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A list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 2004. [1]
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A list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 2004. [1]
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).
Swastika Mukherjee is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bengali and Hindi films and television. She is the daughter of actor Santu Mukhopadhyay.
Amitabh Bhattacharjee is an Indian actor who works in Bengali and Hindi films. He was born and brought up in Delhi. His Bengali debut film was Rasta, directed by Bratya Basu, with Mithun Chakraborty. He has done many Bengali films & Hindi films as well. Apart from this, he was seen in a Bengali show named Checkmate and currently he is portraying the character of Dr. Subhankar Banerjee, the male protagonist of Bikele Bhorer Phool.
Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema, is an Indian film industry of Bengali-language motion pictures. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, dates back to 1932. It was a historically important film industry, at one time the centre of Indian film production. The Bengali film industry is known for producing many of Indian cinema's most critically acclaimed global Parallel Cinema and art films, with several of its filmmakers gaining prominence at the Indian National Film Awards as well as international acclaim.
Tomar Jonyo or Tomar Janna is a Tollywood film which was released in 2008. Directed by Nilanjan Banerjee, the movie featured Rishi, Shriya Jha, Subrata Dutta. Shriya’s debut film Gita, in the Telugu film industry. But Zee Motion Pictures cast Shriya Jha in Bengali film. Koel Mallick was supposedly cast as the female lead but she opted out, due to date problems. Shriya plays Aankhee, a visually challenged girl who runs a flower shop and falls in love with Joseph (Rishi Roy, named Arindam Roy in Ollywood but rename himself to Rishi for Bengali Film Industry. Nilanjan Banerjee is a SRFTI graduate.
Deepak Adhikari, known by his stage name Dev, is an Indian actor, producer, singer and screenwriter, known for his works in Bengali cinema and more recently, a politician. He owns the production house Dev Entertainment Ventures.
Koneenica Banerjee is an Indian actress associated with Tollywood, predominantly appears in Bengali films and serials.
Chandana Sharma is an Indian television actress. She is the daughter of Anjana Bhowmik. Her sister Nilanjana Sharma is also an actress. She made her debut in director Rabi Kinagi's Premi.
Sohini Paul is a Bengali Indian film actress. She is the daughter of actor-politician Tapas Paul and his wife, Nandini.
Mahaguru is a 2007 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film directed by Anup Sengupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Jisshu Sengupta, George Baker and Anu Choudhury.
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.
Subhasish Mukherjee is an Indian Bengali actor. He is a well-known actor in Bengali cinema. He generally appears in comedy and in supporting roles. However, he has proven his versatility as an actor in films like Herbert and Mahalaya. Some of his well-known films where he acted are Guru Shishya, Shatrur Mokabila, Surya, Coolie, Greptar, Besh Korechi Prem Korechi.
Jeet is an Indian Bengali actor, producer and television presenter. Jeet started his modeling career in 1993. His first acting assignment was Bishabriksha (1994–95), a Bengali TV series directed by Bishnu Palchaudhuri. He made his big screen debut with Chandu (2001), a Telugu film. His first success came in 2002, opposite Priyanka Trivedi, through Sathi, a highly successful romantic drama, directed by Haranath Chakraborty, for which he won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Most Promising Actor Award and Anandalok Awards for Best Actor. In the same year, he acted in the Bengali remake of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. This initial success was followed by other critical and commercial successes, including Nater Guru, Sangee, Bandhan and Yuddho. In 2005, he acted alongside Koel Mallick in Nater Guru, which was released to critical and commercial success and fetched him his second Anandalok Award for Best Actor. He also starred in some commercial failures, including Saathihara, Priyotoma and Ghatak, and in Jor, which was more successful.
Pijush Saha is an Indian film director, producer and writer from Kolkata. The first feature he directed was Satrur Mukabela (2002), which was followed by Kartabya (2003) Tulkalam (2007) Bajimat (2008) Neel Akasher Chandni (2009) Kellafate(2010) and Beparoyaa (2016).
"The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 29 December 2004. Archived from the original on 3 January 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
