Runa Laila is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in the Pakistani film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and also frequently joined him for singing duets, after replacing another singer Mala. Her playback singing in films – The Rain (1976), Jadur Banshi (1977), Accident (1989), Ontore Ontore (1994), Devdas (2013) and Priya Tumi Shukhi Hou (2014) - earned her seven Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer. She won the Best Music Composer award for the film Ekti Cinemar Golpo (2018).
Jharna Basak, known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968. Shabnam remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She has been nominated for Nigar awards several times, winning it 13 times. She has appeared in over 150 films films. She was a leading actress in the Pakistani film industry for 28 years.
Shuvro Dev is a Bangladeshi musician. He was honoured with Ekushey Padak in 2024, the second-highest civilian award in Bangladesh, for his contribution to music.
Shubhashish Mazumder Bappa, better known as Bappa Mazumder, is a Bangladeshi singer, lyricist and music composer. He is the lead singer of the rock band Dalchhut, which he formed in 1995 with Sanjeeb Choudhury.
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 film 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.
Shahnaz Rahmatullah was a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi singer. Her notable songs are ''Prothom Bangladesh Amar Sesh Bangladesh'', Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha. She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande (1990).
Raja Kaasheff or Raja Kashif is a United Kingdom-based Asian singer/music director equally known in India and Bangladesh Urdu/Hindi & Bangla-speaking diaspora around the world. He learned music under the guidance of music director Ravi and the Sham-Churasi, Gharana. Ravi's films include Do Badan, Chaudhavin Ka Chand, Hamraaz, Gumrah, and Nikah.
Farida Parveen is a Bangladeshi folk singer. Referred to as "the Queen of Lalon song," she received Ekushey Padak in 1987 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Andho Prem (1993).
Ferdausi Rahman also known as Ferdausi Begum is a Bangladeshi playback singer. She is the daughter of folk singer Abbas Uddin. She sang some popular film songs for Pakistani films also in the 1960s especially working with the music composer Robin Ghosh in film Chakori released in 1967. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh. In addition, she was awarded the lifetime achievement award of the National Film Award in the year 2015.
Anjali "Anju" Ghosh is an actress who has worked in Bangladeshi and Indian (Tollywood) films. She is notable for her role in the film Beder Meye Josna in 1989.
Kabir Bakul is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics 6 times for the films Megher Kole Rod (2008), Swami Strir Wada (2009), Nisshash Amar Tumi (2010), Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013), Nayok (2018) and Bishwoshundori (2020). As of 2013, he has written about 5000 songs.
Gunday (transl. Outlaws) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film features Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor. Set in 1971–1988 Calcutta, Gunday is a story about two best friends and outlaws, who fall in love with a cabaret dancer, which causes rivalry and misunderstandings between them while a police officer tries to take advantage of this situation to eliminate them.
A K M Shafiqur Rahman Tuhin is a Bangladeshi lyricist, music director and singer. As of 2012, he wrote about 1,000 songs. He earned the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song Choto Choto Golpo in the film Projapoti (2011) and Citycell-Channel-I Music Award in 2006, 2011 and 2013.
Mousumi Hamid is an actress and model from Bangladesh. She rose to prominence after becoming the 1st runner-up in LUX Channel I Superstar 2010. Since then, she worked in several TV shows such as Love Rectangle , Radio Cholocate and several others. Since 2013, Hamid has signed several films including Anonno Mamun's Blackmail (2015), Shafi Uddin's Full Length Love Story: Part II (2015) and Shamim Ahamed Roni's Mental (2015).
The 34th National Film Awards, presented by Ministry of Information, Bangladesh to felicitate the best of Bangladeshi Cinema released in the year 2009. The government announced the names of 28 artistes in 26 categories for the National Film Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the country's film industry. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave away the awards to the artistes. From this year, Government decided to give lifetime achievement award and Sultana Zaman was the first recipient of the award.
Shouquat Ali Imon is a Bangladeshi music composer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013) and Best Music Composer for Payer Chhaap (2022). He also won Babisas Awards for Best Music Director in film Black Money (2015). He served as one of the judges of the television show Black Horse RTV Golden Key – Ebar Tomra Gao. In the 1990s, he was a member of the musical bands Chime and Pentagon.
Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz is a Bangladeshi television and film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his directorial debut Projapoti (2011), which was produced by Enayetur Rahman Bappy and under the banner of NTV Production House. The film won three National Film Awards for Best Music Director, Best Lyricist & Best Singer (Female) and also best known for his other films Chaya Chobi (2012), Taarkata (2014) and Samraat (2016). He is also well known for being an assistant director under the film and TV director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.
Amjad Khan Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi Army officer and founder of Bangladesh conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group.
Asif Iqbal is a Bangladeshi lyricist and composer. He is one of the successful corporate personality in Bangladesh. He is the Founder & Owner of Gaanchill Music. He has been acclaimed for his multifaceted and innovative work in several renowned institutions of the country.
Erin Zaman is a Bangladeshi actress, singer and television anchor. She became notable as the first heroin of veteran Bangladeshi actor-producer Shakib Khan.
