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List Of Highest-grossing Bengali Films
Cinema of West Bengal, globally known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, and is dedicated to the production of films in the Bengali language, Bengali-language. The Indian Bengali film industry has been known by the nickname Tollywood, a blend word of the words Tollygunge and Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, since 1932. In the 1930s, West Bengal was the centre of Indian cinema, and Bengali cinema accounted for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s. A 2014 industry report noted that while approximately 100 films were produced annually in Bengali. The Bengali film industry, which was valued at around ₹120–150 crore in terms of revenue in 2014, has decreased over the years to ₹66 crore in 2023. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Indian Bengali films produced by Bengali cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organizations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of West Bengal
Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Bengali language widely spoken in the state of West Bengal. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, dates back to 1932. It was a historically important film industry, at one time the centre of Indian film production. The Bengali film industry is known for producing many of Cinema of India, Indian cinema's most critically acclaimed global Parallel Cinema and art films, with several of its filmmakers gaining prominence at the National Film Awards, Indian National Film Awards as well as international acclaim. Ever since Satyajit Ray's ''Pather Panchali (film), Pather Panchali'' (1955) was awarded Best Human Document at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, Bengali films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asianet News
Asianet News is an Indian Malayalam-language free-to-air news channel, operated by the Asianet News Network, a subsidiary of Asianxt Digital Technologies. The channel is based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Asianet News is currently one of the market leaders in the Malayalam television news sector. Malayalam general entertainment channels, Asianet, Asianet Plus, and Asianet Movies, owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It presently has no connections with the Asianet News Network channels. History Asianet, Asianet Satellite Communications and Asianet News were founded by Raji Menon. Initially, Raji Menon owned a 93% stake. A 5% stake was with Raghu Nandan (Menon’s elder brother). Sashi Kumar was a paid employee of Asianet and Raji Menon's nephew, whom Menon gifted a 2% stake first, increased to 26% and then to a 45% stake later at Sashi Kumar's request. Raji Menon bought back the shares, earlier gifted to Sashi Kumar in 1999 at an a ... [...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 Indian Bengali-language romance film directed by Ravi Kinnagi. This film stars Dev and Subhashree in the lead roles. It is a remake of 2007 Hindi film '' Namastey London''. Vipul Shah, the director of the original movie 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 were cast together for the second time after '' Challenge'' in 2009. Plot Anna is an NRI girl living in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ... whose father wants her to marry an Indian lad. However, Anna is deeply involved in a platonic relationship with a half-British boy Harry. Anna's brother, Sid is in a relationship with a British girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaj Tak
() is an Indian Hindi-language television news channel owned by the TV Today Network, a part of the New Delhi-based media conglomerate India Today Group. History Aaj Tak was first broadcast on DD Metro of Doordarshan (DD) in 1995. It was then broadcast as a news programme of 10 to 20 minutes. Aaj Tak came into existence in December 2000 as an independent news channel. It then became the first complete Hindi news channel in the country to be broadcast twenty-four hours. One of the anchors at the time was Surendra Pratap Singh. The tagline for Aaj Tak was "यह थी ख़बर आज तक, इंतज़ार कीजिए कल तक" (). Aaj Tak was the first news channel in India to use OB vans. By the time the channel came into existence, it had a reach of 52 lakh households. It now broadcasts to three crore households and its viewership in news channels is 56%. On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched India's first Hindi high-definition channel, Aaj Tak ... [...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 was 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 became the second highest grossing Bengali film of 2022 and one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of all time. A sequel to this film and the ''Guptodhon'' franchise called ''Saptadingar Guptodhon'' was announced on 28 February 2025, during the slate announcement of the production house, where the trio are to yet again reprise their roles. Plot Invited for a wonderful occasion, the trio, Subarna Sen aka Sona Da, Abir and Jhinuk, discover an old riddle and follow a perilous trail to find the hidden treasure of King Shashanka. As they face resistance from an old foe and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathi (2002 Film)
''Sathi'' () is a 2002 Indian Bengali-language musical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Haranath Chakraborty. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. It stars Jeet, making his debut, Priyanka Upendra and Ranjit Mallick in lead roles. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film '' Thullatha Manamum Thullum''. The soundtrack and background score were composed by S. P. Venkatesh, while V. Prabhakar handled the cinematography and editing was finished by Swapan Guha. The film follows the tragic journey of Bijoy Ray, a struggling singer, who comes to Kolkata to find his love Sonali, being released from jail after five years due to false accusations of carrying firearms. It emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film of 2002 and as of 2025, it stands as the ninth highest grossing Bengali film of all time. Plot Bijoy Ray is an aspiring, talented singer, who resides in a village of Burdwan district. He has a caring and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paglu
