Bijori Barkatullah | |
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বিজরী বরকতউল্লাহ | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
Years active | 1993-present |
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Bijori Barkatullah is a Bangladeshi television actress and dancer. [1] [2] [3]
Barkatullah graduated from the Department of History at the University of Dhaka. [4] [5]
Barkatullah acted her first drama, Shukher Chharpotro, directed by her father Mohammad Barkatullah in 1988. [6] [7] [8] She got her breakthrough by her performance in the drama serial Kothao Keu Nei. Later she acted in Megh Kalo with Mahfuz Ahmed, directed by Abdus Sattar. She acted in a play based on the movie Jibon Theke Neya by Zahir Raihan. [8]
Bijori is the daughter of Mohammad Barkatullah and Zeenat Barkatullah. Mohammad was a dance artist who later turned into a television producer. [9] Zeenat was also a dance artist who won Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy award in 2008. [10] [11] Bijori's sister Kajori Barkatullah is a producer and a host. [9]
Barkatullah married Intekhab Dinar, another Bangladeshi actor, on April 14, 2013. [12] She was previously married to Shawkat Ali Emon, a music director, from 1995 until 2012. [1] They have a daughter – Urbana Shawkat. [1]
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