Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He generally wrote about the lives of Bengali family and society in cities and villages. However, his keen powers of observation, great sympathy for fellow human beings, a deep understanding of human psychology, an easy and natural writing style, and freedom from political biases and social prejudices enable his writing to transcend barriers and appeal to all Indians. He remains the most popular, translated, and adapted Indian author of all time.
Indian is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by S. Shankar, who wrote the script with dialogues by Sujatha, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Kamal Haasan in a dual role, alongside Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sukanya, Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, Nedumudi Venu, Kasthuri, Nizhalgal Ravi and Ajay Rathnam. It is the first instalment in the Indian film series. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman, while cinematography and editing were handled by Jeeva and B. Lenin-V. T. Vijayan. In the film, Senapathy, a retired freedom fighter rebels against corruption in India, which puts him in conflict with his son Chandrabose "Chandru", who lives by corruption.
Sarat Chandra Bose was an Indian barrister and independence activist.
Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her roles in Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Thappad (2020) and Tribhanga (2021).
Nitu Chandra is an Indian actress, film producer and theatre artist. She is also a classical dancer and a sportsperson, involved in the promotion of basketball in the country through her close association with the NBA and Taekwondo, being a fourth Dan black-belt. She has her own production house named Champaran Talkies, winning the National Film Award for the film Mithila Makhaan in the category of Best Maithili Film. The national award-winning film was directed by her brother Nitin Chandra.
Sharda Sinha is an Indian folk and classical singer. Hailing from Bihar, she predominantly sings in Maithili and Bhojpuri language. She has sung many regional songs like "Vivah Geet", "Chhath Geet". In 1991, she received the Padma Shri award for her contribution to music. She was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, on the eve of Republic Day in 2018.
Bihari culture refers to the culture of the Indian state of Bihar. Bihari culture includes Angika culture, Mithila culture, Bhojpuri Culture and the culture of Magadha.
Srijit Mukherji is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. His regular collaboration with veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee brought him into the limelight. His first feature film Autograph (2010), was a critical and commercial success, where he had written the script with Chatterjee in mind. His fifth film, Jaatishwar, won four national awards at India's 61st National Film Awards (2014). He won the National Film Award for Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay for his sixth film, Chotushkone, at India's 62nd National Film Awards. His eighth film, Rajkahini had been remade into a Hindi film titled, Begum Jaan, starring Vidya Balan in 2017. His 2018 release Ek Je Chhilo Raja won the 'Best Bengali Film' Award at India's 66th National Film Awards. His 2019 film Gumnaami won him the Best Bengali Film and Best Adapted Screenplay Awards at the 67th National Film Awards.
Anupam Roy is an Indian singer-songwriter, music director, composer, songwriter, guitarist, playback singer, engineer from Kolkata, India. He made his debut with Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao & Benche Thakar Gaan, which appeared on the soundtrack of the 2010 Bengali film Autograph. Since then, he has gone on to compose, write lyrics and sing for many Bengali films.
Rafiath Rashid Mithila is a Bangladeshi actress, singer and development worker known professionally by the mononym Mithila. Besides her film work in both Bangladesh and Kolkata, India, she is the head of the Early Childhood Development programme in BRAC International.
Sarat Chandra Pandit, better known as ‘Dada Thakur’ (দাদাঠাকুর), was a well-known composer of humorous rhymes, writer, publisher and social critic. He had his ancestral house at Dafarpur in West Bengal, India. However, the ancestral seat of the Pandits were originally at Dharmapur, a village in Rampurhat subdivision, Birbhum District of West Bengal. Sarat Chandra Pandit's grandfather Ishan Chandra Pandit left his ancestral village Dharmapur and settled in Dafarpur following a family conflict.
Tahsan Rahman Khan is a Bangladeshi musician, actor and television presenter. He was the former keyboardist and second vocalist of the Grunge and Alternative rock band Black. Currently he is the lead singer of his own band called Tahsan and the Band.
Kache Ashar Golpo is anthology series of telefilms promoted as a "collection of brave and unusual love stories" which premiered in January 2011 on NTV. The series airs multiple episodes only during special holidays such as Valentines Day and Eid and features many actors including Tahsan Rahman Khan, Jon Kabir, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Rafiath Rashid Mithila, Safa Kabir, Afran Nisho.
Mithila Palkar is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi films and television. Palkar is known for her characters in the television shows Girl in the City and Netflix's Little Things. She rose to prominence in March 2016 with her Marathi version of the "cup song". She has received several awards including a Filmfare Award Marathi and two Filmfare OTT Awards.
Gumnaami is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language mystery film based on the true events directed by Srijit Mukherji, which deals with the mystery of Netaji's death, based on the Mukherjee Commission hearings and the book Conundrum written by Anuj Dhar and Chandrachur Ghose. It has been produced by Shrikant Mohta, Pranay Ranjan, and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. Prosenjit Chatterjee plays the roles of Subhas Chandra Bose and Gumnaami Baba.
Darshana Banik is an Indian model and actress who works for the Bengali, Hindi and Telugu Film industry. She started her career as a model and brand ambassador for different brands like Colors, Vodafone, PC Chandra Jewellers and Boroline.
Antardhaan is an 2021 Indian Bengali-language thriller drama film written and directed by Arindam Bhattacharya. Initially the date of release was fixed on 7 April 2020 but it released theatrically on 10 December 2021 under the banner of Dreamliner Entertainment. The release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Tushar Lall is an Indian composer and producer, renowned for his innovative fusion of Hindustani classical and Western classical elements, creating a unique and captivating hybrid musical style. Tushar was a music producer on India's magnum opus - Brahmastra and has been featured in the official Bond Music Documentary alongside legends like Hans Zimmer and Billie Eilish. As a music composer, he has recently scored Netflix's globally trending 'Curry and Cyanide' and Amazon's murder documentary series called 'Dancing on the Grave'. He is also a famous YouTuber who specialises in stylised Indian classical covers of popular music and soundtracks, mostly released on his eponymous YouTube channel. Under the name of the Indian Jam Project, Lall has collaborated with several Indian musicians playing unique Indian instruments, such as the sarod, sarangi, and sitar.
Mayaa is a 2023 Indian Bengali language thriller drama film written and directed by Raajhorshee De. The film produced by Debdas Banarjee and Rohit Banarjee under the banner of DSR Entertainment House. It's a Bengali adaptation of play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The film stars Rafiath Rashid Mithila, Tanushree Chakraborty, Reecha Sharma, Koneenica Banerjee, Rahul Banerjee, Gaurav Chakraborty and Sudipta Chakraborty in the lead roles. The film was theatrical released on 7 July 2023.
Datta is a 2023 Indian Bengali language film based on the novel with the same name written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. directed by Nirmal Chakraborty. It stars Rituparna Sengupta, Saheb Chatterjee, Joy Sengupta, Biswajit Chakraborty, and Devlina Kumar. The music was composed by Joy Sarkar. It was theatrically released on 16 June 2023.
