Top 10 Award Winning Bengali Movies Of All Time

Bengal is known for its rich cultural history, which is often reflected onscreen through Bengali films. With his extraordinary storytelling skills, the giant Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick >> Read More... not only inspired Indians but also many filmmakers across the globe. With the introduction of advanced technology, language is no more a barrier to watching a film. Hence, Bengali cinema is not limited to only people who understand Bengali. It covers a wide range of consumers. Moreover, Bengali cinema never lacks in terms of content. So, we bring you here the exclusive list of the top ten award-winning Bengali movies ever.

1. Pather Panchali

Pather Panchali is a 1955 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the West Bengal Government. The film revolves around the main protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga, who faces childhood anguishes and poverty in their harsh village life. The film is considered a pioneer in the Parallel Cinema movement in India. In 1955, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. In 1956, it won the Best Human Document Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

2. Charulata

Charulata is another masterpiece Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray in 1964. The film based on Nastanirh, a Bengali novel by the laureate Rabindranath Tagore, was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1996. The film won the Golden Bear Award and the Silver Bear Award for Best Director in 1965. In the same year, the film also won the Award for Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... .

3. Meghe Dhaka Tara Meghe Dhaka Tara is a female-centric Bengali drama >> Read More...

Meghe Dhaka Tara is a 1960 Bengali film written and directed by Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Ghatak was born in Dhakka, East Bengal now >> Read More... , based on a social novel by Shaktipada Rajguru. It deals with the aftermath of the Partition of Bengal just after India got its independence in 1947 and the refugees coping with the situation. Many different film festivals across the globe screened the film.

4. Bakita Byaktigato

Bakita Byaktigato is a timeless and one-of-a-kind Bengali drama film directed by Pradipto Bhattacharyya. The film revolves around a documentary filmmaker Pramit, who goes to a mysterious village where anyone who enters will fall in love. At the 61st National Film Awards, the film won the award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. Tripod Entertainment produced the film.

5. Nagarkirtan

A 2017 Bengali film, Nagarkirtan, is directed by Kaushik Ganguly   Kaushik Ganguly is an Indian director who worke >> Read More... . The film revolves around a eunuch Puti, who lives in a ghetto and earns money by singing at traffic signals. There, Puti falls in love with Madhu, a delivery boy at a Chinese restaurant. At the 65th National Film Awards, the film received four awards: Special Jury Award in the Feature Film category, Best Actor (Riddi Sen), Best Make-up Artist (Ram Rajak), and Best Costume Design (Gobinda Mandal).

6. Chokher Bali

A 2003 Bengali film, Chokher Bali, directed by the noted filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh Rituparno Ghosh(1963-2013) was a profound actor, d >> Read More... , is based on a novel by Rabindranath Tagore. TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), London Film Festival, Palm Springs, Washington DC International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, and many other film festivals across the globe screened the film. In 2003, Locarno International Film Festival nominated the movie for the Golden Leopard (Best Film) Award. The film also won the Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali at the National Film Awards in 2005.

7. Baishe Srabon

A 2011 Bengali psychological thriller film, Baishe Srabon, is directed by Srijit Mukherjee. The film is about two police officers and two journalists chasing a malefic psychopath who leaves behind couplets from Bengali poems. The film was critically acclaimed and became one of the highest-grossing Bengali films in 2011. Dubai International Film Festival screened the film in 2011. London Indian Film Festival in 2012 selected the film as the closing film. Baishe Srabon received 41 awards under various categories in different award functions like the Mirchi Music Awards, Kalakaar Awards, Zee Banglar Gourab Awards, and many more.

8. Abohomaan

A 2018 Bengali film Abohomaan is directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film deals with the nuances of relationships through a married film director who falls in love with an actress much younger than him. In 2010, the film won the National Film Awards for Best Director (Rituparno Ghosh), Best Editor ( Arghyakamal Mitra Arghyakamal Mitra is a famous editor who has worke >> Read More... ), Best Actress ( Ananya Chatterjee Those who have traced the career of the National A >> Read More... ), and Best Bengali Film. In 2009, the Cannes Film Festival screened the film in the Marché du Film section.

9. Praktan

A 2016 Bengali drama film, Praktan, is directed by the duo Shiboprasad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy Nandita Roy is an Indian filmmaker and screenwrite >> Read More... . The film is about Ujaan and Sudipa, a married couple who parted ways due to ideological differences. After many years they bumped into each other on a train journey from Mumbai to Howrah. As the film became the highest-grossing movie of the year in Bengal, it received the International Film Business Award. At the 64th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics ( Anupam Roy   Anupam Roy is an Indian lyricist who worked for >> Read More... ) and the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer ( Iman Chakraborty   Iman Chakraborty is an Indian playback singer w >> Read More... ). The film also won several awards and nominations at the Filmfare Awards East and the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2016 under various categories.

10. Dosar

A 2006 Bengali drama film Dosar, was directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Arindam Chaudhuri Arindam Chaudhuri was born on 8th December, 1971.  >> Read More... . The film was completely-shot in black and white and dealt with the subject of marital infidelity. The story revolves around a happily married couple, Kaushik and Kaberi. But a car accident injures Kaushik badly and takes away his mistress Mita, the mother of a little boy. The strain in the couple's relationship started when Kaberi got to know that Mita and Kaushik were colleagues. At the New York Film Festival in 2007, Konkona Sen Sharma Konkona Sen Sharma is a Bollywood actress hailing >> Read More... won the Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Kaberi in the film. The film won the Special Jury Award/ Special Mention (Feature Film) at the National Film Awards for an extraordinary performance by Prosenjit Chatterjee The only son of Biswajit Ranjitkumar Chatterjee wa >> Read More... in the lead role. At the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007, the film got an opportunity to be premiered in the Les Cinema Du Monde section.