| Award Category | Winner | | :--- | :--- | | | Subhashree Ganguly | | Style Icon (Female) | Rituparna Sengupta | | Traditional Queen Of The Year | Jaya Ahsan | | Red Carpet Look Of The Year (Female) | Oindrila Sen | | Most Glamorous Star (Female) | Koel Mallick | | Trendsetter Of The Year | Mimi Chakraborty | | Most Fashionable Star (Female) | Raima Sen | | Woman Of Style And Substance | Swastika Mukherjee |

As cinema became a central part of middle-class culture, stars like Kanan Devi

Our analysis revealed the following key findings:

Content platforms have provided a space for portraying complex, multifaceted Bengali women—the career-oriented modern woman, the struggling artist, and the daring protagonist. 4. Digital Presence and Fashion Influence

The image of the Bengali actress in popular media is a mirror reflecting the region’s own anxieties about modernity, tradition, and sexuality. From the dignified muse of the Ray era to the item girl of the 2000s, and now to the complex, sexually autonomous protagonist of the OTT age, the journey is neither linear nor purely progressive. While the diversity of roles has expanded, the scrutiny has intensified. Entertainment content has given her more power, but popular media has made her more vulnerable. Ultimately, the Bengali actress of today is no longer a single image but a battlefield—a space where conservative morality and radical liberation fight for dominance, frame by frame.