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1. Aparna Sen

A vetern filmmaker and actress, Aparna Sen has been in the industry for over half a century. Born on 25th October 1945 in Calcutta, she completed her Bachelor’s in Arts from Kolkata’s Presidency College. She showed an interest for films even before graduating as she appeared in Teen Kanay, a Satyajit Ray film, at just the age of sixteen. As an actress Sen has appeared in over 62 films throughout her career, the last of which was in 2014’s Chotushkone. She has worked heavily in both Indian and Bengali films and received various prizes throughout her career including the Moscow Film Festival’s Best Actress award for her ...

Date of Birth: 25-10-1945

Age: 79

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Actress, Filmmaker

Aparna Sen Biography

Date of Birth: 25-10-1945

Age: 79

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Female

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Actress, Filmmaker

2. Satyajit Ray

Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Even today not much is known about this extraordinary filmmaker. But people still have a passion for doing research upon his classic films as he is an extraordinary filmmaker. Satyajit Ray was India’s first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award (Honorary Oscar) in 1992. He is also a recipient of the honorary doctorate by Oxford University ( after actor Chaplin). The government of India has awarded him ‘Padma Bhushan(1965) and Dadasaheb Phalke Award(1985) and the highest civilian honour’Bharat Ratna’(1992) too. In 1992, he was even posthumously awarded the Akira Kurosawa Award for Lifetime Ach...

Date of Birth: 02-05-1921

Date of Death: 23-04-1992

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Editor, Director, Producer

Satyajit Ray Biography

Date of Birth: 02-05-1921

Date of Death: 23-04-1992

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Editor, Director, Producer

3. Ritwik Ghatak

Ritwik Ghatak was born in Dhakka, East Bengal now Bangladesh on 4th November 1925. His father Suresh Ghatak was a poet, play-writer and District Magistrate while his mother Indubala Devi was a house-wife. Ritwik and his twin sister Prateeti were the youngest in the family. His family moved twice to different places before settling in Kolkata for good to get away from flood and Bengal famine of 1943 and the partition of Bengal in 1947. He was married to Surama Devi and had three kids, a son Ritaban and two daughters Samhita and Suchismita; before they got separated. His wife went to her family owned place in Shillong while he had to be admitted to a mental hospital. Ritwik was a Bengali script-writer and a film-maker. His works we...

Date of Birth: 04-11-1925

Date of Death: 06-02-1976

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Ritwik Ghatak Biography

Date of Birth: 04-11-1925

Date of Death: 06-02-1976

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

4. Mrinal Sen

Mrinal Sen was a renowned and highly skilled Indian film director. Mrinal was born on 14 May 1923 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (currently in Bangladesh). Sen has directed various famous films like Raat Bhore, Neel Akasher Neechey, Baishey Shravana, Maitra Manisha, Ek Adhuri Kahani, Calcutta 71, Chorus, Mrigayaa, Kharij, Genesis, Antares, and the list continues. His core focus was on Hindi and Bengali films. Mrinal’s direction positively influenced the whole Indian cinema. He was the only director in India (along with Satyajit Ray) whose films received awards at the three biggest film festivals, Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Berlin Film Festival. Mrinal’s priceless involvement le...

Date of Birth: 14-05-1923

Date of Death: 30-12-2018

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Mrinal Sen Biography

Date of Birth: 14-05-1923

Date of Death: 30-12-2018

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

5. Buddhadev Dasgupta

Born in British India in a Vaidya family, Buddhadeb Dasgupta is a filmmaker, screenplay writer as well as an author. His father was a doctor, and he has eight siblings. At the age of 12, he shifted from his hometown Anara in Southern West Bengal to Calcutta for prospects of education. He completed his schooling from Dinabandhu School and is a graduate in economics from Scottish Church College; both are situated in Calcutta. He started his job as an economics professor at the University of Burdwan, Bardhaman and later taught at the City College in Calcutta. He was a member of the Calcutta Film Society and the works of prestigious directo...

