The highly anticipated JOY Filmfare Awards Bangla 2024 was proudly announced by Filmfare in collaboration with Joy Personal Care, the title partner. This esteemed event, which is scheduled to recognize exceptional accomplishments in Bengali cinema, will highlight the excellent performances found in films that were released between January 2023 and December 2023.

A virtual press conference was held recently that was graced by actor Koel Mallick, Jitesh Pillaai, Editor of Filmfare, Sunil Agarwal, and Poulomi Roy from Joy Personal Care.

JOY Filmfare Awards Bangla 2024 will be hosted by Saurav Das, Sauraseni Maitra, and Parambrata Chatterjee.

The ceremony will feature enthralling performances by eminent celebrities like Nusrat Faria, Srabanti Chatterjee, Boni & Koushani, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Koel Mallick, Rudranil, and Ambarish.

Koel Mallick said that it was a special moment for her to be a part of Filmfare. She was also ecstatic and looking forward to her first performance on the Filmfare stage.

BEST FILM       
ARDHANGINI
BAGHA JATIN
DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR
KABULIWALA
PRADHAN
RAKTABEEJ

BEST DIRECTOR
ARUN ROY (BAGHA JATIN)
ATANU GHOSH (SHESH PATA)
AVIJIT SEN (PRADHAN)
KAUSHIK GANGULY (ARDHANGINI)
NANDITA ROY & SHIBOPROSAD MUKHERJEE (RAKTABEEJ)
SRIJIT MUKHERJI (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
SUMAN GHOSH (KABULIWALA)

BEST FILM (CRITICS’)
MAYAR JONJAL (INDRANIL ROYCHOWDHURY)
NIHARIKA (INDRASIS ACHARYA)
PALAN (KAUSHIK GANGULY)
SHESH PATA (ATANU GHOSH)
SHOHORER USHNOTOMO DINEY (ARITRA SEN)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)
ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTY (THE EKEN: RUDDHASWAS RAJASTHAN)
DEV (BAGHA JATIN)
DEV (PRADHAN)
JEET (MANUSH)
MITHUN CHAKRABORTY (KABULIWALA)
PARAMBRATA CHATTERJEE (SHIBPUR)
PROSENJIT CHATTERJEE (SHESH PATA)

BEST ACTOR (CRITICS’)
ANJAN DUTT (PALAN)
MITHUN CHAKRABORTY (KABULIWALA)
PROSENJIT CHATTERJEE (SHESH PATA)
RITWICK CHAKRABORTY (MAYAR JONJAL)
SHILAJIT MAJUMDAR (NIHARIKA)
SUBRAT DUTT (SAMARESH BASU-R PROJAPOTI)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)
CHURNI GANGULY (ARDHANGINI)
JAYA AHSAN (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
KOEL MALLICK (JONGOLE MITIN MASHI)
RITABHARI (FATAFATI)
SOLANKI ROY (SHOHORER USHNOTOMO DINEY)
SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE (SHIBPUR)

BEST ACTRESS (CRITICS’)
ANURADHA MUKHERJEE (NIHARIKA)
AUPEE KARIM (MAYAR JONJAL)
GARGEE ROY CHOWDHURY (SHESH PATA)
MAMATA SHANKAR (PALAN)
SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE (SHIBPUR)
TASNIA FARIN (AARO EK PRITHIBI)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)
ANASHUA MAJUMDAR (RAKTABEEJ)
APARAJITA ADHYA (CHEENI 2)
JAYA AHSAN (ARDHANGINI)
MALLIKA MAZUMDER (NIHARIKA)
SRABANTI CHATTERJEE (KABERI ANTARDHAN)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)
AMBARISH BHATTACHARYA (ARDHANGINI)
ANIRBAN BHATTACHARYA (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTY (PRADHAN)
JISSHU SENGUPTA (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
KAUSHIK GANGULY (AARO EK PRITHIBI)
SOHEL MONDAL (MAYAR JONJAL)
VIKRAM CHATTERJEE (SHESH PATA)

BEST MUSIC ALBUM
ARDHANGINI (ANUPAM ROY)
DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR (ANUPAM ROY)
KABULIWALA (INDRAADIP DASGUPTA)
MAAYAKUMARI (BICKRAM GHOSH)
MITTHYE PREMER GAAN (KUNTAL DE, RANAJOY BHATTACHARJEE, SOUMYA RIT)
SHOHORER USHNOTOMO DINEY (NABARUN BOSE & AKASH CHAKRABORTY)

BEST LYRICS
ANUPAM ROY- AAMI SHEI MANUSHTA AAR NEI (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
ANUPAM ROY- ALADA ALADA (ARDHANGINI)
ARITRA SENGUPTA & RANAJOY BHATTACHARJEE- NIROBOTAY CHHILO (MITTHYE PREMER GAAN)
KAUSHIK GANGULY- AAMI AAR O (PALAN)
RITAM SEN- JANI OKARON (FATAFATI)

