Chokher Bali is a 2003 Indian Bengali language drama film based on the 1903 novel Chokher Bali by Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Rituparno Ghosh in 2003 and stars Aishwarya Rai as Binodini and Raima Sen as Ashalata. Ashalata and Binodini refer to each other as Chokher Bali. The other major characters are played by Prosenjit Chatterjee as Mahendra, Lily Chakravarty as Rajlakshmi, the mother of Mahendra, Tota Roy Chowdhury as Behari, Rajlakshmi's adopted son and Swastika Mukherjee in a cameo role. The film was later dubbed into Hindi and was released internationally in that language.
Kharaj Mukherjee or Kharaj Mukhopadhyay is an Indian actor. He completed his early education from St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata He made his debut in Bengali film with the film Hulusthul in 1980. In the last 32 years, he has worked in many films like Patalghar, Bye Bye Bangkok, Kahani, Namesake, Accident, Muktodhara, Special 26, Lafangey Parindey, Yuva, Parineeta, Laga Chunari Mein Daag, Chha-e Chhuti, Jaatishwar etc. He is a student of the drama maestro Ramaprasad Banik. He is known for his excellence in both Commercial and natural acting. In 2012 film Kahaani, Mukherjee played the role of Inspector Chatterjee. Mukherjee won Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award in 2004 for the film Patalghar. Over the years, he has established himself as one of the finest actors in the Bengali film industry due to his versatility in various roles. His son, Bihu Mukherjee debuted in the film Abar Basanta Bilap.
Bou Kotha Kao ; is a television serial which was aired on Bengali GEC Star Jalsha. It was produced by Ravi Ojha Productions and was directed by Tathagata Mukherjee. It starred Riju Biswas and Manali Dey in the lead roles, and Ridhima Ghosh as the 2nd Female Lead and also in a negative role. It was one of the most popular TV serials of Bengali television as well as Star Jalsha and it was a blockbuster serial. It ended in January 2012. Later it was remade in Hindi as Gustakh Dil. It was re-aired on Star Jalsha during lockdown period, due to COVID-19.
Checkmate was an Indian Bengali television thriller series which aired on Star Jalsha from 21 January 2012 to 15 June 2012.
Agnipariksha was a popular Indian Bengali television serial, starring Sonali Chowdhury and popular cine-actor Bhaswar Chatterjee in lead roles that was telecasted by Zee Bangla between 2009 and 2014.
Bhootu is an Indian Bengali language children's comedy-drama television series that aired on Zee Bangla. The series revolves around a friendly girl ghost, "Bhootu", who always tries to help others, often causing light mischief and mayhem in the process. The character is based on Casper the Friendly Ghost. The show was rebooted in Hindi for Zee TV and premiered on 21 August 2017. The show stars Arshiya Mukherjee, Sana Amin Sheikh, Kinshuk Mahajan, Akanksha Chamola and Anjali Priya.
Goyenda Ginni was an Indian Bengali crime drama anthology television series that premiered on 7 September 2015 to 25 December 2016 and aired on Zee Bangla. It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, it starred Indrani Haldar, Saheb Chatterjee, Aditi Chatterjee and Indrajeet Bose. It marks the comeback of Haldar into Bengali television. It replaced the show Raage Anuraage. It got back in March 2020 due to COVID-19 situation.
Ei Chheleta Bhelbheleta a Bengali television Drama Series that premiered on 28 March 2016 to 23 July 2017 and aired on Zee Bangla. The show was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures, it starred Prapti Chatterjee and Somraj Maity in lead roles, Nabanita Malakar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Anusuya Majumdar, Shankar Chakraborty and Bharat Kaul in supporting roles. The show got replaced by a Fiction show Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni.
Ke Apon Ke Por is an Indian Bengali television soap opera which aired on Bengali Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 25 July 2016. After airing for 4 years, the show went off air on 27 December 2020. The show was produced by Boyhood Productions of Surinder Singh, Gurjit Singh and Sushanta Das.
Projapoti Biskut is a 2017 Bengali film directed by Anindya Chatterjee.
Nokshi Kantha was an Indian television soap opera in Bengali that premiered on 12 November 2018 and aired on the Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla. The show was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay. The show replaced the popular drama series Andarmahal. It aired its final episode on 10 July 2020. Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay took over its time slot starting 13 July 2020.
Jai Kali Kalkattawali is an Indian Bengali language anthology crime "Chalo Paltai" drama series that premiered on 24 July 2017 starring Ananya Chatterjee and Biswanath Basu. It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. It went off-air on 1 June 2019, airing 661 episodes. It was re-aired on Star Jalsha and Star Jalsha HD during lockdown period, due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Guriya Jekhane Guddu Sekhane was an Indian Bengali-language television soap opera that premiered on 21 January 2019 and airs on Bengali GEC Star Jalsha. The show, produced by Shree Venkatesh Films initially starred child artists Abhirup Sen and Pritha Ghosh in lead roles. Guriya Jekhane Guddu Sekhane was a story of two orphans who grow up together in an orphanage in North Bengal. The show then starred Arya Dasgupta, Pratyusha Paul and Jeetu Kamal in lead roles. It ended on 14 March 2020 and got replaced by another SVF-produced show Prothoma Kadambini.
Durgeshgorer Guptodhon is an Indian Bengali adventure thriller film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. It is a sequel to Guptodhoner Sandhane and the second film in the Sona Da franchise. This film was released on 24 May 2019 under the banner of SVF Entertainment.
Ekhane Akash Neel is a Bengali romantic medical drama series that aired on Star Jalsha and streamed on the digital platform Hotstar from September 23, 2019. It was a reboot of the popular show Ekhane Aakash Neel. It was also the remake of the StarPlus show Sanjivani. Produced by Surinder Films, it starred Sean Banerjee as Dr. Ujaan Chatterjee and Anamika Chakraborty as Dr. Hiya Chatterjee. It ended on 3 October 2020 and was replaced by Ogo Nirupoma.
Jiyon Kathi is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 23 September 2019, and aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Sun Bangla. It is the first show produced by Organinc Studios, a subsidiary of Magic Moments Motion Pictures, and stars Aindrila Sharma and Joy Mukherjee, later replaced by Somraj Maity.
Prothoma Kadambini was an Indian Bengali television biographical period drama based on the biography of the first practising female physician of British-ruled India and South Asia, Doctor Kadambini Ganguly. The show was aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is also available on digital platform Hotstar, that was premiered on 16 March 2020. The show is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and starred by Solanki Roy and Honey Bafna in lead roles. The show went to off-air on 28 February 2021.
Ishaa Saha is an Indian actress who mainly works in Bengali cinema. She started her career with Bengali television. She made her film debut in Bengali cinema in 2017 as a lead with Projapoti Biskut directed by Anindya Chatterjee. She acted in all the films directed by filmmaker Dhrubo Banerjee.
The 4th Filmfare Awards Bangla ceremony, presented by The Times Group, will honor the best Bengali language Indian films of 2019. The ceremony was held on 31 March 2021 in Kolkata.
Ranajoy Bhattacharjee is an Indian music composer, singer, music producer and lyricist hailing from Kolkata, India who is associated mainly with the Bengali Film Industry. He is known for his song Preme Pora Baron from the feature film Sweater, Mon Kyamoner Jonmodin from the feature film Hridpindo, Geetabitan Er Dibbi from the feature film Kolkata Chalantika & more.
