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List Of Highest-grossing Bengali Films
This is a list of highest-grossing Bengali-language films. This list covers the Bengali cinema in West Bengal (Kolkata). Tollywood film industry The Indian Bengali film industry is centered in the Tollygunge neighborhood of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, and has been known by the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, since 1932. West Bengal was the center of Indian cinema in the 1930s, with Bengali cinema accounting for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s. A 2014 industry report stated that while there were about 100 films created in Bengali every year, no more than ten percent were breaking even financially. Highest-grossing films *Top 10 Bengali Film's (West Bengal, Kolkata). Highest opening weeks Highest-grossing franchises and film series Highest-grossing films by year See also *List of Bengali films *National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali *Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film *List of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority. The area's early history featured a succession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaaz Multimedia
Jaaz Multimedia is a film production and distribution house in Bangladesh. History 2011-2014: Initial Years Jaaz Multimedia released their first film, ''Bhalobasar Rong'' starring Bappy and Mahiya Mahi, in 2012. In 2013, Jaaz Multimedia released four films: '' Onnorokom Bhalobasha'', '' PoraMon'', ''Bhalobasha Aaj Kal'' and ''Tobuo Bhalobashi'', all of which starred Mahiya Mahi. ''PoraMon'' also starred Symon, while the commercial success ''Bhalobasha Aaj Kal'' co-starred Shakib Khan, and ''Tobuo Bhalobashi'' co-starred Bappy. Jaaz Multimedia released seven films in 2014, many of which also starred Mahiya Mahi. ''Ki Darun Dekhte'', ''Dobir Saheber Songsar'' and ''Onek Sadher Moyna'' co-starred Bappy and ''Agnee'' co-starred Arifin Shuvo. 2015-present: Indo-Bangladeshi joint ventures Beginning in 2015, Jaaz Multimedia began releasing Indo-Bangladesh joint venture films with Eskay Movies, which would later lead to the two production houses collaborating on many films. Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pather Panchali
''Pather Panchali'' (; ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali (language), Bengali-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali Pather Panchali (novel), novel of the same name, and marked Ray's directorial debut. Featuring Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, Pinaki Sengupta, Chunibala Devi and being the first film in ''The Apu Trilogy'', ''Pather Panchali'' depicts the childhood travails of the protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga amidst the harsh village life of their poor family. Production was interrupted because of funding problems and it took nearly three years for the film to be completed. The film was shot mainly location shooting, on location, had a Low-budget film, limited budget, featured mostly amateur actors, and was made by an inexperienced crew. The sitar player Ravi Shankar composed the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnasubarner Guptodhon
''Karnasubarner Guptodhon'' () is an Indian Bengali adventure thriller film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. It is a sequel to '' Durgeshgorer Guptodhon'' and the third film in ''Sona Da'' franchise. The film released on 30 September 2022, coinciding with Durga Puja, under the banner of SVF Entertainment. The film was a blockbuster at the box office and one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of all time. Plot Invited for a wonderful occasion, the trio, Subarna Sen aka Sona Da, Abir and Jhinuk, discovers an old riddle and follows a perilous trail to find the hidden treasure of King Shashanka. As they face resistance from an old foe and their lives are put in peril, the quest for the greatest treasure becomes a dangerous hunt for power and wealth. As Sona Da tries to unlock every clue and crack the riddle, his mind constantly gets challenged and his loved ones face threats. His entire adventure hangs by the thread until he unearths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paran Jai Jaliya Re
''Paran Jai Jaliya Re'' (''My Heart is Set on Fire'') is a 2009 Bengali romance film directed by Ravi Kinnagi. This film stars Dev and Subhashree Ganguly. It is a remake of 2007 Hindi film Namastey London. The director of the original Vipul Shah filed a case against the producers of ''Paran Jai Jaliya Re'' and they gave a penalty of Rs. 75 lakh. In this movie, Dev and Subhashree Ganguly act together in the second time after the film, Challenge. Plot Anna (Subhashree Ganguly) is a NRI girl living in London whose father (Biswajit Chakraborty) wants her to get married with an Indian lad. However, Anna is deeply involved in a platonic relationship with a half-British boy Harry. Anna's brother, Sid (Tota Roy Choudhury) is in a relationship with a British girl and wants to marry her. However, his father refuses to let him marry her and which makes Sid choose to leave his parents' home. Meanwhile, Anna's father manages to bring his wife and daughter to India where he can find a su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Statesman (India)