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
ANUPAM ROY- AAMI SHEI MANUSHTA AAR NEI (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
ANUPAM ROY- PHIRE ESHO (PRADHAN)
ARIJIT SINGH- BHAABO JODI (KABULIWALA)
ARIJIT SINGH- JIYA TUI CHARA (BIYE BIBHRAT)
ISHAN MITRA & RANAJOY BHATTACHARJEE- NIROBOTAY CHHILO (MITTHYE PREMER GAAN)
MAHTIM SHAKIB- TUMI JANTEI PARONAA (CHEENI-2)
RUPAM ISLAM- SHESH BOLE KICHU ACHEY KI (SHESH PATA)

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
ABARNA ROY- MOLOYO BATASHE (NIHARIKA)
ANTARA MITRA- JANI OKARON (FATAFATI)
ANTARA NANDY & ANKITA NANDY NAKKU NAKUR NA JAO (RAKTABEEJ)
GARGEE ROYCHOWDHURY- AMAR JWOLENI AALO (SHESH PATA)
IMAN CHAKRABORTY- ALADA ALADA (ARDHANGINI)

BEST ORIGINAL STORY
ATANU GHOSH (SHESH PATA)
KAUSHIK GANGULY (ARDHANGINI)
KAUSHIK GANGULY (KABERI ANTARDHAN)
NANDITA ROY, SHIBOPROSAD MUKHERJEE & ZINIA SEN (RAKTABEEJ)

BEST SCREENPLAY
ATANU GHOSH (SHESH PATA)
INDRANIL ROYCHOWDHURY & SUGATA SINHA (MAYAR JONJAL)
SRIJIT MUKHERJI (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
ZINIA SEN & SARBARI GHOSHAL (RAKTABEEJ)

BEST DIALOGUE
ATANU GHOSH (SHESH PATA)
KAUSHIK GANGULY (ARDHANGINI)
SREEJIB (KABULIWALA)
SRIJIT MUKHERJI (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
ZINIA SEN & SARBARI GHOSHAL (RAKTABEEJ)

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
AMIT CHATTERJEE (ARDHANGINI)
DEBOJYOTI MISHRA (SHESH PATA)
INDRAADIP DAS GUPTA (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
INDRAADIP DASGUPTA (KABULIWALA)
JOY SARKAR (NIHARIKA)
NILAYAN CHATTERJEE (BAGHA JATIN)
SANTAJIT CHATTERJEE (GHASHJOMI)

BEST EDITING
AMIR MONDAL (SAMARESH BASU-R PROJAPOTI)
MALAY LAHA (RAKTABEEJ)
PRONOY DASGUPTA (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
SUJAY DATTA RAY (SHESH PATA)
SUMANTRA ROY (GHASHJOMI)
SUMIT GHOSH (MAYAR JONJAL)

BEST SOUND DESIGN
AMIT KUMAR DATTA (BAGHA JATIN)
ANINDIT RAY & ADEEP SINGH MANKI (SHESH PATA)
ANINDIT ROY & ADEEP SINGH MANKI (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
DIPANKAR CHAKI (RAKTABEEJ)
SUBHODEEP SENGUPTA (MAYAR JONJAL)
SUKANTA MAZUMDER (NIHARIKA)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
INDRANIL MUKHERJEE (MAYAR JONJAL)
PRATIP MUKHOPADHYAY (RAKTABEEJ)
RANA PRATAP KARFORMA (GHASHJOMI)
SANTANU DE (NIHARIKA)
SOUMIK HALDAR (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
SOUMIK HALDAR (SHESH PATA)
SUBHANKAR BHAR (KABULIWALA)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BABLU SINGHA (BAGHA JATIN)
GAUTAM BASU (SHESH PATA)
KAUSHIK DAS (MAYAR JONJAL)
NAFISA ALI KHATUN (RAKTABEEJ)
SHIBAJI PAL (DAWSHOM AWBOTAAR)
TANMOY CHAKRABORTY (KABULIWALA)
TANMOY CHAKRABORTY (PALAN)

BEST COSTUME
JAYANTI SEN (BAGHA JATIN)
RITARUPA BHATTACHARYA (MAYAR JONJAL)
SANCHITA BHATTACHARJEE (BOGLA MAMA JUG JUG JIYO)
SULAGNA CHOUDHURY & NIGHAT IMAN (ARDHANGINI)

BEST DEBUT FEMALE
SOUMITRISHA KUNDU (PRADHAN)
SREEJA DUTTA (BAGHA JATIN)
TASNIA FARIN (AARO EK PRITHIBI)

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
ARITRA SEN (GHORE PHERAR GAAN)
PAROMA NEOTIA (MITTHYE PREMER GAAN)
SRIJATO (MANOBJOMIN)
SUMANTRA ROY (GHASHJOMI)

This glamorous event, which is slated for March 29, 2024, will be held at the magnificent ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata.

Priyanka Dutta