Date of Birth: 11-02-1944

Age: 81

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Producer, Screenplay Writer, Author, Poet

Buddhadev Dasgupta Biography

Date of Birth: 11-02-1944

Age: 81

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Producer, Screenplay Writer, Author, Poet

6. Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh(1963-2013) was a profound actor, director, writer, and lyricist in the Bengali FIlm Industry. He was born in Kolkata to a Bengali Hindu family on 31 August 1963. Sunil Ghosh, father of Rituparno Ghosh was a painter and a documentary film maker. He attended South Point School in and earned an Economics degree from Jadhavpur University, Kolkata. He worked as a creative artist in an advertising agency, Response India. He became famous in Kolkata for his effective slogans and appealing one liners. He earned fame with his most notable ad campaigns, ‘Sharad Samman' and ‘Bongo JibonerAngo' for antiseptic ointment, Boroline and mango drink, Frooti respectively....

Date of Birth: 31-08-1963

Date of Death: 30-05-2013

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Writer, Actor, Lyricist

Rituparno Ghosh Biography

Date of Birth: 31-08-1963

Date of Death: 30-05-2013

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Writer, Actor, Lyricist

7. Goutam Ghose

Gautam Ghose is a special man. He has won numerous awards, and his work has been appreciated across cultures and boundaries. He is the most celebrated Bengali Film Director. He is known for his films, and has won numerous National and International Awards for his performance. To say the least, he has won 16 National Awards and many Filmfare Awards. He remains the single Indian to have won the prestigious "Vittorio Di Sica” Award, in Italy. Goutam Ghose, born on 24 July 1950 belongs to Calcutta, India. His mother Santana and father Prof. Himangshu Kumar Ghose has played a huge role in making him the man he is today. His early schooling days were at St John’...

Date of Birth: 24-07-1950

Age: 74

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Goutam Ghose Biography

Date of Birth: 24-07-1950

Age: 74

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

8. Tapan Sinha

Tapan Sinha, one of the foremost Indian directors of his time was born on 2nd October 1924 and died on 15th January. 2009.He formed the legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, and Mrinal Sen. Being primarily a Bengali filmmaker, he worked in both Hindi Cinema and Bengali Cinema, making films including Kabuli Wala, Louha Kapat, Sagina Mahato, Apanjan,Kshudhita Pashan, and children's films Safed Haathi and Aaj Ka Robinhood. Tapan Sinha began his career in 1946, as a sound engineer with the film production company New Theatres in Kolkata, then in 1950 he shifted to England, where he worked at Pinewood Studios for two years. Before returning home to start his six-decade career...

Date of Birth: 02-10-1924

Date of Death: 15-01-2009

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Director

Tapan Sinha Biography

Date of Birth: 02-10-1924

Date of Death: 15-01-2009

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Hindi

Skills: Director

9. Nabyendu Chatterjee

Nabyendu Chatterjee is an Indian-Director and Producer. He primarily works in the Hindi Film Industry, and Bengali Film Industry. When he started his career as an actor in the year 1962, till the time he was very much interested in acting. Later, his interest shifted from acting towards directing. Some of the movies which he has directed includes Naya Raasta which released in the year 1967, Adwitiya which released in the year 1968, Chitthi which released in the year 1972, Ranur Pratham Bhag which released in the year 1972, Aaj Kal Parshur Galpo which released in the year 198, Chopper which released in the year 1987, Sarisreep, which released in the year 1987, Parshuramer Kuthar which released ...

Date of Birth: 1937

Date of Death: 14-01-2009

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Nabyendu Chatterjee Biography

Date of Birth: 1937

Date of Death: 14-01-2009

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

10. Kamaleshwar Mukherjee

Kamaleshwar Mukherjee was a renowned actor, director & physician associated with the Bengali Film Industry. He was born on 25 October in Kolkata, West Bengal. He completed his education at St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata & did his graduation from Medical College and Hospital (MBBS) in Kolkata. Kamaleshawar transfer himself from the medical profession to group theatre for acting, then to the advertising world to enhance his portfolio, and then to Film Making. He started his career as a screenwriter in 2010 by writing dialogues, screenplays & songs for the movie Notabor Not Out. After that, he debuted a film as a director UroChithi was released in 2011. After that, he released one more movie MegheDhaka Tara inspired b...

