Sweta Bhattacharya to Soumitrisha Kundoo: Bengali TV artists making silver screen debuts

They are the shining stars of the Bengali small screen with an envious fan following and hit projects to their credit. Some of their shows dominated TRP charts just like they ruled hearts with charismatic presence. Now, it’s time for these prime-time TV slot rulers to take the leap and step into the silver screen. In the recent past, hugely popular artists, like Sean Banerjee, Sweta Bhattacharya and others who predominantly worked in the television industry, have stepped into the big screen. And the list is slowly getting bigger with Neel Bhattacharya signing a movie and Soumitrisha Kundoo bagging a Dev starrer. While showbiz is infamous for allegations that TV artists don’t really get an easy break in movies, these artists are proving it wrong. Let’s take a look at the artists who recently took the big plunge recently. (Photo: Facebook)

Soon after finishing the shoot of her previous TV show Jamuna Dhaki, which was a popular soap opera, Sweta took a big leap and landed a project directed by ‘Tonic’ fame director Avijit Sen. In her debut movie, Sweta was paired opposite none other than Tolly heartthrob Dev. That’s not all, she also shared the screen with eminent artists Mithun Chakraborty, and Mamata Shankar too. The movie was the highest-grossing movie in Tollywood and earned praise from both cine lovers and critics. Sweta’s very first Bengali movie turned out to be one of the biggest hits in 2022. (Photo: Facebook)

Prior to Sweta, it was Debchandrima who made her debut in ‘Kishmish’, which had Dev as the male lead and Rukmini Maitra as the leading lady. Debchandrima’s popularity in the television industry fetched her the movie project. (Photo: Facebook)

Actor Sean, who stepped into the TV industry with the period piece ‘Ami Sirajer Begum’ and soon became the heartthrob of the Bengali small screen, needs no introduction. Sean made his debut in a movie which featured none other than actress Rituparna Sengupta. He played an antagonist in the film. Soon, the ‘Mon Phagun’ actor will be seen in a movie which will star Ditipriya Roy. (Photo: Facebook)

Actor Rohaan is worth a mention in this list because of his Bollywood debut. He made his movie debut long back although none of the movies worked at the box office. Television gave him a major breakthrough in his career. Rohaan, who is now a very popular name in Bengali TV and has both hit fiction and non-fiction shows to his credit. Now, Rohaan is eyeing Bollywood glory. He recently wrapped up the shooting for his first Hindi flick which will star ace artist Makarand Deshpande as his reel dad. (Photo: Facebook)

Ipsita was very young when she played a prominent role in the TV show ‘Subarnalata’. Later, she appeared in different TV shows like ‘Dhulokona’, ‘Alo Chhaya’ and others. The actress made her silver screen debut recently in ‘Prosenjit Weds Rituparna’. The movie, directed by Samrat Sharma, featured Ipsita Mukherjee, Rishav Basu, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta as lead characters. (Photo: Facebook)

Daily soap ‘Mithai’ made Soumitrisha an overnight sensation. The success of the daily soap not only fetched her name, fame and a long list of admirers but also a movie project. The actress, known for her girl-next-door avatar, will play Dev’s leading lady in Atanu Raychaudhury’s upcoming movie ‘Pradhan’. (Photo: Facebook)

The chocolate boy of the Bengali TV industry is ready to cast a spell on the silver screen. He has just signed a movie which will also star Darshana Banik and Sourav Das. This is the first major break in a movie. (Photo: Facebook)