While most would recognise him as the menacing bespectacled Bob Biswas in Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Kahaani’ (2012), the actor has continuously impressed critics as well as audience with his variety of roles. The actor might not be as great as the other on this list in terms of the acting prowess, but was the pioneer of silent films and helped pave way for what is known as “Bengali Cinema”. Starting around in 1926 under British Dominion Films Ltd., his first role was on the silver screen. The earliest actor on this list, Pramathesh Barua was one of the first actors to step into the industry in the late fringes of the Pre-Independence era. Apart from the ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’ series, his other memorable films are ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’ (1970), ‘Hirak Rajar Deshe’ (1980) and ‘Padma Nadir Majhi’ (1993). However, the actor was highly intelligent and took most out of his rather short screen time. He was never meant to be the “name” in films, with superstars superseding him by miles. He was one of the titular characters in the ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’ series. The artist has a number of notable rib tickling performances.
A noted theatre personality, this actor’s name is almost obsolete in the eyes of the new generation of movie goers. Robi GhoshĪ regular feature in Satyajit Ray films, Robi Ghosh was primarily a comic actor. The actor is a gift in disguise and its high time artists and the audience start appreciating him. The actor made us think in the Indo-Japan Romantic drama ‘The Japanese Wife’ (2010) and kept our adrenaline running with ‘Vishwaroopam’ (2013). Iyer’ (2002), the musical ‘Jhankaar Beats’ (2003) and the courtroom drama ‘Shaurya’ (2008).
His most appreciated works include the drama ‘Mr. He has a wide variety of films, which don’t even remotely relate to each other.
He is such an impressive artist with an impressive hold on morphing the characters according to circumstances and according to the genre of cinema. Quoting Time magazine, “the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema” is the most underrated and underappreciated actor working right now. Some of his funniest works include the “mole” among the prisoners in ‘Sholay’ (1975), the drunkard in ‘Gol Maal’ (1979) and the mate of Kishore Kumar in ‘Sadhu Aur Shaitaan’ (1968). He gained prominence in Bollywood and was often employed by directors for comic relief. A discovery of iconic director Ritwik Ghatak, he started his career with small acts in the director’s features. He had a weird mastery using his body as a tool for comedy and specialised in playing comic drunkard roles. Keshto Mukherjee represented the slapstick genre comedy films in India.
He is one of the best working in the industry right now. The actor perfectly understands the art and is impressively carrying on the legacy created by actors such as Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty. At an age where the cinema is plagued by top actors acting in over-the-top masala flick, Chatterjee has deftly adapted his talents into critically lauded commercial hits. He has been performing quite brilliantly, with film like the ‘Byomkesh’ series, ‘Rajkahini’ (2015) and ‘The Royal Bengal Tiger’ (2016) showcasing his acting prowess. Abir ChatterjeeĪ relatively new actor on this list, Abir Chatterjee is an important figure in term of carrying on the legacy of the legendary figures. Being a veteran of commercial plays, he had a tight grasp over the commercial audience and his works were a huge success among them. These actors have made me feel proud of being a Bengali, and so, here is the list of 12 Best Bengali actors ever.Īn eminent figure in the Bengali scene, he was one of the first actors to bring a “self- interpretation” to the characters. However, what can we do? For this list, I have taken in account the actor’s acting prowess, work, cultural prominence and of course, how may Satyajit Ray films the actor has starred in. Frankly speaking, there is no way to constrict number of “best” Bengali actors. The artistic industry has seen some of the finest actors who have masterfully gripped the attention of filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick.
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