1. Smita Adhikari
Smita Adhikari is an Indian singer who was also a former contestant on the singing reality show Indian Idol. She was among the top finalists which included Emon Chatterjee, Meyang Chang, Prashant Tamang, etc. in the third season of the show, which was aired in 2007. It is an Indian version of the American show American Idol. The show was judged by eminent personalities from the Bollywood music industry, singers Udit Narayan and Alisha Chinoy, music director Anu Malik and writer Javed Akhtar. The show was hosted by actor and VJs Mini Mathur and Hussain Kuwajerwala. Smita Adhikari is from a Bengali musical family from Kolkata, West Bengal. Both her parents are singers, and it lead her to take up singing from a very early age. She has spent her growing years in Kolkata.
...2. Manoj Mishra
Manoj Mishra is an Indian television and film actor. He has acted in Hindi television serials as well as Odisha films. He has studied in and graduated from the National School of Drama and Film. He has also done studies in the Television Institute of India. He is from Sambalpur.
The actor had worked for years and gotten numerous small and minor roles in Bollywood movies such as ‘Mission Kashmir’ and ‘The Warrior’. He regards himself as similar to the legendary Indian actor Nana Patekar, and says that he would like to act in movies that are close to what Nana Patekar acted in.
His first and major role in a television serial came in Star Plus’ ‘Behenein’. In this serial, he played the role of a villain and the main antagonist for a period of time. He plays as Shamaldas, who is not a hardcore criminal but has been molded by his experiences and by society into the type of person he becomes. He received much praise for his portrayal of the character, and was even nominated for the ’Naya Strong Sadasya Award’ (new strong member award) in the Star Parivaar awards.
After the conclusion of his role in ‘Behenein’, he moved back to his hometown’s film industry and has featured in several Odia movies.
3. Mahesh Badal
Mahesh Badal was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has given more than ten years of life to films, television, and television series. He has mainly worked for TV series or Hindi serials. The names of such TV serials follow Ayushman Bhava Season-2 on Star Bharat, Ayushman Bhava - Malayalam on Asianet TV, and Adhikar Ek Kasam Ek Tapasya on DD National (which was televised from 2015 to 2016). Mahesh is one of the renowned writers. He has written dialogues and scripts for various other TV serials. He has been head of content and programming for at least two years for Varda Veena Entertainment & Digital Media Pvt. Ltd.
...4. Sunil Jain
5. Chandrama Chandrahi