The Bengali was the Marwari of the early nineteenth century.

What I like about Calcutta is the food. I like simple Bengali food like dal, shukto, fish, and mutton.

— Barun Sobti

Although several actors have worked in films down South, I feel unsure of whether I will be able to emote and act as exuberantly…

— Konkona Sen Sharma

I respect Malayalam films the same way I respect Bengali films. I think Malayalam films have not compromised on the essence and have kept…

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

Everywhere I go today, people talk about Bengali cinema. I completely refuse to accept that Bengali filmmakers are not making good films.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I like watching Bengali film DVDs with sub-titles.

— Amrita Rao

In fact, the Bengali film industry is becoming more balanced between creativity and commercialization. And if Bollywood can remake south Indian and Hollywood films,…

— Rituparna Sengupta

I am songwriter. I do compose the music of songs that I write in Bengali. But I've never thought of composing for a film.…

— Arijit Singh

I have been offered several Bengali films. Due to destiny and good luck, 'Noukadubi' will be my first.

— Riya Sen

I am overwhelmed by the reaction to my songs. At Mitra, people went crazy dancing to Paglu's songs. Naveena, which hardly ever screens a…

— Jeet Gannguli

How can BJP be anti-Bangla when BJP founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee himself was a Bengali?

— Amit Shah

Culturally, I remember listening to Salil Chowdhury's music for Malayalam films. Many Bengali actors have worked in our films, too.

— Mammootty

I am a Bengali. My mother is from Mangalore so it's a mix of both cultures at home.

— Rhea Chakraborty

I have a lot of Bengali friends and most of them are pretty well read.

— KK

“The intention (of the puja pandals) is not so much to entertain as to disorient and astonish; to tap into the Bengali’s appetite for…

— Amit Chaudhuri

If you're talking about industry, I've never restricted myself to Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, or Kannada. Whichever the language is, from Swahili to Marathi or…

— Parvathy