1. Koel Mallick
Koel Mallick is precisely the present No 1 actress in Bengali cinema. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick. She is the choice of every film producers in Bengal, who feel she is the exact glamour girl suitable for run-of-the mill romantic films. She has been cast frequently with Jeet( Bengal heartthrob) and the pair is the darling of the masses. She has been active in Bengali films since 2002, when she made her debut. Koel Mallick made her debut opposite Jeet in Nater Guru. That was 12 years ago when Koel was a college student. After Nater Guru the two have done 12 films together, and’ Bandhan’, ‘Shubhodrishti’ and’ Saat Paake Bandha&rs...
2. Suchitra Sen
Suchitra Sen was a renowned and respected Indian film actress, mostly played characters in Bengali films. She is well known for her work in 'Saat Paake Bandha' which fetch her Silver Prize at 1963's Moscow International Film Festival. In 1963, she was awarded one of the India's highest civilian award ‘Padma Shree.’
Suchitra Sen was born in Bari village of Sirajgonj district of Bangladesh to Late Karunamoy Das Gupta. She is also the granddaughter of famous poet Rajanikanta Sen. She debuted in Bengali films in the year 1952 through ‘Shesh Kothay.’ However due to some reasons, the film went unreleased. Next to this, she appeared with Ut...
4. Sabitri Chatterjee
Sabitri Chatterjee is an Indian actress. She has mainly worked in Bengali cinema. Her contribution to the Bengali film industry is for more than 50 years. She is one of the most honored and respected by the young generation. She has worked with famous filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and many more. She was born in the Comilla District’s small town of Kamalapur. It is now in the region of Bangladesh. She had ten sisters, and Sabitri was the youngest of them all. During the partition of Bengal, she went to her sister’s place in Kolkata. Her sister was married in Tollygunge. It is considered as the main center for film and its making in Kolkata. During the early days, she started with thea...
5. Rituparna Sengupta
Rituparna Sengupta is as Indian actress who has contributed to Hindi and mostly Bengali cinema throughout her career. Born on 7th November, 1971, she was on her way to a Master’s degree in Modern History, when her education got interrupted by a golden chance to appear on screen. Her first role was in “Shwet Pathorer Thala” in 1992, directed by Prabhat Roy. Her entrance in the industry was a dazzling one, mainly because her debut role showed plenty of the negative side. Never attending any acting school or lessons, she claims her acting skills all arise from the active years of stage performances she has done in school.
Her profile is filled with numerous movies in Bengali and Hindi. In 2013, she entered Mollywood when she was casted by Soha...
6. Subhosree Chakraborty
7. Dev
Deepak Adhikari or Dev was born on 25 December 1985, in Mahisha, a small village near Keshpur, He is an actor, entertainer, a politician, and a singer. He first appeared on screen in 2006 in a film named “Agnishapath.” He is the most famous and wealthiest star in the cinema of Bengal. He has a younger sibling named ‘Dipali.’ His parents call him “Raju” out of love. He was raised by his maternal uncle in Mumbai. He did his schooling from Purushottam High School, Bandra and joined Bharatiya Vidyapeeth University, Pune for his higher studies. After this, Dev came back to Mumbai. His debut film opposite Rachana Banerjee did not do well at the box office and was a flop movie. Hi...
8. Jeet
Jeet (Jeetendra Madnani) is a multi-faceted personality; he is a Bengali actor, television anchor and a producer.
Born on 30th November 1978, Jeet kick started his career with modeling and later tested waters in acting in serials such as Bishabriksha, Janani and Daughters of the Century. Jeet has various awards to his credit, including the BFJA-Most Promising Actor Award, for his performance in the 2002 flick Saathi. This film gained great accolades.
On the personal front, Jeet is wedded to Mohana Ratlani, a teacher. This couple is blessed with a girl. Hailing from Kolkata Jeet is in the industry since 2002. The height of Jeet is one of his strengths. As soon as Jeet completed his graduation, he endeavored into his househ...
9. Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar was matinee idol of Bengali cinema. He was a super star and super actor that Bengali cinema has ever produced. The actor has not been 35 years present in the screen, but he remains the evergreen romantic protagonist whose charm cannot wither still with time. There is still a craze for Uttam Kumar’s films in Kolkata just because his films have attained mythical status and his memories still continue to haunt the viewers.
He was an iconic figure of Indian cinema. He was an actor who could go deep into the character, and there will never be another Uttam Kumar in Indian cinema. He was one of the eminent actors that Indian cinema has ever produced. Many of us...
10. Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee was born on January 19, 1935, in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. His films include The World of Apu (1959), Kony (1984), and Days and Nights in the Forest (1970). Deepa Chatterjee was his wife. He died in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on November 15, 2020. He was well known for his fourteen films with Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray, with whom he collaborated. Soumitra Chattopadhyay was the first Indian film celebrity to receive France's highest honor for artists, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He was also the recipient of India's highest film honor, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Krishnanagar, in the district of Nadia in West Bengal, where he spent the first ten years of his childhood...
11. 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 aro...
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