1. Srabanti Chatterjee
Srabanti Chatterjee is a talented and versatile Bengali film and television actress. She first faced the camera as a child artist in the movie “Mayar Badhon” in the year 1997, directed by Swapan Saha. She is married to director Rajib Biswas, and the couple has a child. There had been some problems in their married life for few years, and their relationship was in crisis. They have even filed a divorce petition and separated
...2. Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan was born into a royal family. She is the daughter of 'Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi' who is the Nawab of Pataudi and former cricketer. Her mother Sharmila Tagore is an actress and the Chair of the Indian Censor Board. She is sister of actor, Saif Ali Khan, the famous Bollywood actor and has an elder sister Saba Ali Khan who designs fashion jewelry.
...3. Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma is a Bollywood actress hailing from Kolkata, West Bengal. She was born on 3 December 1979 in a Bengali family. She completed her schooling at the Calcutta International School and later moved to Delhi for a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Delhi University’s most prestigious college- St. Stephen’s. Cinema has already been existent in her genetic roots. Her mother, Aparna Sen, is a noted actress and director in Bengali cinema. Moreover, she is the granddaughter of Chidananda Dasgupta, a film critic who also established the Calcutta Film Society. In 1983, the four-year-old Konkona was first seen on the big screen in a Bengali film titled ‘Indira’. Her official Tollywood debut was in 2000 in ‘Ek Je Aachhe Kanya,’ for which she was awarded at the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (2002).
...4. Manna Dey
Manna Dey is one of the greatest Indian classical singers who had training from his paternal uncle Sangeetacharya Krishna Chandra Dey ( K.C. Dey). He was instrumental in making Manna Dey’s career in Mumbai. K. C. Dey was a popular actor-singer-composer of New Theatres in Kolkata. When New Theaters closed down, K C Dey moved to Mumbai and Manna Dey accompanied him. Manna Dey had left for Mumbai with his uncle to make a career in singing but understood his pronunciation in Hindi was a major barrier to fetch him the singing career, hence he became assistant to music director for S D Burman and even H P Das. But he continued taking training from classical stalwarts, Ustad Aman Ali Khan and Ustad Abdul Rahman Khan. Manna Dey got his first break to sing a song with Suraiya at the tender age of 11, which was composed by his uncle. But his solo song 'Upar Gagan Vishal’ from Mashaal (1950) become super hit and he stayed back in Mumbai. Later he sang innumerable songs that proved his versatility as a singer. He had a career of five decades and he went to sing songs in various languages but his songs in Bengali became more popular as his voice suited matinee idol, Uttam Kumar, very much.
...5. Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri is a famous Music Composer of India. Born on 27 November 1952 in a Hindu Bengali background, at Kolkata, Bappi Lahiri was instrumental in the popularization of Disco music in Indian films. Namak Halaal, Disco Dancer, and Sharaabi are the songs of the 1980s that made him popular. Both the parents of Bappi were working in the music industry. Bappi fostered the intention to become an international name in his childhood. He was just three years old when he played Tabla. His parents trained him in singing. The 1972 Bengali flick “Daadu” was the first movie for which Bappi composed music. At that time, Bappi was just 19.
...6. Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly, a man with honor who has made India proud always is one of India’s most successful captain. Though born with a silver spoon, he became affluent with his efforts. His initial attraction was football which turned into a cricket.
...7. Prosenjit Chatterjee
The only son of Biswajit Ranjitkumar Chatterjee was born on 30 September 1962, Calcutta. Prosenjit was called Bumba da by fans for his roles in the Bengali films. He did more than 300 films in his career. His career spread for more than two decades, and his popularity is still undeniable. In 2007, he was awarded the National Award Silver Lotus for his role in the super hit film Dosar. He did his schooling in Calcutta Airport English High School up to class 10.For his studies, he attended St. Xavier's Collegiate School. After he did his school career, for his higher studies he went to St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. He made his career debut with the film Duti Pata (1983) in a lead role; it revolves around a teenage romance. After acting in a film of Tarun Majumdar Apon Amaar Apon (1990).
...8. Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu is a jack of all trade Indian film/television director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. Initially starting his career in television in 1993 making his name common in the Indian household. Basu moved to directing films for the big screen in 2002-2003 and has various hits under his belt since.
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