Muhammad Habibur Rahman was a Chief Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court in 1995. He was the Chief Adviser of the 1996 caretaker government which oversaw the Seventh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. A language activist and advocate of the Bengali language, he wrote extensively and published eight books on the subject. He played a significant role to implement Bengali in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He wrote Jathashabdo (1974), the first thesaurus in the Bengali language.
Rizia Rahman was a Bangladeshi novelist. She had a number of novels and short stories to her credit. Her works cut across all genres. She was best known for the novel Bong Theke Bangla. She was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (1978). As of 2018, she had published more than 50 novels and short story collections during her long career.
SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media and entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal Founded by Shrikant Mohta. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films, SVF also distributes Bollywood and Hollywood films in Eastern India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition, TV Content Production, Digital Cinema, Music, New Media and IPR syndication. SVF was in Anandabazar Patrika's powerlist for 2008 and 2010.
Ferdous Ahmed is a Bangladeshi film actor and producer. He acts in Bangladesh and West Bengal films. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor 5 times for his roles in the films Hothat Brishti (1998), Gangajatra (2009), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ek Cup Cha (2014) and Putro (2018).
Kushal Chakraborty is a Bengali actor and film director. At the age of six, he played the role of Mukul in Satyajit Ray’s film Sonar Kella for which he won National Film Award for best child artist in 1974.
Fazlur Rahman Babu is a Bangladeshi actor and singer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor twice for his roles in the films Shonkhonaad (2004) and Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe (2016). He has also been featured in an Indian film.
Shakib Khan, also known by the initialism SK, is a Bangladeshi film actor, producer, singer, film organiser and media personality. In his career spanning about two decades, Khan has been the propeller of the contemporary local film industry, widely known as Dhallywood. He is popularly known in the media as "King Khan", "King of Dhallywood" and "Number One Shakib Khan", also referred as "Bhaijaan of Dhallywood". Currently he is the highest paid actor in Bangladesh.
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.
Kabir Bakul is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics five times for the films Megher Kole Rod (2008), Swami Strir Wada (2009), Nisshash Amar Tumi (2010), Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013) and Nayok (2018). As of 2013, he wrote about 5000 songs.
Soham Chakraborty, is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Tollywood films, as child artist and as male lead. He has earned numerous accolades, including Uttam Kumar Awards, BFJA Awards and Star Jalsha Entertainment Awards. Chakraborty has a significant following in West Bengal, Assam and other adjacent states in India and Bangladesh. He is a member of All India Trinamool Congress and the Vice President of All India Trinamool Youth Congress. He contested in 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Borjora Constituency.
Mimi Chakraborty is an Indian actress, singer and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. She was listed as the most desirable woman in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable Women 2016.
Montazur Rahman Akbar is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter, producer, social activist and entrepreneur. He is known for his film work in Dhallywood, the Bengali-language film industry centered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was a freedom fighter in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. After directing multiple plays, he worked as an assistant director working on the films Chhutir Ghonta andJanata Express under directors such as Matin Rahman and Azizur Rahman from 1979 to 1990.
Eskay Movies is an Indian media and entertainment company which started in 1988 by Ashok Dhanuka and Himanshu Dhanuka. The expanded Eskay Movies into becoming one of the biggest media and entertainment houses in eastern India. In the film industry, Eskay Movies has following divisions: Production, Distribution, Exhibition, Digital Cinema and Music and Online Store. The production house is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal and prominently produces Bengali language films. Digital movie distribution firm United Mediaworks (UMW) has expanded its operations into Bangladesh by distributing and co-producing films with Bangladeshi companies, such as Jaaz Multimedia. Under the new partnership, United Mediaworks will provide its digital cinema production and distribution technology to over 256 screens in Bangladesh. With this expansion, UMW claims to have a distribution chain present across 550 screens in both India and Bangladesh.
Ki Darun Dekhte is a 2014 Bangladeshi Bengali-language film directed by Wazed Ali Sumon. The film stars Mahiya Mahi, Bappy Chowdhury, Omar Sani, and Misha Sawdagor.
Tiger Media Limited; established in 2014 is a Bangladesh-based movie production and distribution company. It specializes in film production, and distribution. It has emerged as one of the leading production companies within a year by producing some of the biggest Bangladeshi Films of 2014. Tiger Media Limited also owns Dhallywood24; A news division based on Bangladeshi Cinema.
Dhaka Attack is a Bangladeshi action thriller film produced by Dhaka Police Paribar Kallayan Samity Ltd., Three Wheelers Ltd. and Splash Multimedia. It features Taskeen Rahman, Arifin Shuvo, Mahiya Mahi and ABM Sumon in lead roles. It was directed by Dipankar Sengupta and written by Sunny Sanwar. The film was distributed by The Abhi Kathachitra and Swapna Scarecrow.
Bojhena Se Bojhena (2015) is a Bangladeshi romantic action film written, produced and directed by Montazur Rahman Akbar. Starring Akash Khan, Achol, Amit Hasan. The film was released by Nayan-Apon Productions. The film starred Akash Khan.
Love Marriage is 2015 Bangladeshi romantic drama film. The film directed by Shahin Sumon and produced by Taposhi Faruque under the banner of Heartbeat Production. The film feature Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas in the lead roles. Misha Sawdagor, Sadek Bachchu, Ahmed Sharif and Mizu Ahmed also played supporting roles in the film.
