work with other prominent musicians, such as Bollywood playback singer Nakash Aziz and composer Savvy Gupta. [1]
Lemis' introduction to the world of television began when she competed in Notun Kuri , a Bangladeshi reality TV show on BTV. After her debut, she was featured in an episode of Ityadi . Her first major career success was singing the title track of the 2014 film Agnee for Mahiya Mahi. The popularity of this song led to her receiving the nickname "Agni Kanya," which means The Girl of Fire. Lemis also sang "Preme Porechi," a popular rock song composed by the composer Kazi Nowrin. The song also appeared in a mixed album. [2] On 14 April 2016 she released her first solo album, composed by Shafiq Tuhin, which had three original songs. She also appears in the films Maa and Target (item song featuring Naila Nayem). [1] In 2018, she released "Ki Je Koro Moyna", a duet with Asif Akbar in the film Ratrir Jatri. [3]
Runa Laila is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and she also made a pair with him after replacing another singer Mala. Her playback singing in films – The Rain (1976), Jadur Banshi (1977), Accident (1989), Ontore Ontore (1994), Devdas (2013) and Priya Tumi Shukhi Hou (2014) - earned her seven Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer. She won the Best Music Composer award for the film Ekti Cinemar Golpo (2018).
Sadhana Sargam née Sadhana Ghanekar is an Indian singer known for her prolific playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil,Telugu and Odia films. She is a recipient of the National Film Award and Filmfare Awards South. She has also won five Maharashtra State Film Awards, four Gujarat State Film Awards, and one Orissa State Film Award.
Kanan Devi was an Indian actress and singer. She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali cinema. Her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was used instrumentally in some of the biggest hits of New Theatres, Kolkata.
Sabina Yasmin is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more than 1,500 songs for films and over 10,000 songs in total.
Akriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Her songs, "Saturday Saturday" from the film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and "Iski Uski" from 2 States became popular. Akriti was a judge on Zee Bangla's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs and was going to appear on Colors 's Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
Nazmun Munira Nancy is a Bangladeshi singer. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her playback in the film Projapoti (2011). She received Meril Prothom Alo Awards Best Female Singer Award for six times.
Rajatava Datta is an Indian actor who works in Bengali, Hindi and English films. He is popular as a judge on the Zee Bangla reality show Mirakkel. He is also popular for his negative lead roles in Boss, MLA Fatakesto, Barud, Paglu, Yuddho, Challenge, Rasta, Kanamachi etc.
Rupankar Bagchi, also known mononymously Rupankar is a Bengali singer-songwriter, playback singer and actor from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Arifin Shuvoo born 2 February 1982, is a Bangladeshi film actor and television personality. He is the recipient of several awards and nominations, including a National Film Award and two Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He made his debut in 2007, appearing in the television series Ha/Na before appearing in his first film Jaago - Dare To Dream in 2010. He made a debut into mainstream cinema with Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini in 2013. For his negative role in the film, he received a nomination for Best Actor at the Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He later went on to star in Bhalobasha Zindabad in 2013 and the romantic action film Agnee in 2014. In 2015, his performance in Chuye Dile Mon earned him his first Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor. He later starred in the film Musafir directed by Ashiqur Rahman in 2016. In 2017, he starred in Dhaka Attack directed by Dipankar Dipon, which received massive response overseas by hitting theatres across US, UK, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, and the Middle East, making it a record breaking blockbuster.
Hridoy Khan is a Bangladeshi singer, music composer, musical artist and actor.
Eskay Movies is an Indian media and entertainment company which started in 1988 by Ashok Dhanuka and Himanshu Dhanuka. The expanded Eskay Movies into becoming one of the biggest media and entertainment houses in eastern India. In the film industry, Eskay Movies has following divisions: Production, Distribution, Exhibition, Digital Cinema and Music and Online Store. The production house is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal and prominently produces Bengali language films. Digital movie distribution firm United Mediaworks (UMW) has expanded its operations into Bangladesh by distributing and co-producing films with Bangladeshi companies, such as Jaaz Multimedia. Under the new partnership, United Mediaworks will provide its digital cinema production and distribution technology to over 256 screens in Bangladesh. With this expansion, UMW claims to have a distribution chain present across 550 screens in both India and Bangladesh.
Baby Naznin is a Bangladeshi singer. She won the 2003 BACHSAS Award for Best Female Playback Singer. She also won the 2003 Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the film Sahoshi Manush Chai. She is dubbed "Black Diamond" in Bangladesh.
Gazi Mazharul Anwar is a Bangladeshi film director, producer, lyricist, screenwriter and music director. He earned the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyricist a record six times for the films Tit for Tat (1992), Ajante (1996), Churiwala (2001), Lal Dariya (2002), Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003) and Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe (2016). He worked as a lyricist in the "Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra". He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2002 and Independence Day Award in 2021 by the government of Bangladesh.
Syed Abdul Hadi is a Bangladeshi singer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer five times for his playback performance in the films Golapi Ekhon Traine (1979), Sundori (1979), Koshai (1980), Goriber Bou (1990) and Khoma (1992). He is the recipient of Ekushey Padak in 2000.
Emon Saha is a Bangladeshi composer, musician and singer. He earned 7 Bangladesh National Film Awards for his music composition and direction in the films Chandragrohon (2008), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ghetuputra Komola (2012), Pita (2012), Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe (film) (2016), Jannat (2018) and Anando Ashru (2020)
Nikhita Gandhi is an Indian playback singer who has worked in Indian films in four different languages. She has worked on Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, and Kannada film projects.
Aruna Biswas is a Bangladeshi television, stage and film actress. She is also a television drama director.
Shammi Akhter was a Bangladeshi playback singer. She was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na (2010).
Kazi Md Ali Jahangir, known as Balam, is a Bangladeshi singer, guitarist, composer, and music producer. He was born in Dhamaron village in Tongibari Upazila of Munshiganj (Bikrampur) district. He used to be the lead guitarist/vocalist for the band Warfaze. Later he introduced himself as a solo singer. In 2019 he joined LRB as a lead guitarist/vocalist.
Masum Babul is a Bangladeshi film dance director and choreographer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Choreography twice for the film Dola (1993) and Ki Jadu Karila (2008). He also best known for the film Beder Meye Josna (1989), Koti Takar Kabin (2006) and Bikkhov (1994).
