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Dilara Zaman | |
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দিলারা জামান | |
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Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | University of Dhaka |
Occupation | Actor |
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Relatives | Tazin Ahmed (niece) |
Dilara Zaman (born 19 June 1943) [1] is a Bangladeshi film and television actress. [2] She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1993 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008. [3]
Dilara Zaman was born on 19 June 1943 in Bardhaman District in British India to Rafiquddin Ahmed and Sitara Begum. [4] Her family then moved to Asansol. After the partition of India in 1947 they finally moved to Jessore. She studied in Bangla Bazar Government Girls High School in Dhaka. [4] She acted in her first stage play in this school. She went on to study in Eden College. [4] She was under the mentorship of her Guru Natyaguru Professor Nurul Momen. She was a master's student of Bangla at the University of Dhaka. [5]
Zaman eloped with and married Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury in 1966. [6] They have two daughters, Tanira and Zubayra. [2] Her niece was an actress Tazin Ahmed. [7]
Zaman started acting in theatre in 1962. [5] Her first play was Mayabi Prohor, scripted by Alauddin Al-Azad. [5] In 1966, she acted in her first television drama Tridhara, directed by Tahmina Banu. She was also a school teacher of BAF Shaheen College Dhaka [8] and Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. [9] [10] [4] She acted in numerous Bengali films and dramas over the course of 40 years. [2] They include The Wheel, and Chandragrohon . [3] She became a school instructor in 1967 and stayed in the job until 1993. [4]
Year | Films | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Chaka [11] | ||
1994 | Aguner Poroshmoni [11] | ||
2004 | Bachelor [11] | ||
2007 | Made in Bangladesh [11] | ||
2008 | Chandragrohon [11] | Moyra Mashi | |
2009 | Priyotamesh [11] | ||
2009 | Monpura [11] | ||
2014 | Brihonnola [12] | Tulsi's Mother | |
2017 | Haldaa [12] | ||
2025 | DayMukti | ||
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