Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress and winner of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant, after previously winning Femina Miss India at age 18. Since her pageant wins, she has worked as an actress.
Aparna Sen is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards East and thirteen Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. For her contribution in the field of arts, the Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award.
Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen, is an Indian actress, known for her works in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films. She has appeared in 60 films and 40 television series. She has received Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987, for her role in the film Sirivennela.
Aruna Irani is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1985) and Beta (1992), and holds the record for the most nominations in the category (10). In January 2012, Irani was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Filmfare Awards.
Konkona Sen Sharma is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works primarily in Hindi and Bengali films. She has received several awards, including two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmaker and actress Aparna Sen, she is primarily known for her work in independent films, in addition to working in mainstream films.
Jaya Maswood, popularly known as Jaya Ahsan, is a Bangladeshi film actress, model, producer and playback singer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a television actress, she works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress six times for her performances in the films Guerrilla (2011), Chorabali (2012), Zero Degree (2015), Debi (2018), Alatchakra (2021), and Beauty Circus (2022). She also earned four Filmfare Awards East, Zee Cine Awards, and Meril-Prothom Alo Awards.
Bani Basu is a prolific Bengali Indian author, essayist, critic, poet, translator and professor.
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).
Koel Mallick is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut with Nater Guru (2003) opposite Jeet, which was a box office-success. Some of her popular films are Shubhodrishti (2005), Mon Mane Na (2008), Premer Kahini (2008), Paglu (2011), Paglu 2 (2012), Rangbaaz (2013), Arundhati (2014) and Besh Korechi Prem Korechi (2015).
Devadarshini is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films, in addition to few Telugu films and television series. She began her career as a television anchor and entered cinema playing supporting roles and comic roles. she is a recipient of three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Mohamallika Pillai, better known as Mallika Sukumaran is an Indian actress and businesswoman, known for her works in Malayalam cinema. She debuted in 1974 with the Malayalam film Utharayanam by G. Aravindan. Since then, she has appeared in over 60 films. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her role in the 1974 film Swapnadanam.
Ananya Chatterjee is an Indian actress who works in Bengali films. Known for her role in Abahoman which won her a National Award. She started her career as a TV actress. She acted in several TV serials and films, including three directed by Anjan Dutt. Her role as the muse of a married director in Abahoman, directed by Rituparno Ghosh, won her the National Film Award for Best Actress.
Sohini Sengupta is an Indian film and theatre actress. Daughter of actor Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta, who are also active in theatre, Sohini is one of the leading actors of the Bengali theatre group Nandikar. As a member of the group, she has worked with prominent theatre personalities such as Debshankar Halder, Sumanto Gangopadhyay and Parthapratim Deb, and was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi's 2007 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for contributions to theatre. She also played a supporting role in Aparna Sen’s film Paromitar Ek Din (2000) for which she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2000 National Film Awards.
Anjana Basu is a Bengali Indian actress and BJP politician based in Kolkata. She started her acting career with modelling, and gradually with a serial "Robir Aloy" which aired on Alpha Bangla, she came into the limelight. The year was 2003. In 2005, she was a part of a horror film, Raat Barota Panch, after which she didn't have to look back.
Sudipta Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actress who mostly works in Bengali cinema. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Bariwali. She gained huge recognition for her portrayal as Tista in the long-running Ravi Ojha's Bengali daily soap opera Khela. Chakraborty had participated as contastant in the first season of Bigg Boss Bangla (2013), in which she was the top four finalist. She is also an anchor, talk show host, casting director, and an acting coach.
Rii Sen is an Indian actress who works in Bengali cinema. She started her career as a freelance model and television actress. Her debut film was Tepantorer Mathe, but it was not released in theatres because of obscene scenes. Sen had participated as contestant in Bigg Boss bangla season 2 and she was the 2nd runner up in the show. She has acted in movies like Bishh, Gandu, and Cosmic Sex.
Thennakoon Pathiranalage Nilmini [Sinhala]), popularly as Nilmini Thennakoon, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Highly versatile actress particularly active in television, she is a recipient of Best Actress award multiple times in many local award festivals. She is often referred to as the "tear drop" in Sinhala small screen and also Sri Lankan Madhuri Dixit.
Anushka Sen is an Indian television actress and model. She is well-known for her work in Baalveer, Jhansi Ki Rani, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11, and Dil Dosti Dilemma.
Tiyasha Lepcha is a Bengali Indian television actress. She is known for portraying the character of Shyama in the Bengali television series Krishnakoli.
Trina Saha is an Indian television actress. Saha started her career in television as a lead actress through Khokababu portraying the character Tori. She has acted in many Bengali movies and TV soap operas. She has performed in many music videos like Chaina composed and sung by Shaan.