''The Statesman'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper founded in 1875 and published simultaneously in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Bhubaneswar. It incorporates and is directly descended from ''The Friend of India'', founded in 1818. It is owned by The Statesman Ltd and headquartered at Statesman House, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata, with its national editorial office at Statesman House, Connaught Place, New Delhi. It is a member of the Asia News Network. ''The Statesman'' has an average weekday circulation of approximately 148,000, and the ''Sunday Statesman'' has a circulation of 230,000. This ranks it as one of the leading English newspapers in West Bengal, India. History ''The Statesman'' is a direct descendant of two newspapers, the Bombay (now Mumbai) based ''Indian Statesman'' and ''The Friend of India'' published in Calcutta (now Kolkata). ''Indian Statesman'' was started by Robert Knight, who was previously the principal founder and editor of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haranath Chakraborty
Haranath Chakraborty ( bn, হরনাথ চক্রবর্তী) is an Indian Bengali film director. He made his directorial debut with "Mangaldeep" (1989). Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial success. Early life and career He was Born on 1 January 1959 in West Bengal. He was assistant director of Anjan Choudhury Anjan Choudhury (25 November 1944 – 21 February 2007) was an Indian film director, writer, and screenplay writer who worked in the Bengali cinema of West Bengal. He was survived by his wife Jaysree Choudhury and two daughters, namely Chumki ... Group. His directorial debut film ''Mangaldeep'' was released in 1989. Awards Chakraborty's film, ''Ganrakal'' (2004) won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Clean & Entertainment Film Award. Filmography References External links * 1959 births Living people 20th-century Indian film directors Bengali film directors 21st-century Indian film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathi (2002 Film)
''Sathi'' () is a 2002 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film directed by Haranath Chakraborty. It stars Jeet and Priyanka Trivedi, with the former making his debut. It served as the Bengali remake of the Tamil film, ''Thulladha Manamum Thullum'' (1999) and became the highest-grossing Bengali film of that year. Sathi is notable for being the debut film of actor Jeet, who achieved a major career breakthrough through the same. Haranath Mukherjee, besides directing the film, co-wrote the screenplay along with Monotosh Chakraborty. V. Prabhakar handled the cinematography while the editing was finished by Swapan Guha. S. P. Venkatesh composed the film's music. Upon its release on 14 June 2002, Sathi emerged a commercially and critically successful venture, eventually becoming the highest-grossing Bengali film of the year and subsequently, one of the highest-grossers of Bengali cinema. Jeet received appraisals for his performance; he was conferred with a BFJA Award. Plot B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Chakraborty
Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Bengali TV. Raj Chakraborty was associated with Zee Bangla's popular laughter show ''Mirakkel'', hosted by Mir, and dance competition ''Dance Bangla Dance'', judged by Mithun Chakraborty, during their initial days. He also directed Star Jalsha's laughter programme ''I Laugh You''. He has been a Member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal from Barrackpore since 2021. Filmography As director As actor As producer Accolades Television Raj Chakraborty produced the television serial ''Kanamachi'', which was aired on Star Jalsha. For Zee Bangla, Raj Chakraborty Productions made the popular soap opera ''Raage Anuraage''. He returned as director of his very own show ''I Laugh You'', a show he had started in its first season. ''I Laugh You'' was a very pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dui Prithibi (2010 Film)
''Dui Prithibi'' (English: ''Two Worlds'') is a 2010 Bengali road movie directed by Raj Chakraborty and stars Jeet, Dev, Koel Mallick and Barkha Bisht Sengupta in the lead roles. It was the highest grossing Bengali film of 2010. A remake of the Telugu film ''Gamyam'', ''Dui Prithibi'' brought two of the biggest stars of Bengali cinema, Jeet and Dev, together for the only time on the celluloid. Plot Rahul Roy, ( Jeet) as called by his friends and family, is the son of a multi-millionaire called Abhiraj Roy. He is born and brought up in comfort and luxury and for him life is just a game and he is accustomed to lavish lifestyle. He is portrayed to be a happy go lucky character and quite popular with the female kind. He comes across Nandini (Koel Mallick), a young & charming doctor. Rahul challenges his friends that he would make her fall in love within few days. Rahul invites Nandini for coffee after a dance programme and proposes to her. Nandini, being an orphan, is very k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Kinagi
Ravi Kinagi (alternative spellings: Rabi Kinagi, Rabi Kinnagi) is an Indian film director, editor and a script-writer. He works in Bengali and Odia cinema. Superstar Jeet is His Most Favorite Indian Actor. Ravi Kinagi's (Career) direction No.1(top) collection and famous Film Awara(2012 film). Ravi Kinagi Most Favorite Film Sathi(2002 film). Biography Ravi Kinagi was born into a Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ... family. He learned the basics of filmmaking from his father Shankar Kinagi who was a producer and director. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. He worked with Rajshri Films when they were making Paheli, Naiyya, and Kanoon Ka Shikar. He also assisted S Ramanathan, Anil Ganguly, and Prashant Nanda. He then directed two Marathi films, Manuski an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
