Cinema of West Bengal Cinema of West Bengal The cinema of West Bengal (), also known as Tollywood , refers to the Indian Bengali language film industry based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, dates back to 1932. It was a historically important film industry, at one time the center of Indian film production. The Bengali film industry is known for producing many of Indian cinema's most critically acclaimed global Parallel Cinema and art films, with several of its filmmakers gaining prominence at the Indian National Film
Music of West Bengal the highest anywhere in India (approximately nine hours of live music everyday). Raz Dee, A Canadian Bengali singer started signing RnB music in west Bengal. Now it is getting popular. Music of West Bengal The music of West Bengal includes multiple indigenous musical genres such as Baul, Bishnupuri Classical, Kirtan, Shyama Sangeet, Rabindra Sangeet, Nazrul Geeti, Atulprasadi, Dwijendrageeti, Kantageeti, Ganasangeet, Adhunik Gaan, Bengali rock etc. The city of Darjeeling, which has a large number of Nepali people, is a center for Nepali rock too. The Bishnupur Gharana is the sole Classical ("Drupad") "gharana" of Bengal. It originated in Bishnupur, Bankura