Sumita Devi

Sumita Devi (Bengali: সুমিতা দেবী; February 2, 1936 – January 6, 2004) was a Bengali film and TV actress. She was born Hena Bhattacharya in Manikganj District, Bengal (now in Bangladesh). She was married to the filmmaker Zahir Raihan.

Film career

Sumita Devi was a leading personality of Dhaka film society in the 1960s. She first acted in the feature film Aasia (1960). Her next film was Akash Ar Mati (1959). Both were directed by Fateh Lohani. Aasia got the President's Award as the best Bengali film for 1960. Sumita's career in acting spanned for nearly four decades. She acted in the main role in more than fifty feature films and in side roles in more than a hundred. Noted among the films Sumita acted in are E Desh Tomar Amar (1959; started later, but completed before Aasia), Aasia (1960), Kokhono Asheni (1961), Sonar Kajol (1962), Kancher Deyal (1963), Ei To Jibon (1964), Dui Diganta (1964), Behula (1966), Agun Niye Khela (1967), Obhishap (1967), Ora Egaro Jon (1972), Sujon Sokhi (1975) and Amar Janmabhumi (197-). During her long career in acting, she performed roles in radio, television and theatre as well. As a filmmaker, Sumita produced five films. These were Agun Niye Khela, Momer Alo, Mayar Sangsar, Adarsha Chhapakhana and Notun Probhat.

Personal life

Sumita Devi was born to a Brahmin family. Following her entry into movies, she married the director Zahir Raihan in 1961 and had two sons. During this time, she also converted to Islam and changed her name to Nilufar Begum, even though she was continued to be known by her stage name. Sumita Devi became an active artiste for the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro (Independent Bengal Radio Station) during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Bangladeshi Actress Shabnur Marriage

Shabnur Marriage

Bangladsh Dhallywood top rank celebrity Shabnur marriage. Long time many people discussed about Bangladeshi actress Shabnur marriage. Finally, her marriage with a Chinese man. Bangladeshi actress Shabnur husband name is Micle chang. He is Australian citizen too. This marriage is now warm news in Dhallywood para Shabnur and his mother Mili Begum first said this marriage news is rumor news. But people feel why Shabnur travel Australia frequently. So every body believes that Bd actress Shabnur marriage news is correct but hiden. After four months stay in Australia then Shabnur return to Bangladesh. To come to know, this time her husband Micle chang was with her. Some people said that her frequently Australia travel look like as Shabnur take a trip family. A film director said about Bd actress Shabnur some days ago she was very serious about movie performing but now she is less interest about film acting. This is clear that she has lot of mentally change. This change indicates her marriage issue. However know from other source all time Shabnur was avoiding to marriage with Bangladeshi man. She think if she marriage any Bangladeshi man so that Bangladeshi man will be marriage her just for her property. So she does not like to marriage Bangladeshi man. For this reason she marriage foreign citizen. She believes Micle chang is not selfish. Now popular actress Shabnur can be permanent shift to Australia. So she closes her business in Bangladesh. At present Shabnur sister, brother and her husband permanently live in Australia. So she also wants to shift and live in Australia. Her mother can be shift Australia as early as possible. Earlier Shabnur is always to debate with people about her marriage. Now she is silent about her marriage information. So this silent is deeply mysterious of her marriage. People believe soon Shabnur will introduce with her new husband Micle chang.

Shuchanda

 Shuchonda is a renowned Bangladeshi film actress born in Jessore. She started her career in the mid of 1960s. She performed as heroine at a lot of successful movies in Bangla. Her younger sisters Bobita and Chompa are also very famous actresses in the Bangladesh and South Asian film industries. To add, the recent famous Bangladeshi actor Riaz is her first cousin.

Early life

Shuchonda's family nickname was Kohinoor. In 1968, Shuchonda married Zahir Raihan, a talented film director who was later to lose his life in an ambush by West Pakistan forces during the Bangladeshi war of independence.

