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Sen is one of his nation's most politically active filmakers. After having studied physics at university in Calcutta, Sen worked as a freelance journalist, a salesman of patent medicines and a sound technician in a film studio. In the mid-1940s he joined the Indian People's Theatre Association and at that time began to read about and study film. The association had links to the Communist Party of India and this heralded the beginning of Sen's involvement with Marxist politics. In 1956 Sen made his debut with Raat Bhore (1956), the first of his 30 (as of 2002) films. Although his first film was openly political, he achieved national status as the director of a comedy, Bhuvan Shome (1969). Influenced by Italian neorealism and the work of fellow countryman Satyajit Ray, Sen used location shooting and non-professional casts in his early films. By the 1970s he was making wider use of symbolism and allegory. Although he remains politically committed, Sen feels that the "difference between party Marxists and a private Marxist like me is that others think they pocketed truth, whereas I am always in search of truth... " Sen's films have won numerous international awards. The Case Is Closed (1982), a scathing look at the hypocritical reaction of a bourgeois Calcutta family to the death of a servant boy, took home the Jury Prize from the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.- Director
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Ritwik Ghatak was born on 4 November 1925 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Reason, Debate and a Story (1974), Musafir (1957) and The Cloud-Capped Star (1960). He was married to Surama Ghatak. He died on 6 February 1976 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.- Purnima is a popular actress, known both in Bangladesh and in India for her excellence in acting in film industry. She was born as Dilara Hanif Rita on 11 July, 1981 in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Her parents are Mohammad Hanif and Sufia Begum. She spent her childhood in Chittagong until she joined the film industry and moved to the capital city, Dhaka.
Purnima's debut film was E Jibon Tomar Amar (1998), opposite heartthrob hero Riaz, directed by Jakir Hossain Raju. She was only fourteen years old and was in class nine when the film was released.
She gained immense popularity among the Bengali speaking audience of Kolkata for her role in Bangladesh-India joint-venture film Moner Majhe Tumi (2003). It was a blockbuster hit in both Bangladesh and in India, earning her a fan following in both countries. Among her notable performances include Megher Pore Megh (2004), based on the novel by Rabeya Khatun which itself was inspired by the events of 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh. Directed by acclaimed director Chashi Nazrul Islam, Megher Pore Megh (2004) was both commercially successful and critically acclaimed. Following the success of Megher Pore Megh (2004), Purnima appeared in two more films, Shasti (2004) and Shuvaa (2006), under the direction of Chashi Nazrul Islam. Both of these films were based on novels by Rabindranath Tagore. Purnima's performance in both of these films were praised by both fans and critics alike. In 2006, she paired up with Riaz again in Hridoyer Kotha (2006), directed by S.A. Haque Olike. This film was a sensational hit of 2006 and many of it's song topped the music charts around the nation. Their next collaboration, Akash Chhoa Bhalobasa (2008), was another hit with music topping the charts again. These two films made Purnima very popular among the young generation.
Throughout her career, Purnima appeared in commercial and critical successful films like - Nishwase Tumi Biswase Tumi (2001), Moner Majhe Tumi (2003), Jamai Shashur (2003), Megher Pore Megh (2004), Shasti (2004), Hridoyer Kotha (2006), Shuvaa (2006), Rakkhushi (2006), Akash Chhoa Bhalobasa (2008), Shubho Bibaho (2009), Ora Amake Bhalo Hote Dilo Na (2010), Chaya Chobi (2013), Munshigiri (2021), Chironjeeb Mujib (2021) and Gangchil to mention a few.
Purnima's success in acting also extends to television dramas, music videos and TV-commercials. Her television role includes Ghorer Khobor Porer Khobor (2002), Durghot (2004), television mega-series Laal Neel Beguni (2010), Laboratory (2011), Off Side (2015), Fire Jawa Holo Na (2016), Tumi Ami Pasha Pashi (2017), Hotath Prem Onek Bhalobasha (2017), Candy Crush (2018), Hello 911 Love Emergency (2018), Sub-let (2019), Bhalo Bashabashi (2020), Ei Prithibi Amader (2021) and many more.
Her sister, Dilruba Hanif is a fashion designer by profession but is a theatre artist as well. Purnima acted with her sister, who appeared in the role of a teacher, in the television series Idiots (2013), directed by Muhammad Mostafa Kamal Raz.
