Bijori Barkatullah

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Bijori Barkatullah
বিজরী বরকতউল্লাহ
Bijori Barkatullah (cropped).jpg
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Occupation(s) Actress, dancer
Years active1993-present
Spouses
  • (m. 2013)
  • (m. 1995;div. 2012)
Children1
Parents

Bijori Barkatullah is a Bangladeshi television actress and dancer. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Barkatullah graduated from the Department of History at the University of Dhaka. [4] [5]

Career

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 also engaged in modeling and dancing. [8]

Personal life

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]

Works

Television
Film
Web Series

References

  1. 1 2 3 মায়ের কাছেই বেশ আছি: বিজরী ["Happy living with mom : Bijori] (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 2013-01-08. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. "Bjiori still fresh on tv". The Daily Star. 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. "Bijori". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  4. ""I learn from every role I play" … Bijori Barkatullah". The Daily Star. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  5. "Bijori Barkatullah: When beauty complements dramatics". The Daily Star. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  6. "Style Icon - Bijori Barkatullah". The Daily Star. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  7. Tanjila Haq (2010-10-25). "I have lost my interest in serials : Bijori Barkatullah". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bijori: A powerhouse on the small screen". The Daily Star. 2014-01-22.
  9. 1 2 "Medium of love". The Daily Star. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  10. "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy honours leading artistes". The Daily Star. 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  11. "The Best of Bijori". The Daily Star. 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  12. "Most talked about celebs of 2013". The Daily Star. 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  13. "Autri on Desh TV tonight". The Daily Star. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  14. "Bijori and Intekhab pair up for "Kachhakachhi"". The Daily Star. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2017-12-13.