List of Bengali actresses

The list refers to Indian Bengali actresses who have appeared in Bengali and Hindi language cinema and television.

1920s

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Year of debut Name Debut film Ref.
1926 Kanan Devi Jaidev
1929 Chandrabati Devi Piyari
Umasashi Bangabala
Molina Devi

1930s

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Kanan Devi is considered to be one of the greatest actresses of Bengali cinema
Year of debut Name Debut film Ref.
1931 Padma Devi Sea Goddess
1933 Devika Rani Karma
1936 Chhaya Devi Sonar Sansar [1]
1938 Sandhyarani Sarbojanin Bibahotsab [2]

1940s

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Sumitra Devi is considered to be one of the most iconic actresses of Bengali cinema.
Year of debut Name Debut film Ref.
1941 Gita Dey Ahuti
1944 Ruma Guha Thakurta Jwar Bhata
Sumitra Devi Sandhi [3]
1948 Anubha Gupta Bish Bachhar Age [4]
1949 Lolita Chatterjee Ananya

1950s

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Year of debut Name Debut film Note Ref.
1950 Madhabi Mukherjee Kankantala Light Railway Child artist
1951 Sabitri Chatterjee Sahajatri [5]
1952 Arundhati Devi Mahaprasthaner Pathe [6]
Supriya Devi Basu Paribar
1953 Anita Guha Bansher Kella
Suchitra Sen Saat Number Kayedi
1955 Kaberi Bose Raikamal
Karuna Banerjee Pather Panchali
1956 Sandhya Roy Mamlar Phal
1958 Basabi Nandi Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
Chitra Sen Joutuk
Kajal Gupta Ajantrik
Lily Chakravarty Bhanu Pelo Lottery [7]
1959 Sharmila Tagore Apur Sansar

1960s

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Madhabi Mukherjee is considered to be one of the greatest actresses of Bengali cinema; best remembered for her titular role in Charulata (1964), she was a reigning actress in 1960s
Year of debut Name Debut film Note Ref.
1960 Sumita Sanyal Khokababur Pratyabartan
1961 Aparna Sen Teen Kanya
Kanika Majumdar Teen Kanya [8]
1962 Alokananda Roy Kanchenjungha [9]
1963 Jaya Bachchan Mahanagar
1964 Anjana Bhowmick Anustup Chanda
1965 Ratna Ghoshal Raja Rammohun
1966 Debashree Roy Pagal Thakur Child artist
1967 Moushumi Chatterjee Balika Badhu
Nandini Malia Chuti
Rakhee Gulzar Badhubaran

1970s

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Year of debut Name Debut film Note Ref.
1970 Jayashree Kabir Pratidwandi
1971 Devika Mukherjee Fariyad Child artist [10]
Sonali Gupta Pratham Pratishruti
1972 Arati Bhattacharya Ek Adhuri Kahani [11]
Mithu Mukherjee Shesh Parba
Sumitra Mukherjee Memsaheb
1973 Anamika Saha Ashar Alo
Mahua Roychoudhury Shriman Prithviraj
Rajeshwari Roychowdhury Strir Patra
1974 Preeti Ganguly
Soma Dey Haraye Khuji
Soma Mukherjee Asati
1976 Mamata Shankar Mrigaya
1979 Shakuntala Barua Sunayani
Alpana Goswami Arun Barun O Kiranmala
Tanusree Shankar

1980s

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Year of debut Name First acting assignment Note Ref.
Film TV series
1980 Meenakshi Goswami Dakshayagna [12]
Sreela Majumdar Parasuram
1981 Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay Kalankini Kankabati
1982 Moon Moon Sen Rajbadhu
1983 Konkona Sen Sharma Indira
1984 Piya Sengupta Dadamani
1985 Papiya Adhikari Sonar Sansar
Rupali Ganguly Saaheb Child artist
Swatilekha Sengupta Ghare Baire
1986 Amala Akkineni Mythili Ennai Kaathali
Indrani Haldar Tero Parban
Kheyali Dastidar Tero Parban
Laboni Sarkar Sei Samay
Nayna Bandyopadhyay Pathbhola Opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee
Roopa Ganguly Nirupama [13]
Sagarika Shyam Saheb
Satabdi Roy Atanka
1987 Aditi Chatterjee Child artist
Indrani Dutta Nadiyar Nagor [14]
Pallavi Chatterjee [15]
Rita Dutta Chakraborty
1988 Anuradha Roy Karoti [16]
1989 Rituparna Sengupta Shwet Kapot [17]
Chaiti Ghoshal Dakghar
Sudipta Chakraborty

