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Anju Ghosh | |
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| Born | Anjali Ghosh 1956 [1] |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi (former) Indian (current) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–2018 |
| Notable work | Beder Meye Josna |
Anjali "Anju" Ghosh is an actress who has worked in Bangladeshi and Indian (Tollywood) films. She is notable for her role in the film Beder Meye Josna (Josna, The Gypsey Daughter) in 1989. [2] [3]
Ghosh debuted in film acting through her role in Soudagor (1982), directed by F. Kabir Chowdhury. [1]
Ghosh acted in around 50 films. [1] Her co-actors included Abdur Razzak, Zafar Iqbal, Wasim and Ilias Kanchan from Bangladesh and Ranjit Mallick, Chiranjeet Chakraborty and Prosenjit Chatterjee from India. [1]
Ghosh released a music album, Malik Chhara Chithi, in 1990 which included 12 songs. [4]
Ghosh left Bangladesh in 1996 and moved to Kolkata, India. [2] She is based at Salt Lake after taking up permanent residence. [1] [5] In 2018, she started acting for a Bangladeshi film, Madhur Canteen, directed by Saidur Rahman Said. [6]
After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in June 2019, [7] [8] speculation rose about Ghosh's nationality. Later, the BJP claimed that she is a citizen of India and has an Indian passport. [9] West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh released her birth certificate, issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2003. [10] [11] According to the certificate, she was born as Anju Ghosh to Sudhanya Ghosh and Binapani Ghosh on 17 September 1966 in East End Nursing Home, Kolkata. [12]
On the other hand, in an interview with Ekushey Television in September 2018, she mentioned about her birth in 1956 in Faridpur District in the-then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and her moving to Chittagong before the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. [1] She had added about her studies in Krishnakumari High School in Chittagong. [1]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Soudagor | F. Kabir Chowdhury |
| 1982 | Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo [13] | Mohammad Mohiuddin |
| 1984 | Chondon Diper Raj Konna | Ibne Mizan |
| 1989 | Beder Meye Josna | Tojammel Haque Bokul |
| 1991 | Beder Meye Josna [11] | Tojammel Haque Bokul |
| 1992 | Bedenir Prem | Swapan Saha |
| 1992 | Garial Bhai | Tojammel Hoque Bokul |
| 1993 | Kumari Maa | Dulal Bhowmick |
| 1993 | Rajar Meye Parul [14] | Milan Chowdhury |
| 2000 | Gariber Sansar | Swapan Saha |
| 2018 | Madhur Canteen | Saidur Rahman Said |
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