Jaya Ahsan | |
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জয়া আহসান | |
Born | Jaya Maswood 1 July [Note 1] |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse | Faisal Ahsan Ullah (m. 1998;div. 2012) |
Awards | Full list |
Jaya Maswood (born 1 July), [Note 1] popularly known as Jaya Ahsan, is a Bangladeshi film actress, model, producer and playback singer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a film actress, she works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films. [2] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress six times for her performances in the films Guerrilla (2011), Chorabali (2012), Zero Degree (2015), Debi (2018), Alatchakra (2021), and Beauty Circus (2022). [3] She also earned four Filmfare Awards East, Zee Cine Awards, and Meril-Prothom Alo Awards. [4]
Ahsan was born to A. S. Maswood (d. 2012) and Rehana Maswood in Bangladesh. [5] [6] She has a younger sister and brother. Along with her formal education, she took a diploma course in Rabindra Sangeet and training in classical music. She first appeared on television when she performed in the teledrama Panchami. She modeled for a calendar which caught the eye of Afzal Hossain, who later offered her work on a promotional advertisement for the soft drink Coca-Cola. [7] Afterwards, she left modeling and continued with her studies. She joined the newspaper Bhorer Kagoj , a national daily. After a brief stint at a children's school, she returned to modelling. Thereafter, she worked in Giasuddin Selim's Shongshoy. She also practices crafting and painting, which she demonstrated in art house productions like Enechhi Shurjer Hashi. [5]
Ahsan first appeared on television in an ad for Coca-Cola in 1997. [8] She debuted her acting career on television through the drama Panchomi, written by Shahidul Haque Khan. [8]
Having begun her career as a model in the late 1990s, Ahsan has since worked in numerous television dramas and serials. She established her reputation as an actress with roles as Monika in Labonyo Probha, Pushpo in Toukir Ahmed and Bipasha Hayat's teleplay Shonkhobash, and in Hatkura. She found Hatkura, set on the edge of a village in Rangpur District, a challenge. "I had to learn the dialect of Rangpur for the role. Actually, I had never been to a village before that. And it was a completely new experience for me", she said. [7] In Channel i's 2010–2011 serial Choita Pagol, she played the role of rural woman Alta. Ahsan said, "Alta is one of my favourite characters. I liked playing the role." [7] Her performance in Mejbaur Rahman Sumon's Tarporo Angurlata Nondoke Bhalobashe also cemented her position as an actress. She portrayed various characters in teledramas including: Sixty Nine (69), Tevaga, Shahortolir Alo, Tarpor Paruler Deen, Amader Choto Nodi, Mayesha, Jostna, Nodi Othoba Roshider Kichu Kolpo Drisyo, Amader Golpo and many more.[ citation needed ]
Ahsan played the role of a sex worker in the television play Tarporo Angurlata Nando Ke Bhalobashey in 2009. [9]
Ahsan debuted her film career as a guest artiste in the film Bachelor (2004), directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. [10] As the lead actress, she debuted in Nasiruddin Yousuff's film Guerrilla (2011). Adapted from the novel Nishiddho Loban by Syed Shamsul Huq, the film was based on the events of the Bangladesh Liberation War. It narrates the tale of Bilkis Banu, played by Ahsan, a freedom fighter, who actively participates in the Liberation War while searching for her lost husband. [11] The film won National Film Awards in ten categories, including the Best Actress Award for Ahsan. [12]
Ahsan's second film, Chorabali (2012), was an action thriller directed by Redoan Rony. [13] She portrayed Noboni Afroz, a journalist, and won her second National Film Award for Best Actress Award. [14]
In 2013, Ahsan acted in an Indian Bangla film titled Aborto , directed by Arindam Sil. [15] She was nominated for the Filmfare Awards East for Best Debut Performance Female for her role in the film. She also received an official invitation to attend the 66th Cannes Film Festival . In the same year, she appeared in Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini , a Bangladeshi romantic film directed by Shafi Uddin Shafi. It was her first Bangladeshi film in collaboration with Shakib Khan. They both starred in its sequel, Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini 2 , released in 2015.[ citation needed ]
After a one-year break Zero Degree was her next venture. The film is a psychological thriller written and directed by Animesh Aich and was released on 15 January 2015. Ahsan won a National Film Award for best actress for her performance in the film. In 2015, Ahsan worked in two other Indian Bangla films — Rajkahini based on the 1947 east and west Bengal separation directed by Srijit Mukherji and Ekti Bangali Bhuter Goppo, a psycho-horror film directed by Indranil Roychowdhury. Ekti Bangali Bhuter Golpo was set for a world TV premier in Kolkata on 17 May in Zee Bangla Cinema. Jaya's much anticipated Rajkahini starring alongside Rituparna Sengupta, Abir Chatterjee, Parno Mittra, Sohini Sarkar, Rajatava Dutta and many others was released on 16 October 2015.