''Paglu'' (English: ''Crazy'') is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language action film directed by Rajib Biswas. Produced by Surinder Films, the film stars Dev, Koel and Rajatava Dutta in lead roles. The screenplay and the dialogues were written by N.K Salil, with the songs composed by Jeet Gannguli. The cinematography was handled by Kumud Verma, action and dance sequences were choreographed by Judo Ramu and Baba Yadav respectively. The film follows the story of how a college student falls in love with a non resident Indian girl. The movie was a remake of 2006 Telugu movie '' Devadasu''. ''Paglu'' marked the third collaboration of Dev with Koel. The film is the first instalment of the ''Paglu'' franchise. The film successfully ran more than 150 days in West Bengal was the highest grossing Bengali movie until the 2013 film ''Chander Pahar''. ''Paglu'' was theatrically released in India on 3 June 2011. The film became a financial success, emerging as the eighth highest grossing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publications Division (India)
Publications Division (India) is a publishing house in India, with its headquarters at Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. It functions as a division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). It publishes books in Hindi, English and other regional languages. History Established in 1941, Publications Division publishes books on a range of subjects including arts, culture, national heritage, biographies of national leaders in various fields, science, flora and fauna and children's literature. The house has published a 100-volume set of the collected works of Mahatma Gandhi as well as individual volumes of his work. The Publications Division also publishes journals including ''Yojana'', on development; ''Kurukshetra'', on rural development; ''Ajkal'', a literary magazine; ''Bal Bharati'', for children; and ''Employment News'', which lists government job openings. It also participates in exhibitions and book fairs. The materials are sold through ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pather Panchali
(, ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali Pather Panchali (novel), novel of the same name. The film stars Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, and Chunibala Devi in leading roles. As the first instalment of ''The Apu Trilogy'', the film depicts the childhood hardships of the protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga amid the harsh realities of rural poverty. The film is widely acclaimed as a classic and is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films in the history of Indian cinema. 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. Lack of funds led to frequent interruptions in production, which took nearly three years, but the West Bengal g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Rule
''Boss 2: Back to Rule'' is a 2017 India-Bangladesh joint production Bengali action thriller film directed by Baba Yadav and story written by Jeet. It is a sequel to his 2013 film, '' Boss: Born to Rule'' and the second installment of the Boss film series. The film features Jeet, Subhashree Ganguly and Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria in the leading roles. Jeet Gannguli composed the music for the film. The film was released in West Bengal on 23 June and in Bangladesh on 26 June 2017, and in the rest of India on 30 June 2017. It is the sixth highest grossing Bengali film of all time. Plot The story continues 4 years after the incidents of Boss: Born to Rule that took place in 2013. In 2017, Surya, a public figure, is now hated by the people due to the disappearance of their money (worth ₹35000 crores) kept in the Business bank headquarters, a bank built by Surya for his people. Surya's loved person, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Gopinath Shivalkar, who was previously ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Telegraph (India)
''The Telegraph'' is an Indian English daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 7 July 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and competes with the Middle-market newspaper '' The Times of India''. The newspaper is the eighth most-widely read English language newspaper in India as per '' Indian Readership Survey'' (IRS) 2019. ''The Telegraph'' has three editions Kolkata, South Bengal and North Bengal. History ''The Telegraph'' was founded on 7 July 1982. The design director of London's '' The Sunday Times'', Edwin Taylor, designed the newspaper and provided a standard in design and editing. In 31 years, it has become the largest-circulation English daily in the eastern region published from Kolkata. In 1982, M. J. Akbar used to edit and design the daily newspaper; thus it had a major impact on newspaper journalism in India. ''The Telegraph'' is published by media group Ananda Publishers closely associated with ABP Pvt. Ltd; the group also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Projapoti (2022 Film)
''Projapoti'' () is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri (Bengal Talkies), co-produced by Dev and distributed by SSR Cinemas. The film features Dev himself, alongside Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar, Koushani Mukherjee and Shweta Bhattacharya in lead roles. The movie was theatrically released on 23 December 2022 and had its digital premiere on the streaming platform ZEE5 on 14 April 2023. It received a blockbuster verdict at the box office. Made on a budget of crore, it grossed over ₹13 crore and became the highest grossing Bengali film of 2022 and the fifth highest-grossing Bengali film of all time. Plot Gour, a widower and a retired government officer, wants his son Joy, a wedding planner to get married. He tries a lot to convince his son to get married. But Joy is very busy with his work and has no time to plan for himself. Meanwhile, Gour's college friend, Kusum meets him suddenly in a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
