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1. Sohini Haldar

Sohini Halder or Sohini Sengupta Haldar is a thespian and film actress. She was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to Swatilekha Sengupta and Rudraprasad Sengupta, both theatre artists. She is associated with Nandikar – a Bengali Theatre Ensemble. In the year 2000, she entered the film industry with the Bengali movie Paromitar Ek Din as a supporting actress. Her performance in the movie won her a National Film Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress. She was also awarded in the year 2007 with Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by Sangeet Natak Akademi and She award by Telegraph in 2020 for her devotion and inputs to the Bengali theatre. Some of her notable performances were in the plays Babli, Dulia, Bappaditya, Gotrahee...

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist

Sohini Haldar Biography

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist

2. Sohag Sen

Sohag Sen is a director and a theatre artist by profession. She began her acting career in 1969, under the direction of Utpal Dutta. Sohag Sen has been awarded The Paschim Banga Natya Akademi Award and the Lebedov Award. She has played several theatres plays and has also worked in movies like- Avijatrik (2021), The Japanese Wife (2010), Belaseshe (2015), The Namesake (2006), and many more. In 1978 she started her career as a director and is the second woman director in the Bengali theatre industry. Her works as a director are “Botho Strauss” and “Mahesh Elkunchwar”. On 11th February 1983, Sohag Sen formed her theatre Ensemble....

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Casting Director, Theatre Artist

Sohag Sen Biography

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Casting Director, Theatre Artist

3. Bindiya Ghosh

Bindiya Ghosh spent her childhood in the Kalyani suburbs, around 50 kilometers outside Kolkata. Her family staunchly opposed her desire to pursue a career on stage. She enrolled in a drama course at Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata but eventually dropped out. Her initial attempts to join a theatre group in Kolkata were turned down due to her geographical location and distance. During this time, she became acquainted with Shantanu Jha and Kishore Sengupta of Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra, which proved crucial in her receiving a surprising call after being away from the theatre for two years. This contact led to her performance alongside renowned theatre actor Gautam Halder, which helped to solidify her status in Bengali t...

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist

Bindiya Ghosh Biography

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist

4. Arpita Ghosh

Arpita Ghosh is a politician and theatre performer from India who represents West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha. She was born on July 10th, 1966 in Kolkata, West Bengal, and received her B.Sc. from the University of Calcutta's Scottish Church College. She was the 16th Lok Sabha's representative for West Bengal's Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency). As an All India Trinamool Congress candidate, she won the 2014 general election in India. At the age of 31, Arpita Ghosh started her career in the theatre in 1998. She worked in both acting and directing in the early 2000s. She enrolled as a theatrical student at Pancham Ved Charjashram in January 2000. She began working with Pancham Vaidic after completing the course of a year.

Date of Birth: 10-07-1966

Age: 57

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Politician, Theatre Artist

Arpita Ghosh Biography

Date of Birth: 10-07-1966

Age: 57

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Politician, Theatre Artist

5. Smritika Majumder

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Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist, Actress

Smritika Majumder Biography

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist, Actress

6. Trina Nileena Banerjee

Bio coming soon......

Date of Birth: 19-03-1981

Age: 43

Star Sign: Pisces

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Producer, Theatre Artist

Trina Nileena Banerjee Biography

Date of Birth: 19-03-1981

Age: 43

Star Sign: Pisces

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Producer, Theatre Artist

7. Samit Bhanja

Born on January 2, 1944 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand in India, 'Samit Bhanja' was a prominent actor. He was born to Pritimoy Bhanja and Shila Bhanja. He was a Bengali by birth and was immensely popular in Bengali Cinema. Not only an actor, but he was also a talented writer and director. Samit did his schooling from Jamshedpur and then moved to Kolkata for higher studies. He then went to the St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College in Kolkata. An insight into his personal life also tells us that he attended the Polytechnic School in Jhargram, Kolkata. Samit started his acting career in the year 1965 with the film, Surer Agun. Samit used to sing really well which saw him cast as a tabla player in th...

Date of Birth: 02-01-1944

Date of Death: 24-07-2003

Age: 80

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Movie Actor, Theatre Artist

Samit Bhanja Biography

Date of Birth: 02-01-1944

Date of Death: 24-07-2003

Age: 80

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Movie Actor, Theatre Artist

8. Raajhorshee De

Raajhorshee De is a Bengali film director and actor who is wewell-knownwork in the Tollywood film industry. His most notable work is Purba Paschim Dakshin which was released in November 2019. It was the first film he directed. The film starred actors like Paran Bandopadhyay, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, Arpita Chatterjee, and Gaurav Chakraborty. The film’s casting and storyline appealed to the viewers, and the faudience received the film warmly He also directed the film ‘A Separate Sky.’ The film starred Kamaleshwar Banerjee, Bonny Sengupta, Sayan Chakraborty, Sudipta Chakraborty, and Ranita Das. A Separate Sky brought several accolades from all around. It also won the award of Best Film Over 30 Minutes at Peace Festi...

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Script Supervisor, Writer, Director, Storyteller, Theatre Artist, Playwright

Raajhorshee De Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Script Supervisor, Writer, Director, Storyteller, Theatre Artist, Playwright

9. Kaushik Sen

Kaushik Sen is an Indian theatre artist who worked for the Bengali film industry. He was born on 19th September 1968 in Kolkata, West Bengal. For his performance in Aamar Bhuvan, he received the prestigious BFJA awards for best-supporting actor. He completed his school from Julien Day School and was graduated from Scottish Church College in Kolkata, West Bengal. Some popular movies in which he worked are Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha in 1998, Ferari Fouj in 2002, Shunyo E Buke in 2005, Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh in 2016, Dark Chocolate in 2016, Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor in 2016, Babar Naam Gandhiji in 2015, and many others....

Date of Birth: 19-09-1968

Age: 55

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist, TV-Actor, Movie Actor, Actor

Kaushik Sen Biography

Date of Birth: 19-09-1968

Age: 55

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist, TV-Actor, Movie Actor, Actor

10. Dhruv Mookerji

Dhruv Mookerji is an actor, stage director, stage playwright, stand-up comedian, and quiz master. He is presently the Creative Director of Ogilvy Advertising Service. Mookerji did his primary education at St. Xavier Collegiate School from 1987 to 1997. Then went to The Assembly of God Church School from 1997 to 1999 for his secondary education. At St. Stephen's College, he earned his B.A Honours in Economics from 1999 to 2002. He got his Diploma in Film Direction and screenplay writing at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in 2007. He was the content editor for Big Synergy from July 2013 to March 2014. He was also the Head of Content for Spell Bee Nationals in ...

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist, Director, Actor, Creative Director

Dhruv Mookerji Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Theatre Artist, Director, Actor, Creative Director

11. Ramaprasad Banik