Film career

Filmography

    * Jibon Theke Neya 1970

    * Jhinuk Mala 1990

    * Sabuj Cort Kalo Chashma 1996

    * Hajar Bachhor Dhore 2005

Film director

    * Sabuj Cort Kalo Chashma 1996

    * Hajar Bachhor Dhore 2005

Film producer

Suchanda Chalochitra is an Bangladeshi Bengli language film production company, owned by Suchanda.

    * Sabuj Cort Kalo Chashma 1996

    * Hajar Bachhor Dhore 2005

Award and Achievement

International Award

National Film Awards

    * Winner Best Film, Hajar Bachhor Dhore 2005[2]

    * Winner Best Director, Hajar Bachhor Dhore 2005[3]

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

    * Winner Best Film: Hajar Bachhor Dhore 2005

Mousumi

 Moushumi (Bengali:মৌসুমী) is a Bangladeshi film actor and director, who was awarded the National Film Award for Meghla Akash (2002). She has acted in over 150 films and made her directorial debut with Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003)

Career:

Mousumi came to film industry after winning the Anonda Bitichattra Photo beauty contest. She also appeared in Bangladesh television banner in the year 1990 when Meril skin care cream and Spin rain shampoo advertisement that was released at the moment; and the audience were impressed with the TV advertisement creator and model Mousumi. However Mousumi's name was not popular that time before her first movie Keyamat Thake Keyamat making time audience know that Mousumi going to a great actress in Bangladesh.

Keyamat Thake Keyamat film was her very popular box office hit movie in Bangladesh. After that Mousumi's career developed rapidly. After in the year 1993 she acted in many movies. Most movies were box office hits. Bangladeshi Actress Mousumi is also performing her own named movie Mousumi. In the Mousumi film, she is both an actress and a singer from childhood. She was also fan of fashion. But in the year 1996 she stopped acting in films for some time and announced that she will be marrying actor Omar Sani. After six months Moushumi again came back in front the camera. By that time she still had great acting skills. Again Bangladeshi actress Mousumi proved that she was a real actress. Sometimes she also performs in TV drama. She is acting with Bangladeshi famous actors Afjal Hossain, Jahid Hassain, Towkir, Bipasha and Mahafuz etc. She sings in a magazine celebration with Robi Chowdhary. She has also released an audio album too. She acted in Golapi Ekhon Bilatey (2006), opposite Mithun Chakraborty.

Mousumi was cast in advertisements of Lux, Angalik, Frame tea, Dandy dying and Tibet soap. Beside she creates a production house Kopotaxa Cholltchra. She has two children. Today, she looks after her Mousumi welfare foundation. She is also a fashion designer. In Bashundra City Market she has a stall name levies. Recently Mousumi decided that she will be acting one or two movies in each year. At present Mousumi is acting two movies "Dui Purish" and "Devdas" , waiting for their releases. She also is acting with Projapoti Cholltchra.

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Suborna Mustafa

Suborna Mustafa (Bengali: সুবর্ণা মুস্তাফা) is a Bangladeshi television actress.

Early life and education

Suborna was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her father, Golam Mustafa, was a film actor and her mother was an actress, radio producer and playwright.
 Suborna attended the all-girls Viqarunnisa Noon School and passed SSC exam. She then attended Holy Cross College and passed HSC exam. She later earned MA degree in English with honors, from Dhaka University.

Career
 
By the time she was attending university, she was already acting professionally, having started acting in the late 1970s. Her roles include appearing as one of the main characters in Dolls House (2007–2009), a Bengali-language dramaserial which first aired on ATN Bangla, a Bengali-language digital-cable television channel based in Dhaka.
Suborna Mustafa directed a single-episode play, “Akash Kushum” for ATN Bangla which was popular on its time. She will direct another single-episode play titled “Shunno.” Additionally Suborna herself has dramatised the play.

