Elina Shammi

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Elina Shammi
Born
Alina Siddique

1 June
Khulna
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, model, presenter
Years active2014-present
Notable work Priyotoma (2023)

Elina Shammi is a Bangladeshi model, presenter and actress. She made her debut in Shah Alam Kiron's '71 Er Ma Jononi in 2014. Known for her roles in Priyotoma and Mujib: The Making of a Nation , where she portrayed Khaleda Zia, the former prime minister of Bangladesh.

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Career

She made her debut with Shah Alam Kiran's war drama '71 Er Ma Jononi in 2014, based on the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1] [2] In 2021, she starred in Raihan Rafi's web film Janowar , which earned her praise. [3] In late 2019, she appeared in Ashraf Shishir's longest non-experimental film and one of the longest film ever made Amra Ekti Cinema Banabo. [4] [5]

In 2020, she acted as Colonel Hamid's wife in the Ashraf Shishir's 570 , revolves around the 36 hours that followed the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and his family, the founding father and the first president of Bangladesh. [6] It has not been released yet. [7] In March 2021, her fourth film Aranno Polash's war drama Gontobbyo was released, inspired by the historic 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, where she spent Tk 42 lakh. [8] Then she played as an official of the detective bench of the Bangladesh Police in Anonno Mamun's thriller Koshai. [9]

In the beginning of 2022, she appeared in Eftekhar Shuvo's mystery thriller Mukhosh , grants by the government of Bangladesh. [10] [11] Then she appeared with Jaya Ahsan in Mahmud Didar's government grants The Beauty Circus, which received critical aclaimed from critics [12] and earned Ahsan's fifth National Film Award for Best Actress. [13] In September 2022, she appeared in Rakibul Islam Rakib's drama Vaiya Re (Dear Brother). [14] In late 2022, she played as a scientist in Ali Zulfikar Zahedi 's romantic thriller Kagaj: The Paper . [15] In the beginning of 2023, she played as Afsana Ara Bindu's elder sister in Mizanur Rahman Aryan's Chorki originals' web film Unish20 , [16] where Bindu made a comeback after eight years. [17] Then she appeared in Anonno Mamun's Bangladesh Liberation War film Radio, which is about the historic 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [18] [19] In mid-2023, she collaborate with Shakib Khan for the first time, played as his sister-in-law in the Himel Ashraf's tragic romance Priyotoma . [20] [21] She gained popularity and critical acclaim with the film, [22] which became the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time. In September 2023, she appeared in Mushfiqur Rahman Gulzar's The Brave Son, based on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's early life. [23] [24] Then she played as role of former prime minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia in Shyam Benegal's epic historical drama Mujib: The Making of a Nation , which follows the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh. [25] [26] Where she was signed in late 2021. [27] [28] She will also performed with Shakib Khan in first Indo-Bangladesh joint Pan-Indian film Dard, which will be released in February 2024. [29] [30] [31]

Other works

Elina Shammi started her media career through a live programme titled Dur Path on Desh TV. Afterwards, she has presented news on different television channels.

She has acted in many popular single-episode TV plays and drama serials in her career as well. [1]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleDirectorNotesRef
2014 '71 Er Ma Jononi Shah Alam KiranDebut Film [1]
2019 The Innocence Ashraf Shishir Longest non-experimental film ever made [4]
2020 570 Colonel Hamid's wifeAshraf ShishirUnreleased [6]
Gontobbyo Aronno Polash [32]
2021 Koshai Naznin Anonno Mamun [9]
2022 Mukhosh Eftekhar Shuvo
The Beauty Circus Sayera BanuMahmud Didar
Kagaj: The Paper Ali Zulfikar Zahedi,co artist Farhan Khan RioBangladeshi Classical Thriller movie [33]
Vaiya Re Rakibul Islam Rakib [34]
2023 Radio Anonno Mamun [18]
Priyotoma Sujon's wifeHimel AshrafHighest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time [21]
The Brave Son Mushfiqur Rahman GulzarBased on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's early life [35]
Mujib: The Making of a Nation Khaleda Zia Shyam Benegal Based on life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh [26]
2024 Dard AIO Bonna Anonno Mamun [31]
2025 Moddhobitto Tanvir Hasan [36]
Jol RongSitaraKabirul Islam Rana [37]

