Best Bengali film actresses of all time
Lily Chakravarty ranks first by critic score. Subhashree Ganguly leads at the box office with ₹17.03 Cr India net. Ranked from the films, reviews and box office records on Bengali Movie Reviews.
Best by critic score
Lily Chakravarty3.6 / 5 critics14 films . ₹7.09 Cr net . top: Aajo Ardhangini2
Sreelekha Mitra3.5 / 5 critics10 films . ₹0.25 Cr net . top: Bhootu Aaya Bhago3
Parno Mittra3.2 / 5 critics12 films . ₹0.66 Cr net . top: Onko Ki Kothin4
Sauraseni Maitra3.2 / 5 critics12 films . ₹6.23 Cr net . top: Aamar Boss5
Shruti Das3.0 / 5 critics5 films . ₹4.79 Cr net . top: Aamar Boss6
Subhashree Ganguly3.0 / 5 critics14 films . ₹17.03 Cr net . top: DhumketuBiggest at the box office
Subhashree Ganguly₹17.03 Cr net14 films . top: Dhumketu2Lily Chakravarty₹7.09 Cr net14 films . top: Aajo Ardhangini3Sauraseni Maitra₹6.23 Cr net12 films . top: Aamar Boss4
Susmita Chatterjee₹4.81 Cr net3 films . top: Chengiz5Shruti Das₹4.79 Cr net5 films . top: Aamar Boss6
Saoli Chattopadhyay₹2.02 Cr net3 films . top: Sharthopor7
Angana Roy₹0.78 Cr net4 films . top: Winkle Twinkle8Parno Mittra₹0.66 Cr net12 films . top: Onko Ki Kothin9Sreelekha Mitra₹0.25 Cr net10 films . top: Bhootu Aaya BhagoMost films
Subhashree Ganguly14 films14 films . ₹17.03 Cr net . top: Dhumketu2Lily Chakravarty14 films14 films . ₹7.09 Cr net . top: Aajo Ardhangini3Sauraseni Maitra12 films12 films . ₹6.23 Cr net . top: Aamar Boss4Parno Mittra12 films12 films . ₹0.66 Cr net . top: Onko Ki Kothin5Sreelekha Mitra10 films10 films . ₹0.25 Cr net . top: Bhootu Aaya Bhago6Shruti Das5 films5 films . ₹4.79 Cr net . top: Aamar Boss7Angana Roy4 films4 films . ₹0.78 Cr net . top: Winkle Twinkle8Susmita Chatterjee3 films3 films . ₹4.81 Cr net . top: Chengiz9Saoli Chattopadhyay3 films3 films . ₹2.02 Cr net . top: Sharthopor10
Sayantani Guhathakurta1 films1 filmThe best of each era
2000 to 2009
2010 to 2019
Lily Chakravarty3.5 / 5 critics4 films2Parno Mittra3.4 / 5 critics7 films3Sreelekha Mitra3.4 / 5 critics2 films4Sauraseni Maitra3.3 / 5 critics4 films5Subhashree Ganguly3.0 / 5 critics2 films2020 onwards
Sreelekha Mitra3.7 / 5 critics7 films . ₹0.25 Cr net . top: Bhootu Aaya Bhago2Lily Chakravarty3.7 / 5 critics5 films . ₹7.09 Cr net . top: Aajo Ardhangini3Sauraseni Maitra3.1 / 5 critics8 films . ₹6.23 Cr net . top: Aamar Boss4Parno Mittra3.0 / 5 critics5 films . ₹0.66 Cr net . top: Onko Ki Kothin5Shruti Das3.0 / 5 critics5 films . ₹4.79 Cr net . top: Aamar BossQuestions
Who is the best Bengali actress of all time?
By critic score, the highest ranked actress in our records is Lily Chakravarty, followed by Sreelekha Mitra and Parno Mittra. The ranking uses the average critic score of their films, adjusted so a person with a few great films does not beat one with many good ones.
Which Bengali actress has the biggest box office?
Subhashree Ganguly leads with ₹17.03 Cr combined India net across 14 films, ahead of Lily Chakravarty (₹7.09 Cr). Figures are Sacnilk India net and only cover films with a published daily record.
How is this list made?
Names come from the cast and crew of each film page, scores from the critic reviews published on Bengali Movie Reviews, and money from Sacnilk India net. Films without critic scores or box office figures count only where the data exists. It is a record of what we can source, not an audited ranking.
Studio, screenplay and cast details are still being collected (5 of 497 films), so this list is growing.
See also the full cast and crew rankings and the all-time box office chart.