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Modern Revival: 1990s To Present: Apu (1959), Devi (1960), Nayak (1966), Simabaddha (1967) and Aranyer Dinratri (1970)

The most well known actors of Bengali cinema in its Golden Era during the late 1950s and 1960s were Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen, known as the "Eternal Pair". Soumitra Chatterjee also rose to fame during this time period, acting in several films directed by Satyajit Ray. In the 1960s, many talented actresses like Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore, and Madhabi Mukherjee gained popularity. Sharmila Tagore found commercial success in both Bengali and Bollywood films. The modern revival of Bengali cinema began in the 1990s led by acclaimed directors such as Rituparno Ghosh, Buddh

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Modern Revival: 1990s To Present: Apu (1959), Devi (1960), Nayak (1966), Simabaddha (1967) and Aranyer Dinratri (1970)

The most well known actors of Bengali cinema in its Golden Era during the late 1950s and 1960s were Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen, known as the "Eternal Pair". Soumitra Chatterjee also rose to fame during this time period, acting in several films directed by Satyajit Ray. In the 1960s, many talented actresses like Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore, and Madhabi Mukherjee gained popularity. Sharmila Tagore found commercial success in both Bengali and Bollywood films. The modern revival of Bengali cinema began in the 1990s led by acclaimed directors such as Rituparno Ghosh, Buddh

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The most well known Bengali actor to date has been Uttam Kumar while Suchitra Sen is regarded as

the most beautiful and influential actress of Bengali cinema. Kumar and Sen were known as "The
Eternal Pair" in the late 1950s. Apart from Sen, Sabitri Chatterjee and Sumitra Devi were very
popular actress of the 1950s. Soumitra Chatterjee is a notable actor, having acted in several Satyajit
Ray films, and considered as a rival to Uttam Kumar in the 1960s. He is famous for the
characterisation of Feluda in Sonar Kella (1974) and Joi Baba Felunath (1978), written and directed
by Ray. He also played the adult version of Apu in The World of Apu (1959), directed by Ray.
In the 1960s, Bengal saw a host of talented actresses like Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore, Madhabi
Mukherjee, Sandhya Roy and Supriya Devi. Aparna Sen was one of the most successful actresses
of the Golden Era. She became the leading heroine of the 1970s and since 1981 she has been
directing films. One of the most well known Bengali actresses was Sharmila Tagore, who debuted in
Ray's The World of Apu, and became a major actress in Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood.
Despite Suchitra Sen being the greatest actress, Sharmila was the most commercial successful
actress in history with films like The World of
Apu (1959), Devi (1960), Nayak (1966), Simabaddha (1967) and Aranyer Dinratri (1970).
Utpal Dutt is internationally known for his acting in movies and plays, especially Shakespearean
plays. Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Rabi Ghosh and Anup Kumar were best known for their comic timing
and with their versatile acting talent they stunned the audience and critics.
The pioneers in Bengali film music include Raichand Boral, Pankaj Mullick and K. C. Dey, all
associated with New Theatres Calcutta. The greatest composers of the golden era included Robin
Chatterjee, Sudhin Dasgupta, Nachiketa Ghosh, Hemant Kumar etc.[34]

Modern revival: 1990s to present[edit]


The revival in Bengali cinema dates from the rise of directors such as Rituparno Ghosh , Buddhadeb
Dasgupta , Aparna Sen, Gautam Ghose, Tarun Majumdar , Srijit Mukherji, Nandita
Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee . Rituparno made his first film Hirer Angti in 1992 and dominated
Bengali cinema until his death in 2013, winning numerous national awards for films like Unishe
April, Dahan and Utsab. Aparna Sen made her directorial debut in 1981 with the internationally
lauded 36 Chowringhee Lane, which looked at the lives of Anglo-Indians living in Calcutta. Her later
films have also been celebrated: Paromitar Ek Din, Mr and Mrs Iyer, 15 Park Avenue, The Japanese
Wife, Goynar Baksho, etc. Buddhadeb Dasgupta is best known for award-winning films like Uttara
(film), Mondo Meyer Upakhyan, Charachar.
Gautam Ghose is best known for award-winning films like Dakhal, Paar, Padma Nadir Majhi, Abar
Aranye and Moner Manush.

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