Traupa Majumdar and Jitu Ahsan will perform the lead characters in the play. Though she is testing her hand as a director, Suborna does not want to continue in her new role. She said, “Acting is everything to me. I do direct plays for relaxation, as sometimes I write.”

Bobita

Babita (Farida Akhter, also known as Bobita) (Bangla: ববিতা) is a renowned Bangladeshi film actress. She has also participated in several NGOs focusing on the welfare of women and children and founded a community seed bank. 

Early days
 
Born in early 1950 (app.), Her family full name is Farida Akhter. She was born to an educated family that had its origins in the west-Bangladeshi district of Jessore, Bangladesh. Her family nickname was Poppy, and like her mother, she had early ambitions of becoming a doctor. Instead, she was to become the most accomplished actress among three sisters, all of whom became movie stars. She also has three brothers who are not in the movie business.

In the mid-1960s, her elder sister Kohinoor Akhter entered the movie industry in the capital Dhaka, and adopted the screen name Shuchonda. In 1968, Shuchonda married Zahir Raihan, a talented film director and martyred intellectual who was later to lose his life in an ambush by West Pakistan forces

 during the Bangladeshi war of independence. Raihan was casting around for a heroine for his movie Jaltey Suraj Ka Nichey, when his producer Afzal Chowdhury mentioned that his sister-in-law might fit the bill . Poppy was photogenic and had already acted in television. Zahir Raihan agreed to cast her, and although the film was not completed in the end, she found an entry into the Dhaka film industry. Her first released feature was Shesh Porjonto.

International stardom 
 
She acted in number of joint venture movie projects in her career, namely: a Bollywood-Bangladesh joint production Movie Door Desh in 1983 (Gehri Chot in Hindi) and also Pakistan-Bangladesh joint venture film Miss Lanka (Nadaani in Urdu) in 1985.

Shabnur

Shabnur (born 17 December 1979, Dhaka, Bangladesh) is an actress in Dhallywood cinema.She made her film debut in Chaadni Raate, directed by Ehatehsham.

Career
Shabnur's second film was Tumi Amar with Salman Shah. She has also worked with Riaz and Shakib Khan. She debuted her career with Sabbir, and then made her career by making films opposite to Salman Shah. She made many blockbuster films with Salman Shah. After his death, she made her pair with Riaz as co-star.

Film career
Shabnur came into Bengali cinema. As a leading, popular and romantic actress of Dhaka cinema, Shabnur came into the film industry by director Ehatesham. A big gap was created in her career because of her absence from the film industry for a year, due to her being busy in her personal life. However, after the success of her recently released movie Evabe valobasa hoy, she got back her popularity in the Dhaka film industry. She made her acting debut in the Ehatesham film Chaandni Raatain.Her first successful film was Tomakey Chai (1994) with Salman Shah.

In 1995, she appeared in Jibon Songsar, directed by Jakir Hossain Raju. After this, she made many hit and blockbuster hit films like Swapner Prithibi in 1995, Swapner Thikana in 1995, Sujon Sokhi in 1996, Swapner Nayok, Prem Piashi, Mon Manena in 1997, Buk Bhara Bhalobasa in 1998, Prithibi Tomar Amar, Biyer Phul, Swapner Purush in 1999, Narir Mon, E Badhon Jabena Chhire, Bhownkor Bishu in 2000, Karishma, Hridoyer Bandhon, Premer Taj Mahal in 2001, Nishwashe Tumi Bishwashe Tumi in 2002, Mon, Swapner Bashor in 2003, Swapner Bhalobasa in 2004, Molla Barir Bou, Bhalobasa Bhalobasa in 2005, Dui Noyoner Alo in 2006. She won a National Film Awards Best Actress award in 2006, then Meye Sakkhi in 2008, Mon Basena Parar Tebile in 2009, Chader Moto Bou in 2010, Evabe Valobasa Hoy in 2011 and many more films. Still she is acting.