Purnima has had tremendous success in presenting and hosting award-presentation ceremonies and recorded TV-programmes. She has gained immense popularity hosting 'Meril - Prothom Alo Awards'. Two of the TV-talk show hosted by her - "And Purnima" and "Purnima'r Alo" were really popular among its viewers. In addition to acting and hosting, She has excelled in modelling as well, appearing in ramp-walk every now and then.
Purnima married a businessman named Mostaq Kibria on September 6, 2005. The couple divorced on May 15, 2007. After her first marriage fell apart, she married businessman Ahmed Jamal Fahad on 4 November 2007. With Ahmed Fahad, she has a daughter named Arshia Umaiza, born in 2014. After her divorce with Ahmed Fahad, she married again to Ashfaqur Rahman Robin on 27 May 2022.
Along with the admiration of millions, Purnima has achieved many accolades in her illustrious career spanning decades. Most notably, She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Ora Amake Bhalo Hote Dilo Na (2010), written and directed by Kazi Hayat. For her performances in various films, Purnima has won the prestigious "Meril Prothom Alo Awards" five times in the best film actress category till date (2023). She was also nominated numerous times for the same award in the same category and in the best television actress category.
Now-a-days, Purnima enjoys travelling around the world with her daughter and husband while acting in only a handful of selected films every year . - Actress
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Apu Biswas is a Bangladeshi film actress and model. Biswas made her debut in the film industry with the film Kal Shokale in 2006. She then performed in Koti Takar Kabin. In many of her films she has co-starred with Shakib Khan. Biswas played the role of Parvati in the 2013 Bangladeshi remake of Devdas. She performed in the 2013 film My Name Is Khan.- Actress
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Shabnur was born on 17 December 1979 in Jessore, Bangladesh. She is an actress, known for Dui Noyoner Alo (2005), Sujon Sokhi (1994) and Shiri Farhad (2013). She was previously married to Anik Mahmud.- Actress
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Nusrat Imrose Tisha (known anonymously as Tisha) is a National Award-winning Bangladeshi actress and model. She is one of the most popular faces on television. Her films Doob: No Bed of Roses, Television, Third Person Singular Number gained critical acclaim worldwide Tisha started her acting career through the drama Shat Prohorer Kabbo directed by Ahsan Habib and written by Anonto Heera.[5] Tisha also formed a band named Angel Four.
Tisha first modeled for Meril Lipjel. She has participated in advertisements for Coca-Cola, City cell, Parchute, Bombay Sweets and Keya Cosmetics, and won the Meril Prothom Alo Awards for modeling in 2003 and 2004. After a six-year break, Tisha returned to TV advertising in 2014 by appearing in an ad for Square. She also appeared in ads for Robi, Rupchanda, Dabur Amla etc.
Tisha was appointed the first "Public Diplomacy Ambassador (Honorary position) for South Korea" for two years as part of the celebration of 40th anniversary of the two countries bilateral relations in 2013.
On the silver screen, Tisha first appeared in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's critically acclaimed Third Person Singular Number in 2009 starring alongside Mosharraf Karim, Topu, Abul Hayatand others. Then in 2010 she made a special appearance in the film Runway directed by Tareque Masud. In 2012, she starred in Television directed by M S Farooki alongside Chanchal Chowdhury and Mosharraf Karim.
In 2016, she did her first commercial movie Rana Pagla: The Mental opposite superstar Shakib Khan directed by Shamim Ahmed Roni. Later in the year, she appeared in Ostitto directed by Anonno Mamun starring opposite Arifin Shuvo. For her outstanding performance in this film, she was honored with the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress in 2017. Then she was seen in Doob: No Bed of Roses, a Bangladesh-India co production directed by M S Farooki starring alongside international star Irrfan Khan, Parno Mittra and Rokeya Prachy. She received the prestigious Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best Actress (Popular) for her performance. Later she was seen in Haldaa directed by Tauquir Ahmed starring along with Mosharraf Karim, Zahid Hasan and others.
In 2018, she starred in the first anthology film of Bangladesh Sincerely Yours, Dhaka. Her first release of 2019 was Fagun Haway based on the historic Language movement of 1952 directed by Tauquir Ahmed starring Siam Ahmed, Abul Hayat, Yashpal Sharma and others. Tisha will soon be seen in the much anticipated Bangladesh-Germany-Russia co production Saturday Afternoon directed by M S Farooki starring along with a multicultural cast including Zahid Hasan, Mamunur Rashid, Parambrata Chatterjee, Eyad Hourani and many others. It is a one shot thriller inspired by the Holey Artisan Bakery attack in 2014. She will also be seen in Mayaboti alongside Yash Rohan directed by Arun Chowdhury and Holudboni, a Bangladesh-India co production alongside Parambrata Chatterjee and Paoli Dam directed by Mukul Roy Chowdhury and Taher Shipon.
