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This is a following list of Indian Bengali films released by West Bengal film Industry. [1]
| This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations .(September 2022) |
This is a following list of Indian Bengali films released by West Bengal film Industry. [1]
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Production Company | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N U A R Y | 13 | The Bongs Again | Anjan Dutt | Parno Mitra,Neha Panda,Gaurav Chakrabarty & Jisshu Sengupta | Eskay Movies | Drama | |
| Kichhukshan | Anag Ranjan Pashi | Sanjib Sarkar, Piyali | Kalyan Sinha Roy of Events Worldwide & Communication | Drama | |||
| Ei To Jeebon | Biplob Sarkar | Suman Islam | Drama | ||||
| Koto Shopno Koto Asha | Wakil Ahmed | Pori Moni, Bappi Chowdhury | Romance, Action | ||||
| 20 | Bibaho Diaries | Mainik Bhowmik | Ritwick Chakraborty, Sohini Sarkar, Biswanath Bas | Camellia Productions Pvt. Ltd. | Comedy, Drama | ||
| F E B R U A R Y | 3 | Tomake Chai | Rajiv Kumar Biswas | Bonny Sengupta, Koushani Mukherjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | Comedy, Romance, Drama | |
| 10 | Devi | Rick Basu | Paoli Dam, Shataf Figar | Macneill Engineering Ltd. | Drama | [2] | |
| 17 | 61 Garpar Lane | Rajesh Dutta, Ipsita Roy Sarkar | Soumitra Chatterjee, Priyanshu Chatterjee | Social Drama | |||
| M A R C H | 24 | Mandobashar Galpo | Tathagata Banerjee | Parambrata Chatterjee, Paoli Dam | Drama | ||
| Golmaal | Narayan Roy | Mithun Chakraborty, Roopa Ganguly | Drama | ||||
| 31 | Meher Aali | Arindam Dey | Hiran, Satarupa Pyne, | Anuska Art & Niyasha Filmz | Drama | ||
| Ebong Kiriti | Anirban Parin | Priyanshu Chatterjee, Barun Chanda | Drama | ||||
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Production Company | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P R I L | 14 | One | Birsa Dasgupta | Prosenjit Chatterjee, Yash Dasgupta, Nusrat Jahan | Shree Venkatesh Films | Romance, Thriller | |
| Bishorjan | Kaushik Ganguly | Abir Chatterjee, Jaya Ahsan | Drama | ||||
| 28 | Durga Sohay | Arindam Sil | Sohini Sarkar | AVMA MEDIA LLP | Drama | ||
| M A Y | 5 | Porobashinee | Shawpan Ahmed | Enom | Science Fiction | ||
| 12 | Posto | Shiboprasad Mukherjee | Jisshu Sengupta, Mimi Chakraborty | Windows Production House | Drama | ||
| 19 | Ami Je Ke Tomar | Ravi Kinagi | Ankush Hazra, Sayantika Banerjee, Nusrat Jahan | Shree Venkatesh Films | Romance, Drama | ||
| 26 | Khoj | Arka Ganguly | Vikram Chatterjee, Shataf Figar, Lalit Malla | Magic Moments Motion Pictures | Mystery, Thriller | ||
| Messi | Riingo Banerjee | Aryann Bhowmik, Ronodeep Bose, Chaiti Ghosal, Rana Mitra, Aishika | Macneill Engineering | Sport, Drama | |||
| Amar Aponjon | Raja Chanda | Soham Chakraborty, Subhashree Ganguly | Ajorso Entertainment, Sunday Films | Romance, Drama | |||
| J U N E | 16 | Secret Love Story | Narugopal Mandal | Soumitra Chatterjee,Goutam Guru,Santana Bose,Robi Kumar,Narugopal Mandal,Tribeni Adhikari & Others.Script,Dialogue & Lyrics:Narugopal Mandal. | Sri Sri Om Narasingha Jue Production & N M Production | Drama | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7787762 |
| 23 | Chaamp | Raj Chakraborty | Dev, Rukmini Maitra | Dev Entertainment Ventures | Romance, Action, Sport | First movie from DEV Production house | |
| 30 | Boss 2: Back to Rule | Baba Yadav | Jeet, Subhashree Ganguly, Nusrat Faria Mazhar | Jeetz Filmworks, Walzen Media Works | Crime, Thriller | Sequel to Boss: Born to Rule and Indo Bangladesh joint production with Jaaz Multimedia | |
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Production Company | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O C T O B E R | 6 | Raktokorobi | Amitava Bhattacharya | Kaushik Sen | |||
| 20 | Jio Pagla | Ravi Kinagi | Jisshu Sengupta, Soham Chakraborty, Hiran, Bonny Sengupta, Srabanti Chatterjee, Payel Sarkar, Koushani Mukherjee, Rittika Sen | Surinder Films | Romance, Comedy | ||
| 27 | No Bed of Roses | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Irrfan Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Parno Mitra | Eskay Movies, Irrfan Khan Films | Drama | Indo-Bangladesh joint venture film and co-produced by Jaaz Multimedia | |
| N O V E M B E R | 18 | Romantic Noy | Rajib Chowdhury | Saheb Bhattacharya | Drama | ||
| 24 | Samantaral | Partho Chakraborty | Parambrata Chatterjee, Soumitra Chatterjee | Drama | |||
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Biler Diary | Biswarup Biswas | Biswanath Basu and Samadarshi Dutta | Drama, Family | ||
| 22 | Amazon Obhijaan | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | Dev, Laboni Sarkar | Shree Venkatesh Films | Adventure, Mystery, Drama | Sequel of 2013 film Chander Pahar | |
| 29 | Mayurakshi | Atanu Ghosh | Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indrani Halder | Drama | |||
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