Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011, the first woman to hold the office. Having served multiple times as a Union Cabinet Minister, Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time in 2011. She founded the All India Trinamool Congress in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress, and became its second chairperson later in 2001. She is often referred to as 'Didi'.
Pradeep Kumar was an Indian actor who is recognized for his work in Hindi, Bengali and English-language films.
Pradip Kumar BanerjeeFIFAOM was an Indian professional footballer who played as a striker for the India national football team. He also captained the national team and later on became the coach of the national team. He represented India in 45 official matches and scored 15 official goals for the country. He was one of the first recipients of Arjuna Award, when the awards were instituted in 1961. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri in 1990 and was named Indian Footballer of the 20th century by IFFHS. In 2004, he was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honour awarded by FIFA.
Satabdi Roy (born 5 October 1969) is an Indian actress, film director and politician. As an actress she is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. As an actress, she ruled the array of commercial Bengali cinema during the late 1980s and 1990s. As a director, she has been denounced critically for her use of superfluous themes. She is a Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha since 2009.
Banerjee, also known as Bandyopadhyay, is a Bengali Kulin Brahmin surname originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The surname belongs to the Rarhi clan of Bengali Brahmin caste.
Aarti Mukherjee, also known as Aarti Mukherji or Arati Mukhopadhyay , is an Indian playback singer who has sung in Hindi films such as Geet Gata Chal (1975), Tapasya (1976), Manokamana, Masoom (1983) and Sooraj Mukhi (1992).
Rachna Banerjee also known as Rachana, is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and television presenter. She is known for her works in Bengali and Odia film industries and has also appeared in several Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. Being crowned the 1994 Miss Kolkata, she has also won five beauty contests in India including Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest.
Arnab Riingo Banerjee better known as Riingo Banerjee is a noted Indian Bengali film director and score composer.
Pratyusha Banerjee was an Indian television actress. She had appeared in numerous television and reality shows.
Nusrat Jahan Ruhi is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. In 2019, Jahan became actively involved in politics and was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Basirhat constituency as a Trinamool Congress candidate. Jahan's screen debut was in Raj Chakraborty's Shotru.
Koni is a national award-winning Bengali movie released in 1984 directed by Saroj Dey, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Sriparna Banerjee. This film is an adaptation of a Bengali novel by the same name written by Moti Nandi. The film is about a girl living in Calcutta slums, who with the help of her coach triumphs over poverty and hardships. The film's lead Sriparna Banerjee was also a professional swimmer herself in the 1970s and at the time of casting a student of Jadavpur University. The film was a smash hit at the west-bengal box-office. It also surpassess Shatru(1984) of Ranjit Mallick.
Swatilekha Sengupta was a Bengali actress. She had received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contribution to Indian theatre as an actor.
June Banerjee is an Indian and Bengali singer who has sung in the films like Khokababu, Lorai etc. She was the singer of the popular Bengali song Soniye Tu Janiye Tu, Laila Laila. June started her singing career by singing ad jingles. Later she got her first break in the film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar (2008).
Shriya Jha is an Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Odia and Bengali films. She is the daughter of actress Amardeep Jha. She has played the lead character in Rajshri Productions' Hindi serial Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Angan Hoga on Sahara One. She completed her schooling from GNFC School, Mussoorie. She was lately seen as Sweety in Nimki Mukhiya on Star Bharat and in Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein on Sony Entertainment Television. She was last seen as Barkha Shergill in Ziddi Dil Maane Na on Sony Sab.
Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury is an Indian Bengali singer. She rose to fame with the release of 'Tumi Asbe Bole' & 'Jagarane Jay Bibhabaree' from the Bengali film Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona in 2011. She has been a prominent singer in Bengali films since 2007. Besides films, she also worked for several solo albums with her band Somlata & the Aces. Apart from being a singer, she works as a guest lecturer of Psychology in Asutosh College, Kolkata.
Sayantika Banerjee is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has been praised by the critics for her acting and dance skills. In 2012 she was in the Bengali film Awara, which was commercially successful. She joined Trinamool Congress (TMC), ahead of Assembly elections 2021 in West Bengal.
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy is a 2012 Indian Bengali film directed by Sandip Ray. There are three short ghost stories in this film.
Beena Banerjee, also known as Beena or Bina, is an Indian actress in Bengali and Hindi films and television.
Kaushik Banerjee is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He has appeared in more than a 100 films throughout his career of four decades.
Birbaha Hansda is an Indian politician and former actress who currently serves as Cabinet Minister for Self Help Group & Self-Employment and Minister of State for Forests and Consumer Affairs of the Government of West Bengal. She is the Minister of State for Forest and Minister of state for Consumer Affairs, Government of West Bengal and the Member of Legislative Assembly of Jhargram constituency. As an actress, Hansda has appeared predominantly in Santali language films as well as acted in a few Bengali and Hindi language films.