Tisha will soon debut as producer in No Land's Man starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and directed by M S Farooki, who will also co produce the film alongside Tisha and Nawaz.- Actress
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Bidya Sinha Saha was born on 10 November 1992 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. She is an actress, known for Jonakir Aalo (2014), Poran (2022) and Trump Card (2013).- Actor
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Dino Shafeek was born on 21 March 1930 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was an actor, known for Mind Your Language (1977), It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974) and High Road to China (1983). He died on 10 March 1984 in London, England, UK.- Actor
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Shakib Khan is a Bangladeshi film actor. His original name is Masud Rana Shakib Khan. He made his acting debut in the film Anonto Bhalobasha. after few years Khan established himself as one of the most successful and highest paid actor in Bangladesh film history. Throughout his career, Khan has received various awards and acclamations, including two National Film Award for Best Actor In Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na & Khoder Pore Ma.- ABM Sumon is an established actor in the Bangladesh film industry. Born in Barisal city, Bangladesh and residing in Dhaka. He started his career as a Ramp & Fashion model for major international fashion companies. He debuted in films with his first film "Ochena Hridoy : Unknown Love (2015)". Sumon has gained much notoriety from his well acclaimed performance as a Police Officer in the 2017 action/drama film Dhaka Attack (2017), which was a hit world-wide theatrically. Sumon's well built muscular physique, mixed martial arts training, charming personality and well rounded acting abilities has placed him on track to become an up and coming international star in the film world.
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Akhi Alamgir is a Bangladeshi singer. In 1984, she won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance in the film Bhat De. Her father, Alamgir, is an actor.Akhi Alamgir has been singing over a decade at a flurry of stage shows within and outside the country. That apart she has gained popularity as a TV host. She also won the National Film Award as a child artiste.- Actress
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Eamin Haque Bobby was born on 18 August 1988 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is an actress and producer, known for Bizli: Origin (2018), Nolok (2019) and Kingdom (2014).- Azmeri Haque Badhon, popularly known as Badhon, is a Bangladeshi actress who became the 2nd runners-up at the Lux Channel I Superstar in 2006. Later, She gained huge praise from national and international media for her deeply affecting central performance at Rehana Maryam Noor, the first officially selected Bangladeshi film in the "Un Certain Regard" section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. She wins in the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in the "Best Actress" category for this film. She also won the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival award in the New Talent category for the same film.
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Chowdhury Muhammad Shahriar Emon (19 September 1971 - 6 September 1996), known by his stage name Salman Shah , was a Bangladeshi film and television actor. Referred in the media as the "Prince of Bangladeshi Cinema" and the "First Superstar of Modern Dhallywood", he is commonly regarded as one of the most popular and iconic figures in Bangladesh's film history. Shah appeared in 27 films in a short acting career of three years, most of which were successful. His first feature film Keyamat Theke Keyamat (1993) shot him to stardom. In the following three years Shah appeared in leading roles in a series of commercially successful films, including Bikkhobh, Denmohor, Shujon Shokhi, Shopner Thikana, Ei Ghor Ei Shongsar, Sotter Mrittu Nei and Anondo Osru which established him as one of the most sought after leading men in Bangladeshi cinema. Subsequently, he became the highest paid actor in the industry. Three of his films, Shopner Thikana, Sotter Mrittu Nei and Keyamat Theke Keyamat are among the top ten highest grossing films of all time in Dhallywood box office. Shah appeared in films from a variety of genres such as family dramas, comedies, social and political dramas, action films, rural dramas, coming of age stories, romance and tragedies. He was known for his versatility and ability to play a wide range of characters as a leading young man with his distinctive style of acting and personality. He was popular with every kind of audience. Film analysts give Shah the credit for pioneering a new brand of meaningful cinema and introducing the modern era of leading men with his artistry and fashion. Due to his accomplishments and influence in Dhallywood over time, he has been regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in Bangladeshi film industry. Shah's professional achievements, personal life, artistic potential, untimely death and enduring popularity have constantly been the subject of tabloid discussions. The credit of his lasting legacy is given to his facial expressions, screen presence, dialogue delivery, good-looks and fashion sense. Film experts feel that his natural acting, body language, styles to match the characters and fashion-consciousness were way ahead of his time with a touch of modernity. Many of his fashion statements became trends in Bangladeshi pop culture.- Mahi Alam is a Bengali-American actor, and singer/songwriter. He was born in Tangail, Bangladesh to a Bengali mother and father. At the age of 6, Mahi Alam came to America with his family in order to pursue the arts. His most notable roles are, as Anuj in the Disney Plus series "American Born Chinese", Yakub in the NBC series "New Amsterdam", and Samir in the Facebook Web Series "Strangers." Mahi is majoring in Music Technology at the school of Steinhardt in New York University.