Date of Birth: 25-10

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Kamaleshwar Mukherjee Biography

Date of Birth: 25-10

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

11. Kaushik Ganguly

Kaushik Ganguly is an Indian director who worked for the Bengali film industry. He was born on 4th August 1968 in Kolkata, West Bengal. Kaushik worked as a director, actor, and screenwriter who worked in many Bollywood movies and TV series. He completed his school at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, and completed his graduation from Jadavpur University. As a director, he worked in movies like Shunyo E Buke in 2005, Rang Milanti in 2011, Bastu Shaap in 2016, Kishore Kumar Junior in 2018, Manohar Pandey in 2021, Chaya O Chobi in 2017, Brake Fail in 2009, and many others....

Date of Birth: 04-08-1968

Age: 56

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Actor

Kaushik Ganguly Biography

Date of Birth: 04-08-1968

Age: 56

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Actor

12. Utpalendu Chakrabarty

Utpalendu Chakrabarty is an Indian director who worked for the Bengali film industry. He was born in 1948 in Calcutta and graduated from Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta. Utpalendu as a director worked in movies, television films, documentaries, and also worked as a music director, composer, and writer. Some movies and television films in which he worked are Maina Tadanta in 1980, Chandaneer in 1989, Phaansi in 1988, Chua Chandan, May Day in 2005, Aparichita in 1986, Sonar Chheye Dami in 1989, and many others. He also worked in some documentaries like Mukti Chai in 1977, The Music of Satyajit Ray in 1984....

Date of Birth: 1948

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Utpalendu Chakrabarty Biography

Date of Birth: 1948

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

13. Qaushiq Mukherjee

If there is one word that can describe Qaushiq Mukherjee, it is this: Controversy. Qaushiq Mukherjee, or as the industry calls him- ‘Q’, is an Indian movie director. His name is drenched in controversy. Most of this aura of his arises because of his cult movie- Gandu. The movie is shot as a black and white flick, in Bengali, and rightly caused controversy throughout the country due to sexual content, strong language, anger, violence, and crime. Q, on the other hand, said that it was a “rap musical,” when asked about the pornographic content of the film. While it caused a row in India, the movie was very well received in more progressive cultures, like the United States. It was first aired at the prestigiou...

Date of Birth: 1975

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Writer, Producer

Qaushiq Mukherjee Biography

Date of Birth: 1975

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Writer, Producer

14. Suman Mukhopadhyay

Suman Mukhopadhyay is a famous theater director and a well-known director of Indian Bengali films. Suman Mukhopadhyay was born on 20 November, 1966, in Howrah, West Bengal. His father, Arun Mukhopadhyay, is an actor who received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his film, Parashuramer Kuthar. His brother, Sujan Mukhopadhyay, is an actor who has been part of several Bengali serials and movies. His wife is a movie producer, Malika Jalan. Suman Mukhopadhyay is a Bengali theater veteran who was a member of the theater group called Chetna. Raha Lear, Sunyo Sudhu Sunyo Noy, Bisarjan, Teesta Paarer Brittanto, and Samay Asamayer are known to be his famous plays.&nbs...

Date of Birth: 20-11-1966

Age: 58

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Suman Mukhopadhyay Biography

Date of Birth: 20-11-1966

Age: 58

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

15. Ajoy Kar

Ajoy Kar was a known Indian cinematographer and film director. He is also popularly known as the Father of the back projection in Bengali cinema. To pursue his career as a professional photographer, Ajoy left college. Later, he picked up cinematography. In 1935, he graduated as an assistant photographer. He became a chief photographer at Indrapuri Studios in 1938. As a cinematographer, he debuted in Charu Roy’s Pathik in 1939. As an independent director, he debuted in 1951 in Jighansa. In his career as a director, he directed 26 films. One of his films, Saptapadi, was nominated for the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. His movie, named Malyadan, won the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film in Bengali in 198...

