Ashna Habib Bhabna

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Ashna Habib Bhabna
আশনা হাবিব ভাবনা
Born (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30)
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1996–present
Partner Animesh Aich (2018–present)

Ashna Habib Bhabna (born 3 August 1994), better known as Bhabna, is a Bangladeshi actress who works in Bengali television dramas and films. [1] [2] She is cited in the media as one of the most popular faces of Bangladeshi cinema. [3]

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Early life

Bhabna's father, Habibul Islam Habib, is a film director. As of 2022, she is working under him in a production titled Japito Jibon. [4]

Career

Bhabna made her TV debut with the 2015 series Not Out. Later she entered films with Animesh Aich's Voyongkor Sundor (2017), opposite Parambrata Chatterjee. [5] She has worked in multiple dramas and has also starred in the liberation war film Laal Moroger Jhuti (2021) playing Padma. [6] [7]

At the Chorki Carnival 2023, she received a nomination under Best Actor – Series category for her role in the TV series Overtrump, opposite Chanchal Chowdhury. [8]

As of November 2023, she has starring roles in three upcoming films: Dampara, Japito Jibon, and Payel. [9] [10]

Personal life

Bhabna is a Muslim. [3] She has been dating filmmaker Animesh Aich since 2018. [11]

She revealed in 2023 that she has been subjected to religious policing and discrimination in the film industry over her relationship with Aich, "a much older Hindu man". [2] [3]

Films

Television

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