1. Shakuntala Barua
Shakuntala Barua is an Indian TV actress born in Kolkata on April 22, 1947. She has been showcasing her talent for several decades. Her experience established her as a role model for young and aspiring actresses in the entertainment industry. She has appeared in 101 films since her debut film with a prominent actor named Anutap in 1977. Till the beginning of the 21st century, she portrayed various characters in 82 films. She is still actively demonstrating her diligence and dedication in the film industry, by taking on challenging roles consistently.
...2. Susmita Roy Chakraborty
Susmita Roy Chakraborty was born on 1 July 1990 in Gosaba Village of West Bengal. Her parents were government employees. She married a news anchor, Sabyasachi Chakraborty. She did a B.A. (Honours) in Bengali from the University of Calcutta. She has been an Actor at Zee Bangla since 25 June 2018 and has acted in Krishnokoli as Parbati. She has also worked in Aparajita Apu as Ditsa and in Tubulu. She has a daily lifestyle blog channel on YouTube known as Watch With Susmita. She is also active on her Instagram page with the username Watchwithsusmita. She was the face of Mooi Magazine's May 2023 Edition for Me & Mooi - Find Yourself.
...3. Mousmi Bhattacharya
Mousumi Bhattacharya is an Indian actress from the Bengal region. She has predominantly worked in the Bengali film industry but also has played important roles and has a significant presence in the Bengali TV serial scene. Mousumi had very humble beginnings, starting on the small screen and finally achieving the big screens.
...4. Dolon Roy
The actress fetched national award for her role in Bengali film ‘Sanghat’( 1997) in 44th National Film awards ceremony. Apart from acting, she keeps herself engaged in theatre, commercial stage and TV screen too. She acted in theater in United States in a highly popular drama ‘Kella Fatey’ directed by Dulal Lahiri. The glamorous actress made her debut in Bengali cinema ‘Sajani Go Sajani ‘ directed by Tarun Majumdar. Tarun Majumdar made many Bengali actresses shine on screen and Dolon is an example of it. She is a qualified actress having M.SC degree from Calcutta University. After her education, she made a debut in cinema and never looked back since then.Â
She performed a strong woman character character in Zameen released in 2011, As a character actress in Bengali cinema, her role in Charulata( 2011) gave her critical acclaim too. She pushed her talent to meaningful roles and a serious actress in Bengali cinema. Her roles in ‘Antar ‘and’ Anubhob’ need a special mention for her histrionics and ability. She also acted in a comedy flick ‘Ghente Ghaw’. The actress also did a key role in Macho Mastana(2012), which had a strong-willed character for her, that showed details how a woman fights against societal corruptions. Her upcoming flick ‘Jonmodin’( which means Birthday) is a political thriller where she will be seen with artistes like Rituparna Sengupta, Kaushik Sen and Sreela Mazumdar in pivotal roles.
Dolon was recently seen in controversial Bengali film 'Park Street', that dealt with rape victim’s tale. This mature actress has come a long way where talent and hard work speaks a lot. She is highly dedicated artiste and has a long way to go ahead.
...5. Ashok Surana
Ashok Surana was an Indian producer primarily active in the Bengali Television Industry. His contribution to the Bengali TV Industry is immense. He launched one of the most popular Bengali daily soap shows – Janani, starring Supriya Devi. He also produced several Hindi TV shows like Shayad and ZEE Horror Show. He joined the ZEE horror show in November 1997. The episodes that he produced were often directed by Indranil Goswami. Some of the episodes produced by him are Jaal, Aaina, and Aakhri Shikar. He was also the CEO of Aakash Aath, an Indian Bengali-language
...7. Debidas Bhattacharya
Debidas Bhattacharya is a Bengali director. He is known for his work in Dev.D in 2009, Black Friday in 2004 and 24: India in 2013. Debidas Bhattacharya was affected by covid-19, he was hospitalised in a crucial condition and unfortunately, he met the afterlife. This news has left many in sorrow. He was directing Briddhashram 2.
...8. Dulal Lahiri
Dulal Lahiri is a prominent Indian actor and director working predominantly in the Bengali film industry. He has appeared in various Bengali films and television series. He was profoundly appreciated for his Bengali TV series- ‘Cinemawalla’ starring Rituparna Sengupta. He also introduced the well-known Indian actress Sreelekha Mitra in his directorial venture ‘Balikar Prem.’ He began acting as a theatre artist under the direction of Mr. Monoj Mitra. His famous theatre works include ‘Antony Kobial performs’ in the USA, Canada, and several other places.
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