Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relatively new fictional sleuths Barodacharan and Shabor Dasgupta.
Tarun Majumdar was an Indian film director, documentary filmmaker, author, illustrator and screenwriter who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received five National Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards and an Anandalok Award. In 1990, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award. He is recognized as one of the greatest influential filmmakers of India. His few movies were restored and digitized by the National Film Archive of India, along with his Contemporaries Arabinda Mukhopadhyay, Goutam Ghose. He is Legendary filmmaker for Ganadevata in 1978, Nimantran in 1971,Palatak in 1963.
Sandhya Roy is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Award for four times, and one Filmfare Awards East best actress for Ganadevata.
Silajit Majumder, first name also spelled Shilajit, is an Indian Bengali singer-songwriter and actor from Kolkata. He is mostly credited by his first name. As an actor he is best known for his roles in films like Asukh (1999) by Rituparno Ghosh and Krantikaal (2005) by Sekhar Das. He took a remarkable place in Bigg Boss Bangla season 2.
Rajatava Dutta is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali, Hindi and English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali actors of his generation. In a career spanning over three decades, on one hand he has received popularity for playing negative characters in commercially successful films like MLA Fatakeshto, Challenge, Paglu, Boss etc. and on the other hand he has gained critical praise for his versatile acting performances in critically acclaimed films like Paromitar Ekdin, Open Tee Bioscope, Bogla Mama Jug Jug Jiyo etc and in the web-series Byadh. He has been a judge on the Zee Bangla reality show Mirakkel.
Bapi Bari Jaa is a 2012 Indian Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha. The movie is jointly produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Idea Creations. It stars Arjun Chakrabarty and Mimi Chakraborty in lead roles with Shalmi Barman, Tista Dutta and Anindya Chatterjee in other pivotal roles. The film is about youngsters and the story of the film revolves around a young sheltered man who suddenly discovers life when he goes to the streets one day. The movie was released on 7 December 2012.
Ganadevata(Bengali: গণদেবতা) is a 1978 Bengali drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar, based on a novel of the same name by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Ajitesh Bannerjee, Samit Bhanja, Rabi Ghosh and Anup Kumar in lead roles. The epic novel is set in the 1920s during the British Raj, about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal. It also won the writer Bandopadhyay, the1967Jnanpith Award.
Bela Seshe is a 2015 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee and presented by Atanu Raychaudhuri. It is produced by Windows Production and distributed by Eros International. Veteran actors Soumitra Chatterjee and Swatilekha Sengupta played the lead roles in this film, who were last seen in Satyajit Ray’s film Ghare Baire, three decades earlier. The film additionally features Rituparna Sengupta, Aparajita Adhya, Monami Ghosh, Indrani Dutta, Sohini Sengupta, Kharaj Mukherjee, Shankar Chakraborty, Anindya Chatterjee, Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee, Barun Chanda and Sohag Sen as pivotal roles.
Bhootu is an Indian Bengali language children's comedy-drama television series that aired on Zee Bangla. The series revolves around a friendly girl ghost, "Bhootu", who always tries to help others, often causing light mischief and mayhem in the process. The show was rebooted in Hindi with same name as Bhutu for Zee TV and premiered on 21 August 2017. This Show is 2nd time repeat telecast on Zee Bangla on lockdown 2020.This Show is 3rd time repeat telecast on Zee Bangla Cinema on 25 May 2024.(Mon - Sun 11.00am to 12.00pm)
Eagoler Chokh is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. It is the sequel to 2015 film Ebar Shabor and the second installment of Goenda Shabor film series. The film is based on a story of same name, written by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.
Sesh Chithi is a 2018 Bengali drama film directed by Tanmoy Roy for D.Sudhir Productions. The music is directed by Sudhir Dutta. The film is about a handful of cunning family members who plan to take over a Zamindar bari after the death of the patriarch. Soumitra Chatterjee was felicitated on the sets for receiving Légion d'honneur. Soumitra Chatterjee and Lily Chakravarty will be seen in the film after the great success of Posto.
Aschhe Abar Shabor is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. It is the sequel to 2016 film Eagoler Chokh and the third installment in the Goenda Shabor film series. The film was released on 19 January 2018. It is based on Prajapatir Mrityu O Punorjanmo, a story written by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.
Samantaral (transl. Parallel) is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language psychological drama film, directed by Partha Chakraborty. It stars Parambrata Chatterjee and Riddhi Sen. It was nominated at the 2018 Filmfare Awards for Best Film (Critics). Chatterjee received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) - Popular and Critics Award for Best Actor (Male).
Shubho Drishti was a popular Bengali television soap opera. It premiered on 1 January 2018. It aired on Colors Bangla. It starred Gourab Roy Chowdhury and Aishwarya Sen in lead roles and Bidipta Chakraborty and Sukanya Goswami in a negative role. The show was produced by Shibaji Panja of Vandana Films and Enterprises. Prasenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta played cameo roles in this serial.
Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha is a Bengali language fantasy comedy film directed by Tapan Sinha based on a novel Nabiganjer Daityo of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay. This film was released in 1998 under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. This was the last complete movie made by director Tapan Sinha.
Goenda Baradacharan is a Bengali fictional detective character created by novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. The character first appeared in the novel Monojder Advut Bari. Thereafter, a short story Goenda Baradacharan was published in Anandamela magazine in 1976. Mukhopadhyay wrote a number of detective stories of Baradacharan, some of which were translated into English.
Ambarish Bhattacharya is a Bengali actor and comedian. He started his career through performing at Bengali theatre and stage. He made his television debut in the 2007 playing the character Gaja in Raja & Gaja. He has acted in numerous TV soap operas and Bengali films.
Windows is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Kolkata. The company was established by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee in 2002. The company is one of the leading Bengali film production houses in Eastern India.
Ogo Nirupoma is an Indian Bengali language romantic drama television series which was premiered on 5 October 2020 on Bengali Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and ended on 1 August 2021. It is also available on Disney+ Hotstar even before telecast. The show is produced by Acropoliis Entertainment and it stars Arkoja Acharya and Gourab Roy Choudhury in lead roles. It is the remake of Asianet's Malayalam show Kasthooriman
Aparichita is a 1969 Indian Bengali-language thriller film co-written and directed by Salil Dutta. Produced by Debnath Roy and Geetali Dutta under the banner of R. D. Productions, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Samaresh Basu, which itself was actually inspired by The Idiot written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It stars Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy, and Aparna Sen in the lead, while Utpal Dutt, Bikash Roy, Tarun Kumar, Dilip Roy and Haradhan Bandyopadhyay in another pivotal roles.
