SoumitraChatterjee was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. He is best known for his collaborations with director Satyajit Ray, with whom he worked in fourteen films.
Rituparna Sengupta is Indian actress and producer who is known for her work in Bengali, Odia and Hindi cinema. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. She has won a National Award, two Filmfare Awards, four BFJA Awards and four Anandalok Awards.
Debashree Roy also known as Debasree Roy, is an Indian actress, dancer, choreographer, politician and animal rights activist. As an actress, she is known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema. She has been cited as the reigning queen of Bengali commercial cinema. She acted in more than a hundred films and won over forty awards, including a National Award, three BFJA Awards, five Kalakar Awards and an Anandalok Award. As a dancer, she is known for her stage adaptations of the various forms of Indian folk dances as well as her innovative dance forms imbued with elements from Indian classical, tribal and folk dance. She runs Natraj dance troupe. She is the founder of Debasree Roy Foundation, a non-profit organisation that works for the cause of stray animals. Roy was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Raidighi constituency since 2011 till 2021.
Putrabadhu is a 1998 Bengali film directed by Pallab Ghosh and Chief assistant director was Madhuchhanda Sengupta and produced under the banner of Damini Pictures Pvt. Ltd. The film is a remake of National Award winning 1986 Tamil film Samsaram Adhu Minsaram by Visu.
Dev is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Bengali film industry. He made his acting debut with the Bengali film Agnishapath. He later signed up Ravi Kinnagi's Bengali film I Love You.
Shesher Golpo is an Indian Bengali romantic drama film directed by Jiit Chakraborty. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee as 'Amit Ray' and Mamata Shankar as 'Labanya', in the lead roles. The music of Shesher Golpo is composed by Joy Sarkar. The film is an extension of Shesher Kabita, the famous 1929 novel by Rabindranath Tagore.
Sleelatahanir Pore is a 2021 Bengali social drama film directed by Reshmi Mitra and produced by SK Sahid Imam. The film featuring Soumitra Chatterjee, Rahul Banerjee, Abhishek Chatterjee and Moubani Sorcar, is based on a novel of the same name by the Bengali poet Mallika Sengupta. The film about a rape victim survivor was released on 12 March 2021 under the banner of Sonam Movies.
Ratna Ghoshal is an Indian film and television actress. She began her career as a supporting actress. She set foot in the world of acting through the film Raja Rammohun.
Aalta Phoring was an Indian Bengali drama television series on Star Jalsha which premiered on 10 January 2022. It was produced by Susanta Das under the banner of Tent Cinema. It starred Kheyali Mondal, Arnab Banerjee and Saoli Chattopadhyay. From October 2022, the show starred Abhishek Bose as a new lead.
Soumitra Sekhar Dey ; is a leading Bengali linguist, educationist, and writer from Bangladesh. Currently he is serving as the 6th vice chancellor of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University.
72 Ghanta Indian Bengali-language mystery comedy-drama film directed and produced by Atanu Ghosh. The film is released in Chorki, a Bangladeshi OTT platform. This is the last film of veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee which will be released posthumously.
Abhijit Gangopadhyay is an Indian judge presently posted in the Calcutta High Court. Gangopadhyay started his career as a West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) officer. Then he resigned from the position and practiced as a State Advocate in the Calcutta High Court. In the High Court on 2 May 2018, he joined as an additional judge, and on 30 July 2020, he became a permanent judge.
Akash Ongshoto Meghla is an 2022 Indian Bengali-language drama film. written and directed by Joydeep Mukherjee. The film Rudranil Ghosh, Rahul Banerjee, Basabadatta Chatterjee, Ankita Chakraborty and Devdut Ghosh in lead roles. The film was theatrical release on 5 August 2022.
Aditi Chatterjee is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television.
Rupsa Chatterjee is an Indian Bengali television and film actress who predominantly works in Bengali television serials and films.
Ankita Chakraborty is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Bengali Cinema and television. She is known for her appearances in the Byomkesh series films: Byomkesh Phire Elo (2014), Byomkesh Bakshi (2015), Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana (2016), and Byomkesh O Agnibaan. Her best-known television appearances are Ishti Kutum (2011) as Kamalika and Indrani (2022) as Indrani.
Abar Proloy is a 2023 Bengali crime thriller web series written and directed by Raj Chakraborty and produced by Raj Chakraborty Entertainment and Subhashree Ganguly. The show features an ensemble cast including Paran Bandopadhyay, Saswata Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, June Maliah, Koushani Mukherjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Sohini Sengupta. The series serves as a spin-off of the 2013 film Proloy and was released on the ZEE5 OTT platform on 11 August 2023.
