Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Bengali language widely spoken in the state of West Bengal. 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.
Autograph is a 2010 Indian Bengali drama film by debutant director Srijit Mukherji. The movie is a tribute to Satyajit Ray's 1966 film Nayak and yesteryear Bengali actor Uttam Kumar, who portrayed the title role in the film. This was the first collaboration between Srijit Mukherjee and Prosenjit Chatterjee. The movie is being remade in Malayalam.
Shotru(Bengali: শত্রু ; English: Enemy) is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film directed by Raj Chakraborty. The film was produced by Ashok Dhanuka under the banner of Eskay Movies. It stars Jeet, Supriyo Dutta and Nusrat Jahan in lead roles, while Kharaj Mukherjee, Dipankar De, Biswajit Chakraborty, Saayoni Ghosh, Raja Dutta and Biplab Chatterjee played other pivotal roles. It marks the debut of Nusrat Jahan. The soundtrack and background score was composed by Indraadip Dasgupta, with screenplay and dialogues written by Padmanabha Dasgupta and Abhimanyu Mukherjee. It is a remake of 2010 Tamil movie Singam.
Nusrat Jahan Ruhi is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. Beside the acting career, from 2019 to 2024, Jahan has represented as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Basirhat constituency as a Trinamool Congress candidate. Jahan's screen debut was in Raj Chakraborty's Shotru.
Mimi Chakraborty is an Indian actress, singer and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. Her debut film was Bapi Bari Jaa in which she played the female lead, Dola. She was listed as the most desirable woman in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable Women 2016 and 2020.
Annadaata is a 2002 Bengali-language action drama film directed by Ravi Kinagi. It was produced by Ashok Dhanuka under the banner of Eskay Movies. The film was a remake of 1990 Hindi film Swarg which was a loosely based on 1967 film Mehrban which itself was a remake of the 1960 Tamil movie Padikkadha Medhai which in turn was a remake of 1953 Bengali film Jog Biyog based on the novel of same name by Ashapoorna Devi. The film stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Abdur Razzak and Sreelekha Mitra in the lead roles. Music of the film was composed by Babul Bose.
Birsa Dasgupta is an Indian Bengali film director based in Tollywood. He has directed films such as Shudhu Tomari Jonyo, Gangster, Mukhosh and Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya.
Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay is a 2014 Bengali-language romantic action comedy film directed by Ashok Pati and Anonno Mamun and produced by Ashok Dhanuka under the banner of Eskay Movies. The film was co-produced by Action Cut Entertainment. The film features Bengali actors Ankush Hazra, Subhashree Ganguly and Vikram Chatterjee in the lead roles. A co-production of India and Bangladesh, it is an official remake of the 2009 Telugu-language film Arya 2. The music for the film was composed by Savvy Gupta, Hridoy Khan and Akassh.
Yash Dasgupta is an Indian actor, television personality, producer, politician who works in Bengali and Hindi entertainment industry. Starting his career from television dramas, he made his film debut in the 2016 Bengali film Gangster. In 2023, he made his Hindi film debut in Yaariyan 2. He was listed as the most desirable man in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable men in 2014, 2015 and 2020.
Bojhena Se Bojhena is an Indian Bengali romantic television soap opera that premiered on 4 November 2013 and aired on the Star India-owned Star Jalsha. The soap opera, produced by Indian media company Shree Venkatesh Films, is a remake of the popular Hindi television series Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?, which aired on StarPlus. It starred Yash Dasgupta and Madhumita Sarkar.It got back in March 2020 due to COVID-19 situation.This Show is 3rd time repeat telecast on Star Jalsha on 3 July 2023.
Thani Oruvan is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja, who co-wrote the script with Suresh and Balakrishnan. It is produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh and S. Suresh under AGS Entertainment. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Arvind Swamy in lead roles. Nayanthara, Thambi Ramaiah, Ganesh Venkataraman, Harish Uthaman, Sricharan, Rahul Madhav, Nagineedu, Madhusudhan Rao, Saiju Kurup, Nassar and Mugdha Godse plays supporting roles.
Kelor Kirti is a 2016 Indian Bengali language action comedy film. It was directed by Raja Chanda and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Nispal Singh under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film stars Dev, Sayantika Banerjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Ankush Hazra, Mimi Chakraborty, Nusrat Jahan and Koushani Mukherjee.
Ami Je Ke Tomar is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language romance drama film directed by Rabi Kinagi and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF Entertainment. The film stars Ankush, Sayantika Banerjee and Nusrat Jahan in the lead roles. The film was released on 19 May 2017. It is the remake of the Marathi film Mitwaa (2015) starring Swapnil Joshi Sonalee and Prarthana Behere
Crisscross (2018) is an Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Birsa Dasgupta which is based on Smaranjit Chakraborty's 2013 novel of the same name. The film is produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF Entertainment. It stars Nusrat Jahan, Mimi Chakraborty, Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan, Sohini Sarkar, Priyanka Sarkar.The film was released on 10 August 2018.
Sreemoyee is an Indian Bengali drama serial that aired on Star Jalsha. It was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay, and premiered on 10 June 2019. The show stars Indrani Haldar in the title role. After a successful run of two-and-a-half years it went off-air on 19 December 2021.
SOS Kolkata is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film written and directed by Anshuman Pratyush and produced by Jarek Entertainment and Pratyush Production. The film starring Yash Dasgupta, Mimi Chakraborty, Nusrat Jahan and Sabyasachi Chakraborty is about a suspected terrorist attack and how the army, police and the common people come together to save lives and work against wrongdoings. The filming resumed on 6 July 2020, after lockdown due to the pandemic.
Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti, KHBK or KBC Bangla, is one of the 9 Indian versions for Bengali-speaking peoples based on the original British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? It premiered on 4 June 2011, on Mahuaa Bangla channel hosted by Sourav Ganguly. In 2018, this show returned to air with new host Prosenjit Chatterjee. This version is the only Indian version where the questions are only in the local language and not asked again in English.
