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Sara Zaker | |
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| সারা যাকের | |
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| Born | Sara Amin |
| Education | Master of Arts (English) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, entrepreneur, activist |
| Years active | 1973 - present |
| Spouse | Aly Zaker (married 1975-2020) |
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| Awards | full list |
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Sara Zaker is a Bangladeshi theatre and television actor, director, business entrepreneur and social activist. [2] [3] She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2017. [4]
Sara was born to Major Salauddin Mohammad Amin and Alia Amin, a former school teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School. She was affectionately nicknamed Chixie. [5] She completed her SSC from Viqarunnisa Noon School and HSC from Holy Cross College. Afterward Sara obtained both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English Literature at the University of Dhaka and further honed her theatrical skills with training at the British Theatre Institute in 1981.
Sara joined Nagorik Natya Sampraday, a theater troupe, just after finishing secondary school in 1972. [6] Her first production with the troupe, "Baki Itihash" premiered in February 1973. She went on to perform in Bidogdho Romonikul, Nishiddho Polli, Shot Manusher Khoje (1976), Dewan Gazi'r Kissa and "Naam-Gotroheen: Manto'r Meyera" (2014). [6]
Sara directed Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden and Anton Chekhov's The Sea Gull .
Sara writes a column – Shubondhu Shomipeshu for newspaper Prothom Alo . She is anchoring Ami Ekhon Ki Korbo, a talk show airing on Banglavision channel. She conducts a radio show on Radio Shadhin 92.4fm named Tumi Bolo Amra Shunchhi.
Sara's business career began in 1995 in the field of market research. She is working as the project head of Nayantara Communications since its inception in 2004. [7] Nayantara is the co-producer of Sesame Workshop New York in producing Sisimpur, the Bengali edition of the Sesame Street . She is the managing director of Asiatic 360, [8] director of Asiatic Events Marketing Limited, and the managing director of Ddhoni Chitra Ltd. [9]
Sara has led many campaigns and projects related to both male and female rights, women health, family planning and environmental issues. Some notable projects she led are –
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Sara was married to renowned Bangladeshi actor, writer, drama director and entrepreneur Aly Zaker from 1975 until his passing in 2020. They have two children- Iresh Zaker, who is both an actor and Managing Director of Asiatic EXP, Asiatic MCL etc. and Sriya Sharbojaya, [12] who serves as Deputy to Chairperson - Asiatic 3sixty, Managing Director of Radio Shadhin, Out of the Blue Design Studio, etc. Sara has a personal blog which is sarazaker.me
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