Best Bengali Actors till date 2018

1. Uttam Kumar

Actor | Chiriyakhana

The legendary Bengali Actor of Calcutta, Uttam Kumar (Guru, Mahanayak as fans say), widely regarded as one of the Greatest actors ever in India, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, singer, music composer, playback singer who predominantly worked in Indian Cinema. Though he was a ...

2. Soumitra Chatterjee

Actor | Apur Sansar

Soumitra Chatterjee is an Indian actor, playwright and poet. World-renowned film director Satyajit Ray has acted in multiple shadow films. He has made Bengali film a place in the court of the world. In his long acting career, he has received many awards from home and abroad. His films have also won...

3. Bhanu Bannerjee

Actor | Sharey Chuattar

Bhanu Bannerjee was born on August 26, 1920 in Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Munshiganj, Bangladesh]. He was an actor and producer, known for Sharey Chuattar (1953), Parajay (1939) and Bindur Chheley (1973). He died on March 4, 1983 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

4. Mithun Chakraborty

Actor | The Tashkent Files

Mithun Chakraborty, whose birth name was Gouranga Chakraborty, is an actor, producer, and politician. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and has worked in several Hindi and Bengali films.

He studied at Oriental Seminary and then cleared his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Scottish Church...

5. Prasenjit Chatterjee

Actor | Baishe Srabon

Prasenjit Chatterjee was born on September 30, 1962 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is a producer and actor, known for 22 Shey Shraban (2011), Mishawr Rawhoshyo (2013) and Shanghai (2012). He has been married to Arpita Chatterjee since 2002. They have one child. He was previously married to ...

6. Abir Chatterjee

Actor | Kahaani

Abir Chatterjee was born on November 18, 1980 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is an actor, known for Kahaani (2012), Byomkesh Gotro (2018) and 22 Shey Shraban (2011). He has been married to Nandini Chatterjee since 2007. They have one child.

7. Parambrata Chattopadhyay

Actor | Kahaani

Parambrata Chattopadhyay was born on June 27, 1980 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is an actor and director, known for Kahaani (2012), Shonar Pahar (2018) and Abhijaan (2022). He has been married to Piya Chakraborty since November 27, 2023.

8. Jeet

Actor | Sathi

Jeet (Jeetendra Madnani) is an Indian Actor , Producer, Writer and Television presenter who predominantly works in the Bengali film industry . He was born on 30th November in West Bengal, India. Jeet started out his career as a model and further appeared in versatile television serials. He made his...

9. Ritwick Chakraborty

Actor | Vinci Da

Ritwick Chakraborty was born on March 31, 1977 in Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Vinci Da (2019), Shabdo (2012) and The Elder Son (2019). He has been married to Aparajita Ghosh Das since April 24, 2011.

10. Rudranil Ghosh

Actor | Vinci Da

Rudranil Ghosh was born on January 6, 1973 in Howrah, West Bengal, India. He is an actor and writer, known for Vinci Da (2019), Kedara (2019) and Byomkesh Bakshi (2010).

11. Anirban Bhattacharya

Director | Ballabhpurer Roopkotha

Anirban Bhattacharya was born on October 7, 1986 in Midnapore, West Bengal, India. He is an actor and director, known for Ballabhpurer Roopkotha (2022), Shah Jahan Regency (2019) and Bibaho Obhijaan (2019). He has been married to Madhurima Goswami since November 26, 2020.

12. Saswata Chatterjee

Actor | Kahaani

Saswata started his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush. He gained popularity by portraying the character of Topshe in a television series directed by Sandip Ray. His breakthrough role came in Sujoy Ghosh's 2012 blockbuster Hindi film, Kahaani...

13. Deepak Adhikari

Music_department | Anokha Modh

Deepak Adhikari is known for Anokha Modh (1985), Nakash Aziz Feat. Vinit Pawshe & Sana Sultan Khan: Pyaar Di Drift (2021) and Shooting an Elephant (2016).

