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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]
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 Indian-American documentary film about the children of prostitutes in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red light district. The widely acclaimed film, written and directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, won a string of accolades including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005.
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 in Nater Guru (2003), Mon Mane Na, Besh Korechi Prem Korechi.
Swastika Mukherjee is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bengali and Hindi films and television. She is the daughter of the 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 Bengali cinema or Tollywood, 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 film writer, 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, born in Kolkata, India, is a Bengali film actress. She is the daughter of Tapas Paul.
Mahaguru is a 2007 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Anup Sengupta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Jisshu Sengupta, George Baker and Anu Choudhury.
Churni Ganguly is a Bengali actress and director.
Jeet is an Indian Bengali film actor, producer and television presenter. He made his film debut with a Telugu film, named Chandu that was released in 2001 which did not do that well at the box office. Further, Jeet moved on to do Bengali films and had his first breakthrough by portraying the lead character in Sathi He has become one of the biggest stars Bengali cinema through the years, with films like - Awara, Boss: Born to Rule, Bachchan, Boss 2: Back to Rule, Game: he plays to win, Badsha – The Don, Inspector Nottyk, Jor, Beshi Korechi Prem Korechi, Fighter, Dui Prithibi,Sultan: The Saviour, Deewana,Raavan to his credit, all of them being All Blockbuster Hit.
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.
