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 role in the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time Priyotoma and Mujib: The Making of a Nation , where she portrayed as 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 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 Bangabandhu 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 Zulfiqure 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 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [18] [19] In mid of 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 Zulfiqure Zahedi [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 †TBA Anonno Mamun Pre-production, Pan-Indian film [31]

Web film

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotesRef
2021 Janowar Raihan Rafi
2022 Syndicate Naila Shihab Shaheen [36]
[37]
2023 Unish20 Mila Mizanur Rahman Aryan [38]

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