14. Dev

Actor | Kabir

Dev was born on December 25, 1982 in Mahisha, West Bengal, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Kabir (2018), Mountain of the Moon (2013) and Sanjhbati (2019). He has been married to Rukmini Maitra since May 6, 2021. They have one child.

15. Paran Banerjee

Actor | Bob Biswas

Paran Banerjee was born on October 18, 1940 in Jessore, Bengal Presidency, British India. He is an actor, known for Bob Biswas (2021), Double Feluda (2016) and Royal Bengal Rahasya (2011).

16. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya

17. Kaushik Ganguly

Writer | Jyeshthoputro

Kaushik Ganguly was born on August 4, 1968 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is an actor and writer, known for The Elder Son (2019), The Eunuch and the Flute Player (2017) and Cinemawala (2016). He is married to Churni Ganguly. They have one child.

18. Jisshu Sengupta

Actor | Ek Je Chhilo Raja

Jisshu Sengupta was born on March 15, 1977 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is a producer and actor, known for Ek Je Chhilo Raja (2018), Zulfiqar (2016) and Sita Ramam (2022). He has been married to Nilanjana Sharma since 2004. They have two children.

19. Kaushik Sen

Actor | Lion

Kaushik Sen was born on September 19, 1968 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is an actor, known for Lion (2016), Aamaar Bhuvan (2018) and Byomkesh Pawrbo (2016).

20. Riddhi Sen

Actor | The Eunuch and the Flute Player

Riddhi Sen is known for The Eunuch and the Flute Player (2017), Kahaani (2012) and Feluda (2017).

21. Shakib Khan

Actor | Priyotoma

Shakib Khan is a Bangladeshi film actor. His original name is Masud Rana Shakib Khan. He made his acting debut in the film Anonto Bhalobasha. after few years Khan established himself as one of the most successful and highest paid actor in Bangladesh film history. Throughout his career, Khan has ...

22. Vikram Chatterjee

Actor | Byomkesh

Vikram Chatterjee is a Bengali film actor. He made his big screen debut with a small role in Mainak Bhowmik's 2012 movie Bedroom and was immediately noticed. In the same year he acted in Bappaditya Bandopadhyay's Elar Char Adhyay based on Rabindranath Tagore's last novel Char Adhyay as a lead. Soon...

23. Ankush Hazra

Actor | Villain

Ankush Hazra was born on February 14, 1989 in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Villain (2018), Zulfiqar (2016) and Mirza: Part 1 - Joker (2024).

24. Shataf Figar

Actor | Extraction

Shataf Figar is known for Extraction (2020), Shershaah (2021) and Gehraiyaan (2022).

25. Dipankar Dey

Actor | Paroma

Dipankar Dey was born on July 5, 1944 in Jamshedpur, Bihar Province, British India. He is an actor, known for Paroma (1985), Badshahi Angti (2014) and Har Har Byomkesh (2015). He has been married to Dolon Roy since January 16, 2020.

26. Tapan Chatterjee

Actor | Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne

Tapan Chatterjee was born on September 3, 1937 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was an actor and producer, known for Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aanchal (1980) and Mera Karam Mera Dharam (1987). He died on May 24, 2010 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

27. Rabi Ghosh

Actor | Baksha Rahasya

Rabi Ghosh was born on November 24, 1931 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Baksha Rahasya (1996), Byomkesh Bakshi (1993) and Aranyer Din Ratri (1970). He was married to Anubha Gupta. He died on February 4, 1997 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

28. Kanchan

Actress | Jurmana

Kanchan is known for Jurmana (1996), Itihaas (1997) and Allari Premikudu (1994).

29. Kharaj Mukherjee

Actor | Patalghar

Kharaj Mukherjee was born on July 7, 1963 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is an actor and writer, known for Patalghar (2003), Special 26 (2013) and Kahaani (2012).

30. Debshankar Haldar

Actor | Raasta

Debshankar Haldar was born on January 8, 1965 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is an actor, known for Raasta (2003), A River in Heaven and Ek Je Ache Sohor.