Shampa Reza

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Shampa Reza
শম্পা রেজা
Shampa Reza (cropped).jpg
Reza in 2017
Nationality Bangladeshi
Alma mater Visva-Bharati University
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
Holy Cross Girls' High School
Occupation(s)Actor, model, Singer

Shampa Reza is a Bangladeshi singer, model and actress. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Reza started singing at the age of four. [4] She studied in Holy Cross School, Dhaka and BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. [5] [6] She went to Shantiniketan to study in Visva-Bharati University in 1976. Her instructor was Guru Pandit Dhruva Tara Joshi. [4] [7]

Career

In 1975, when she was in grade 10, her acting career began with a role in the play Ostrotogandha, directed by Selim Al Deen. [4] She got her breakthrough by acting in the TV drama Idiot. [7] [8] She acted in the 2016 movie Rina Brown based on Bangladesh Liberation war. [9] Reza acted in the movie Guerilla , released in 2011. [10] In January 2015 she was declared a Showbiz Fashion Icon by The Daily Star. [11] Reza has also completed a Bangla action thriller Before I Die , a late 2022 release. [12]

Personal life

Reza has two sons – Dhrubo and Tiash. [7] She also has a granddaughter. [13]

She is the founder of the schools Anando Niketan and Rodela Chottor. [7]

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