1990s

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Year of debut Name First acting assignment Note Ref.
Film TV series
Churni Ganguly
1990 Chumki Chowdhury Hirak Jayanti
1991 Anashua Majumdar Mahaprithibi [18]
Anushree Das Bourani [19]
Dolon Roy Sajani Go Sajani [20]
Riya Sen Vishkanya
1992 Kajol Bekhudi
Rita Koiral Nabarupa [21]
1993 Rachna Banerjee Daan Pratidaan [22]
Sreelekha Mitra Balikar Prem
1996 Aparajita Auddy Manorama Cabin [23]
Debolina Dutta Seemarekha
June Malia Trishna [24]
Lisa Ray Nethaji
Rani Mukerji Biyer Phul
Rimi Sen Damu
Sushmita Sen Dastak
1997 Mahima Chaudhry Pardes
Priyanka Upendra Joddha
Locket Chatterjee
Nandini Ghosal Char Adhyay
Srabanti Chatterjee Mayar Badhon Child artist
1999 Arpita Chatterjee Tumi Ele Tai
Jaya Seal Amrita
Manali Dey Kali Amar Maa
Monami Ghosh Saat Kahon
Raima Sen Godmother
Swastika Mukherjee Debdasi
Bidipta Chakraborty
Mithu Chakrabarty
Mousumi Saha
Rimjhim Mitra

2000s

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Koel Mallick is considered to be one of the famous actresses of 2000s
Year of debut Name First acting assignment Ref.
Film TV series
2000 Arunima Ghosh Rinmukti [25]
Chandrayee Ghosh Jamabhoomi [26]
Kamalika Banerjee Ek Akasher Niche
Koneenica Banerjee Ek Akasher Niche
Reema Sen Chitram
Samata Das Ek Akasher Niche
Sohini Sengupta Paromitar Ek Din
2001 Ananya Chatterjee Chena Mukher Sari
2001 Bipasha Basu Ajnabee
2002 Koena Mitra Road
Priyanka Sarkar Jodi Prem Chilona Prane [27]
2003 Angana Basu Alo
Anjana Basu Robir Aloy
Koel Mallick Nater Guru
Paoli Dam Jibon Niye Khela
Payel Sarkar
Priyanka Kothari Jay Jay
Tanisha Sssshhh
Tannishtha Chatterjee Swaraaj
2004 Aparajita Ghosh Das Iti Srikanta
Kamalinee Mukherjee Phir Milenge
2005 Nandana Sen Black
Tanushree Dutta Aashiq Banaya Aapne
2006 Payel De Ekdin Pratidin
Ena Saha Raat Bhor Brishti
Mouni Ray Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Shahana Goswami Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota
Sohini Sarkar Ekdin Pratidin
2007 Parno Mittra Khela
Ridhima Ghosh Ratparir Rupkatha
Subhashree Ganguly Pitribhumi
2008 Ditipriya Roy Durga
Puja Banerjee Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki
Sandipta Sen Durga
Shweta Bhattacharya
2009 Darshana Banik Bou Katha Kaou
Moubani Sorcar Badla
Mumtaz Sorcar Bhorai: The Maladies of Dawn
Rajanya Mitra Ogo Bodhu Sundori
Ritabhari Chakraborty Ogo Bodhu Sundori
Sayantika Banerjee Ghar Sansar
Saayoni Ghosh Ichche Dana
Sampurna Lahiri

2010s

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Year of debut Name First acting assignment Ref.
Film TV series
2010 Anindita Bose Clerk
Basabdatta Chatterjee Gaaner Oparey
Mimi Chakraborty Gaaner Oparey
Richa Gangopadhyay Leader
2011 Amrita Chattopadhyay Kanakanjali
Madhumita Sarcar Sobinoy Nibedon
Nusrat Jahan Shatru
2012 Sauraseni Maitra Chittagong
2013 Jhilik Bhattacharjee Tomay Bhalobasi
2014 Rooqma Ray Kiranmala
2015 Koushani Mukherjee Parbona Toke Charte Ami
Swastika Dutta Parbona Toke Charte Ami
2016 Ishaa Saha Jhanjh Lobongo Phool
Soumitrisha Kundu E Amar Gurudakshina
Trina Saha Khokababu
2017 Rukmini Maitra Chaamp
2018 Tuhina Das Aschhe Abar Shabor
2019 Idhika Paul Arabbya Rajani

2020s

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Year of debut Name First acting assignment Ref.
Film TV series
2021 Susmita Chatterjee Prem Tame [28]

See also

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