In 2017, Ahsan acted in Bishorjan alongside Abir Chatterjee and Kaushik Ganguly directed by Kaushik Ganguly himself, for which she received awards including Filmfare Awards (first Bangladeshi to win so), Zee Cine Awards and BFJA Awards for her performance portraying the character of Padma. In the same year, Jaya was honoured with the ABP Ananda Sera Bangali for achievement in acting. Her other two releases that year are Akram Khan's Khacha: The Cage and Manoj Michigan's Ami Joy Chatterjee.
In 2018, Ahsan performed in a courtroom drama Ek Je Chhilo Raja based on the historic Bhawal case directed by Srijit Mukjerji in a star cast including Jisshu Sengupta, Aparna Sen, Anjan Dutt, Rudranil Ghosh and others. She was also seen in Crisscross alongside Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan, directed by Birsa Dasgupta. Debi, a film based on Humayun Ahmed's novel, was released on 19 October 2018. It is directed by Anam Biswas, starring Chanchal Chowdhury, Ahsan and Sabnam Faria in the lead roles. [16] The film was produced by Ahsan, as her first production from her production house C Te Cinema. [17] She received her fourth National Film Award for Best Actress and her seventh Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress (Critics Choice) for her performance in this film. [18] [19]
In 2019, her first release was Kaushik Ganguly's Bijoya , sequel to Bishorjan for which she won the Tele Cine Awards for Best Actress and Best Jodi alongside her co-star Abir Chatterjee . [20] Then she was seen in Arnab Paul's debut Brishty Tomakey Dilam, a psychological thriller based on split personality disorder. She received the 'Dashobhuja Bangali 2019' award from the St. Xavier's College Calcutta Alumni Association. Next she did Konttho which released on 10 May directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee starring Shiboprosad Mukherjee himself, Paoli Dam where Jaya plays the role of a speech therapist. After that she teamed up with Atanu Ghosh for his movie Bini Sutoy alongside Ritwick Chakraborty. Jaya again worked with Atanu Ghosh next film titled Robibar starring with Prosenjit Chatterjee for the first time. She has finished Soukarya Ghosal's fantasy horror Bhoot Pori and is shooting for Kaushik Ganguly's next titled Ardhangini starring alongside Churni Ganguly. She wrapped up filming Alatchakra, the first 3D Bengali movie directed by Habibur Rahman based on the novel by Ahmed Sofa. She recently worked with Piplu Khan on his first feature film Jaya Aar Sharmin based on the current pandemic.
In December 2023, Ahsan made her Bollywood debut in Kadak Singh, a thriller film by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury released on Zee5. [21] Hindustan Times regarded her performance in the film as "Outstanding on OTT: Breakout Performance". [21]
Ahsan is also a singer and took diploma courses in Indian classical music and Rabindra Sangeet. She did playback in few films, such as "Tomer Khola Hawa" in Dubshatar and "Jongoler Daak" in Mesidona. [22] [23]
Ahsan is a craftswoman and a visual-artist, which she demonstrated in art-house movie productions like Enechhi Shurjer Hashi. She was chosen as a brand ambassador for USAID (US Agency for International Development) to help women and children. In 2019, Ahsan was chosen as the brand ambassador of Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup.
Ahsan married Faisal, a television model, on 14 May 1998. [24] The couple was also seen in same television ad. [10] Together they ran an event management company. They have a daughter. She divorced Faisal in 2012. [25]
Media reports speculated a romantic relationship between Ahsan and director Srijit Mukherji during the filming of Bishorjan (2017). [26] The duo was reported to be dating before Mukherji married actress Rafiath Rashid Mithila in 2019. [27] [28]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2004 | Bachelor | Shaila | Special appearance | |
2010 | Dubshatar | Renuka Rahman | Debut as lead role film | |
2011 | Phirey Esho Behula | Tanima | ||
Guerrilla | Bilkis Banu | |||
2012 | Chorabali | Noboni Afroz | ||
2013 | Aborto | Charu Sen | Debut Indian Bengali film | |
Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini | Zara | |||
2015 | Zero Degree | Saniya | ||
Ekti Bangali Bhooter Goppo | Amrita Datta | Indian Bengali film | ||
Rajkahini | Rubina | Indian Bengali film | ||
2016 | Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini 2 | Mitu | ||
Eagoler Chokh | Shibangi | Indian Bengali film | ||
Bhalobashar Shohor | Annapurna Das | Indian Bengali Short film | ||
2017 | Bishorjan | Padma | Indian Bengali film | |
Khacha | Sarojini | |||
Aami Joy Chatterjee | Dr Aditi Roy | Indian Bengali film | ||
2018 | Putro | |||