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Utpal Dutt was born on 29 March 1929 in Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India [now Bangladesh]. He was an actor and director, known for The Stranger (1991), Gol Maal (1979) and Bhuvan Shome (1969). He was married to Shobha Sen. He died on 19 August 1993 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.- Suchitra Sen was born on 6 April 1931 in Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Pabna, Bangladesh]. She was an actress, known for Aandhi (1975), Saptapadi (1961) and Devdas (1955). She was married to Dibanath Sen. She died on 17 January 2014 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Shabnam was born on 17 August 1946 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. She is an actress, known for Aaja Sanam (1968), Sajan (1969) and Lady Commando (1989). She was previously married to Robin Ghosh.- Moyuri was born on 6 December 1983 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is an actress, known for Dujon Dujonar (1999), Hira Chuni Panna (2000) and Jabor Dakhol (1999). She has been married to Jewel Ahmed since 22 June 2017. They have one child. She was previously married to Rezaul Karim Khan Milon.
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Bengali-Canadian, Dana Abraham is a multifaceted talent in the entertainment industry, excelling as an actor, writer and producer. Known for his role as a writer and actor, in the acclaimed film "Neon Lights," where he starred alongside Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy), Dana showcased his acting prowess and ability to immerse himself in complex character, Clay Amani, leaving a lasting impression on audiences.
Beyond his acting and writing, Dana's creative abilities extend to producing and entrepreneurship as the Co-Founder of Red Hill Entertainment. He crafts and produces engaging and thought-provoking stories, exploring a variety of genres and themes, hyper focused on his visceral experiences in many walks of life.- Anthony C. Bartley was born on 28 March 1919 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was a producer and writer, known for Assignment Foreign Legion (1956), Fireside Theatre (1949) and Chevron Theatre (1952). He was married to Victoria Mann and Deborah Kerr. He died on 5 April 2001 in Cork, Ireland.
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib, was a Bangladeshi politician, statesman and Founding Father of Bangladesh who served as the first President and later as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 17 April 1971 until his assassination on 15 August 1975.[1] He is considered to have been the driving force behind the independence of Bangladesh. He is popularly dubbed with the title of "Bangabandhu" (Bongobondhu "Friend of Bengal") by the people of Bangladesh.
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Vicky Zahed is a Writer & Director known for his unique plot twist and stylish story telling. He was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He started his career by making short films. Vicky is fascinated with human mind and likes to play with human psychology in his films. Critics often referred to his work as brutal and unsettling. Personally he considers film making as a larger than life experience. In his view, cinema is the most powerful reflection of life.- Actor
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On this day in 1952, actor Humayun Faridi was conceived. The jewel of an actor left his impact in every acting genre in Bangladesh, from theater to commercial Bangla films.
Over the course of a four-decade career, Faridi rose to an elite level. His distinctive acting technique is still referenced in jokes, tribute videos, and social media posts.
In a newspaper article, Faridi's close friend and fellow director Shaer Khan affectionately referred to the actor as "Pagla" and "Genius." Shaer penned: "Humayun Faridi is one of a rare breed of actors. Similar to how Hollywood is still looking for the next Gregory Peck, we will have to wait 100 years for the next Faridi." Humayun Faridi was referred to as the "Gregory Peck of Bangladesh" by Shaer. His eulogy wouldn't be an exaggeration, given Faridi is widely recognized as one of Bangladesh's all-time best actors.
In Bangla movies, Faridi has played a range of parts, some of which were adversarial. But despite playing a villain, he still stole the show. His portrayal of "Kan kata Ramjan" has become legendary in our nation's TV history. One of his best performances, albeit slightly less well known, was as the chauvinist and abusive manager Mr. Hawladar in the cult classic movie Palabi Kothay. The movie seems more timely in the MeToo era, and it was undoubtedly ahead of its time.- Actress
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Bipasha Hayat was born on 23 March 1971 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. She is an actress and writer, known for Aguner Poroshmoni (1994), Joyjatra (2004) and Brishty (2000). She has been married to Tauquir Ahmed since 1999. They have two children.