Date of Birth: 27-03-1914

Date of Death: 25-01-1985

Star Sign: Aries

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Ajoy Kar Biography

Date of Birth: 27-03-1914

Date of Death: 25-01-1985

Star Sign: Aries

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

16. Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury is a film director in the Bengali film industry. He has directed and produced several Bengali movies. Aniruddha is involved in this film industry since 1987 and has directed and designed television software and then later produced and directed for many television commercials and advertisements. The brands for which he has produced includes, Philips, Coke, Nestle, Hero Honda, Britannia, Hindustan Levers and more. Anuranan is the first movie shot by Aniruddha's in the year 2006. It was also the first Bengali film that had been shot in London. Anuranan also got premiered in the 2006's International Film Festival of India. Also,...

Date of Birth: 31-07-1965

Age: 59

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Biography

Date of Birth: 31-07-1965

Age: 59

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

17. Atanu Ghosh

Atanu Ghosh is an Indian director who worked for the Bengali film industry. He was born on 12th August 1969 in Kolkata, West Bengal. One of his Bengali movies named Mayurakshi was awarded as the Best Feature Film in Bengali. He completed his post-graduation from the University of Calcutta and received a degree in journalism. Atanu started his career as a scriptwriter and director for documentary films in 1996. For his work in Aar Ek Bampi, he received the Doordarshan National Awards for Best Children’s Telefilm. He also wrote a drama named Ruh-ba-Ruh which was directed by Kaushik Sen for the National School of Drama, New Delhi. Ghosh directed more than 20 telefilms and worked in mor...

Date of Birth: 12-08-1969

Age: 55

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Atanu Ghosh Biography

Date of Birth: 12-08-1969

Age: 55

Star Sign: Leo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

18. Anjan Das

Anjan Das was a Bengali director who was born on 17th November 1949 in Narayanganj in Bangladesh. Anjan Das made his debut as a director by making documentary films. He directed The Art of Anant Malakar and Tripura. After gaining experience from these documentary films, he went on to direct a feature film. In 1976, he directed Sainik that grabbed international audiences and was premiered at many international film festivals. It was premiered in Mannheim, Tehran, Berlin, Mongolia, Italy, and Yugoslavia. Saanjhbatir Rupkathara is one of his notable films that made its premiere at the international film festivals. The 2001 movie premiered at Montreal, Rome, London, Rotterdam, Madrid, Edmonton, and Singapore film festivals. In 2004, he made ...

Date of Birth: 17-11-1949

Date of Death: 02-06-2014

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Anjan Das Biography

Date of Birth: 17-11-1949

Date of Death: 02-06-2014

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

19. Sandip Ray

Sandip Ray is the only son of Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray, born on September 8, 1953. He is an Indian director and a music director, mainly working for the Bengali film industry. He was born in Kolkata and studied at South Point School and then from Patha Bhavan, Kolkata. Only at the age of 24, he started his journey as an assistant director on the sets of his father. He made his first directorial debut, Phatik Chand, in 1983, which received International Children’s Film Festival in Vancouver. Not only a director, but Sandip was also a noted photographer. He is best known for directing the Feluda series. His recent work was Professor Shonku o El Dorado....

Date of Birth: 08-09-1953

Age: 71

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Writer, Photographer, Music Director

Sandip Ray Biography

Date of Birth: 08-09-1953

Age: 71

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director, Writer, Photographer, Music Director

20. Tarun Majumdar

A legendary director who has created the most exceptional of films for more than decades, Tarun Majumdar is the most respected personality in the Indian film industry. He was born in Bengal, in the year 1931. This renowned directed is especially noted for his sharp representation of the Bengali culture and society. He has directed many hit films, many of which are based on classical literary works of Bimal Kar, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and Tarashankar Bandopadhyay. He has successfully recreated their works to the big screen, which has been acclaimed by the critics as well as the audience. A film becomes a full- fledged entertainer when it also has a combination of a good plot and ...

Date of Birth: 1931

Date of Death: 04-07-2022

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director

Tarun Majumdar Biography

Date of Birth: 1931

Date of Death: 04-07-2022

Gender: Male

Language: Bengali

Skills: Director