Shampa Reza | |
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শম্পা রেজা | |
![]() Reza in 2017 | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, model |
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Shampa Reza is a Bangladeshi singer, model, actress and television host. [1] [2] [3]
Shampa Reza was born to Ahmed Reza and Ranu Reza (d. 2022), a singer. [4] [5] Her siblings are Rini Reza, Nipa Reza, Masum Reza and Azam Reza. [5] Shampa started singing at the age of four. [6] During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, her family sheltered in Kalyani refugee camp in India. [4]
Reza studied in Holy Cross School, Dhaka and BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. [7] [8] She went to Shantiniketan to study in Visva-Bharati University in 1976. Her instructor was Guru Pandit Dhruva Tara Joshi. [6] [9]
In 1975, when Reza was in grade 10, her acting career began with a role in the play Ostrotogandha, directed by Selim Al Deen. [6] She got her acting breakthrough in the television drama Idiot. [9] [10] In January 2015, she was conferred A Showbiz Fashion Icon by the newspaper The Daily Star. [11]
Reza hosted a chat show, Alor Atithi O Shampa, for RTV in 2006. [4]
Reza won 33rd Bachsas Awards of Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Guerilla (2011). [12] [13] She then performed in the 2016 film Rina Brown, based on Bangladesh Liberation War. [14] She completed an action thriller film Before I Die , a late 2022 release. [15] In 2023, she appeared in Chorki's web series Internsheep .
Reza has two sons – Dhrubo and Tiash. [9] She also has a granddaughter. [16]
Reza is the founder of the school Rodela Chottor. [9] She founded another school in Sylhet, Anandaniketan, which enrolled around 800 students in 2006. [4]