Web film

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotesRef
2021 Janowar Raihan Rafi
2022 Syndicate Naila Shihab Shaheen [38]
[39]
2023 Unish20 Mila Mizanur Rahman Aryan [40]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elina Shammi busy with new ventures". Daily Sun. 2019-02-10. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. ↑ তিন সিনেমায় এলিনা শাম্মী. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ↑ 'জানোয়ার' আমাকে দর্শকদের মাঝে পৌঁছে দিয়েছে: এলিনা শাম্মী. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. 1 2 বাংলাদেশে নির্মিত হলো বিশ্বের সর্বোচ্চ দৈর্ঘ্যের চলচ্চিত্র. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  5. ↑ মুক্তির অনুমতি পেলো পৃথিবীর দীর্ঘতম ছবি. Channel i (in Bengali). 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  6. 1 2 এলিনা শাম্মীর নতুন যাত্রা '৫৭০'. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  7. ↑ বঙ্গবন্ধু হত্যার পরবর্তী ৩৬ ঘণ্টা নিয়ে '৫৭০'. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  8. ↑ ৪২ লাখ খরচ করেও এলিনা শাম্মীর আক্ষেপ নেই!. Channel i (in Bengali). 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  9. 1 2 'কসাই' নিয়ে আশাবাদী এলিনা শাম্মী. Dhaka Times 24. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  10. ↑ Akbar, Zahid (2022-03-05). 'মুখোশ' সিনেমা থেকে দূরে থাকুন!. The Daily Star (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  11. ↑ নাটকে চরিত্রের জন্য প্রস্তুতি নেওয়া যায় না: এলিনা শাম্মী. Shampratik Deshkal. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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  13. ↑ "PM honours cinematic excellence at National Film Awards 2022". The Daily Star. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  14. ↑ 'ভাইয়ারে' মুক্তি পেয়েছে পাঁচ প্রেক্ষাগৃহে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  15. ↑ জাহেদীর 'কাগজ'-এ নাম লেখালেন এলিনা শাম্মী. newsg24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  16. ↑ Akbar, Zahid (2023-02-16). "'Unish 20': Shuvoo and Bindu's pairing hits the right notes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  17. ↑ 'উনিশ ২০' নিয়ে ৮ বছর পর শুভর সঙ্গে ফিরলেন বিন্দু. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  18. 1 2 'রেডিও' এদেশের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ইতিহাসের প্রামান্য দলিল: এলিনা শাম্মী. Somoyer Konthosor (in Bengali). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  19. ↑ এলিনা শাম্মীর আমন্ত্রণ. Protidiner Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  20. ↑ সিনেমা-ওটিটিতে এলিনা শাম্মী. Alokito Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  21. 1 2 ঈদের 'প্রিয়তমা'তে এলিনা শাম্মী'. Sangbad (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  22. ↑ এলিনা শাম্মীও প্রিয়তমা'র সাফল্যের অংশীদার!. Dainik Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
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  26. 1 2 'বঙ্গবন্ধু' বায়োপিকে খালেদা জিয়ার চরিত্রে এলিনা শাম্মী. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  27. ↑ খালেদা জিয়ার চরিত্রে এলিনা শাম্মী (in Bengali). Somoy TV. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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  31. 1 2 'ইন্টারন্যাশনাল মার্কেটে কাজের যোগ্য আর্টিস্ট শাকিব': এলিনা. Channel i (in Bengali). 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
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  33. ↑ মুক্তি পাচ্ছে 'কাগজ' (in Bengali). RTV. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  34. ↑ ঝোড়ো 'হাওয়া'র মধ্যে ৭ প্রেক্ষাগৃহে 'ভাইয়ারে'. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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  36. ↑ "Moddhobitto 2025 first Bangladeshi film".
  37. ↑ "কাল প্রেক্ষাগৃহে মুক্তি পাচ্ছে 'জল রঙ'". Dainik Amader Shomoy.
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  40. ↑ উনিশ ২০: প্রেম ও বিচ্ছেদ গাথা. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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