1. 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...
Age:
62
Gender:
Male
2. 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...
Age:
39
Gender:
Male
3. Paran Bandopadhyay
Paran Bandopadhyay is a Bengali actor based out of Kolkata. He was born in Jessore (now in Bangladesh). He was too young when he lost his mother. As a child, Bandhopadhyay was fostered by his paternal aunt. He completed his education and pursued a degree in Commerce at the College in the University of Calcutta. Since his childhood days, Bandopadhyay participated in school plays. Later, he also acted in a few Indian People’s Theatre Association dramas, such as Ashanto Chille, Haraner Nathjamai, and Spartakas. Later, in 1999, he founded a theatre group named Shrutee Rangam, known for Paran Bandopadhyay’s acting and direction.
In 1962, before officially venturing into acting, Paran Bandopadhay took up a government job at...
Age:
84
Gender:
Male
4. Ritwick Chakraborty
Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian actor. He works in the Bengali film industry. He was born on 31 March 1977. He belongs to Barrackpore. Ritwick studied at Barrackpore Government High School. He is married to Aparajita Ghosh Das, who is a Bengali actress.This talented and versatile actor used to work in the theatre industry in his early days. He also worked in many Bengali TV serials and telefilms. 'Kuheli,' 'Roilo Pherar Nimontron,'
'Neerbhangajhor,' 'Kanakanjali,' are some of his TV serials. Ritwick's first film as an actor was'PagolPremi.' Hara Patnaik was the director of this film. Later, this brilliant actor worked in many films, out of which some are, 'Ahare Mon,' 'Shab...
Age:
47
Gender:
Male
5. Anirban Bhattacharya
Anirban Bhattacharya is an Indian-actor. He is a stage player and an actor. He is born on 7th October 1986. He is born and brought up in Midnapore, West Bengal. He has completed his schooling from Nirmal Hriday Ashram Catholic Church High School. After completing his schooling, he moved to Kolkata and there got the admission in Rabindra Bharti University for studying Theatre as the subject. After completing his graduation, he got admission for pursuing his masters in theater, and there he received the Young Artist Scholarship from the Cultural Ministry of Government of India. After a lot of practice in the year 2010, he started his theatre group named 'Sangharam Hatibagan'. Under the title of his theatre, he directed four plays n...
Age:
38
Gender:
Male
6. Mithun Chakraborty
When we talk about the few legends in the Indian film Industry then it becomes inevitable to take the name of Mithun Chakraborty; more commonly known as Mithun Da. His real name is Gouranga Chakraborty, and he was born on 16th of June 1950. He is not only an actor, but also a producer, singer, social worker, entrepreneur, and writer. In addition, he is also a member of the Rajya Sabha Parliament. It was the year 1976 when Mithun Chakraborty made his debut with the art house drama called Mrigayaa. The fact that he won the first National Award of his life right from his debut film gives a sheer proof of his supreme talent. But, it was not the end; after winning the National Award for Best Actor for the art house drama, he won two m...
Age:
74
Gender:
Male
7. Jisshu Sengupta
Jisshu Sengupta is an artist who is known for his versatile performance in Bengal Film and Television sectors. Originally named as Biswaroop Sengupta, he is fondly called as Jisshu by his friends and family. His father Ujjwal Sengupta too belonged to Bengali film industry whereas Jisshu's mother Mukta Sengupta is from wedding planning industry. On personal front Jisshu is married to Nilanjana Sharma, since 2004. She is daughter of another veteran Bengali Actress, Anjana Bhowmick. Jisshu's fame began in cricket, then strongly routed in Bengali television and film industry. He played for sub-junior level cricket representing Bengal. However, he always wanted to enter silver or movie screen. He got his first break with a television ...
Age:
47
Gender:
Male
8. 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...
Age:
89
Gender:
Male
9. Parambrata Chatterjee
Parambrata Chatterjee, born on 27th June 1980, is a Bengali actor known for his roles in movies like ‘Kahaani’, ‘Baishe Srabon’ etc. Parambrata was born to family that has strong association to the film industry. His parents Satinath Chatterjee and Sunetra Ghatak are well known Bengali film and his grandfather Ritwik Ghatak was a respected film maker. He completed his schooling from Patha Bhavan, Kolkata and went on to pursue his bachelor’s and master’s degree in English literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He also holds a master’s degree in Film and TV production from Bristol University in the UK.
He started his acting career with the movie ‘Bombaiyer Bombete’ direct...
Age:
44
Gender:
Male
10. Abir Chatterjee
We couldn’t decide what precisely makes our heart stop at the sight of Abir Chatterjee! Abir Chatterjee made his huge name as a popular Bengali TV and film actor, and went on to top the list of Calcutta Times Most Desirable Men of 2014. Born on November 18, 1980, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Abir is the son of theater personalities Phalguni and Rumki Chatterjee.
He started his career with Bengali television, acting in serials like Proloy Asche, Shomoy, Credit Card, Hotath Megh, My Sweet Valentine. After carving a distinct segment for himself, he made his debut in Bengali cinema, as a lead in the film Cross Connection (2009). He became immensely popu...
Age:
44
Gender:
Male
11. Rudranil Ghosh
Rudranil Ghosh was born on 6th January in the year 1973 in Howrah. He is believed to come from a non-film background where his father was said to be a serviceman, and his mother is a housewife. He is called as ‘Rudroo’ by his close friends. He completed his schooling in Bengali medium from West Bengal Board of Education. Later on; he graduated from the Narasinha Dutt College, affiliated with the University of Calcutta in the year 1995. Rudranil Ghosh has to struggle very hard to get an entry in the Bengali Entertainment Industry. He made his debut in the industry along with some other newcomers when Zee Bangla Television channel introduced ‘Messbari.’ Rudranil Ghosh rose to fame with his first commercial hit &lsqu...
Age:
52
Gender:
Male
12. Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Shiboprosad Mukherjee is a renowned Indian film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter. He was born on 20 May 1974 in Baranagar, Kolkata, West Bengal and attended Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School for his primary education. Later he joined Hindu School for high school and went to Jadavpur University, Kolkata, for graduation in Political Science Honours. He 2016, Shiboprosad Mukherjee married Zinia Sen. After completing his education, Shiboprosad joined theatre school as a trainer. Under the guidance of Rudraprasad Sengupta, a renowned Bengali theatre artist, he attended Theatre in Education (TIE) project.
He also participated in the workshop conducted by Ibrahim Alkazi. Shiboprosad joined a film magazine of ...
Age:
50
Gender:
Male
13. Kinjal Nanda
Kinjal Nanda is a Bengali actor. He is famous for his roles in Chong Chong and Hiralal. Hiralal is a biopic of Hiralal Sen that shines an inspiring journey of a filmmaker. From his school days, he was fond of watching films. He started taking part in his school plays, later he joined the recitation classes. After that, he also joined the Kathakriti theatre group and started practising theatre perennial.
The film Hiralal has set his perception in cinema. He feels that for an actor, the character is the last word. He puts all his efforts to get into the character. Soon he will be seen in Arun Roy's next film 8/12 as Binoy. 8/12 is a patriotic film that pays homage to India's fight for freedom. Currently, he is acting ...
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