Debi | Ranu | |||
Ek Je Chhilo Raja | Mrinmayee Devi | Indian Bengali film | ||
Crisscross | Miss Sen | Indian Bengali film | ||
2019 | Bijoya | Padma | Indian Bengali film | [29] |
Brishti Tomake Dilam | Brishti | Indian Bengali film | [30] | |
Konttho | Romilla | Indian Bengali film | [31] | |
Robibaar | Sayani | Indian Bengali film | [32] | |
2021 | Alatchakra: Circle of Desire | Tayeba | [33] | |
Binisutoy | Srabani Barua | Indian Bengali film | [34] | |
2022 | The Beauty Circus | Beauty | [35] | |
2023 | Ardhangini | Meghna | Indian Bengali film | [36] |
Dawshom Awbotaar | Moitreyee Ghatak | Indian Bengali film | [37] | |
Kadak Singh | Naina | Debut Hindi Film | [38] | |
2024 | Peyarar Subash | Peyara | [39] | |
Bhootpori | Bonolota | Indian Bengali film | [40] | |
OCD† | TBA | Filming; Indian Bengali film | ||
Kalantar† | TBA | Filming; Indian Bengali film | ||
Putul Nacher Itikatha† | Kusum | Filming; Indian Bengali film | ||
Fereshta† | TBA | Iran-Bangladesh joint production | [41] | |
Jaya Aar Sharmin | Jaya | |||
Mesidona |
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(February 2019) |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Best Actress | Guerrilla | Won |
2012 | Best Actress | Chorabali | Won |
2015 | Best Actress | Zero Degree | Won |
2018 | Best Actress | Debi | Won |
2022 | Best Actress | Beauty Circus | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2005 | Best TV Actress (Public Choice) | Enechi Shurjer Hashi | Nominated |
2006 | Best TV Actress (Critics Choice) | Hutkura | Won |
2007 | Best TV Actress (Public Choice) | Shonkhobash | Nominated |
Best TV Actress (Critics Choice) | Scriptwritter | Nominated | |
2009 | Best TV Actress (Public Choice) | Tarporo Angurlota Nondoke Bhalobashe | Won |
Best TV Actress (Critics Choice) | Bikol Pakhir Gaan | Nominated | |
2010 | Best TV Actress (Public Choice) | Choita Pago | Nominated |
2011 | Best Film Actress (Critics Choice) | Guerrilla | Won |
Best Film Actress (Public Choice) | Nominated | ||
Best TV Actress (Public Choice) | Choita Pagol | Won | |
Best TV Actress (Critics Choice) | Koyekti Neel Ronger Pencil | Nominated | |
2012 | Best Film Actress (Public Choice) | Chorabali | Won |
Best TV Actress (Public Choice) | Aamader Golpo | Nominated | |
Best TV Actress (Critics Choice) | Nominated | ||
2013 | Best Film Actress (Public Choice) | Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini | Won |
2015 | Best Film Actress (Critics Choice) | Zero Degree | Nominated |
2018 | Best Film Actress (Public Choice) | Debi | Nominated |
Best Film Actress (Critics Choice) | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Best Actress | Guerrilla | Won |
2018 | Debi | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2013 | Best Debutante Female | Aborto | Nominated |
2017 | Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) | Eagoler Chokh | Nominated |
2018 | Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) | Bishorjan | Won |
Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female) | Bishorjan | Nominated | |
2021 | Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female) | Robibaar and Bijoya | Won |
2022 | Best Actress and Best Actress (Critic) | Binisutoy | Won |
2024 | Best Supporting Actress | Ardhangini | Won |
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2018 | Best Actress | Bishorjan | Won |
2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Ek Je Chhilo Raja | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2018 | Best Actress (Bengali Films) | Bishorjan | Won |
Tele Cine Awards
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2015 | Best Supporting Role Female | Rajkahini | Won |
2019 | Best Actress | Bijoya | Won |
Best Jodi |
International Bangla Film Critic Award
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Best Actress | Guerrilla | Won |
2017 | Best Actress | Bishorjan | Won |
Year | Category | Result |
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2017 | Achievement in Acting | Won |
Dhaka International Film Festival
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Best Actress | Guerrilla | Won |
Lux Channel i Performance Award
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Best Actress (film) | Guerrilla | Won |
Best Actress (TV) | Choita Pagol | Won |
CJFB Performance Award
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2008 | Best Actress (TV) | Antorikkho | Won |
2009 | Panjabiwala | Won |
Charuniram Award
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2008 | Best Actress (TV) | Antorikkho | Won |
2009 | Panjabiwala | Won | |
2010 | Mayesha | Won |
Jaya Ahsan is celebrating her 47th birthday today [2019].
Born – July 01, 1972
Born – July 01, 1983
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