Shanta Islam | |
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Born | Najma Haque |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1985-present |
Najma Haque (known as Shanta Islam) [1] is a Bangladeshi film and television actress, anchor, and director. [2] She was awarded Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Onno Jibon. [3] Shanta has directed 25 television dramas and acted in many TV dramas.
Islam was born and brought up in Sylhet. [1] She started her acting career at the theatre and television media in 1985 when she was a student at the University of Dhaka. [1] She was elected Literary Editor of Rokeya Hall twice. [4]
Islam debuted her acting on television with the play Abhijog opposite Syed Ahsan Ali Sydney and on theater with Juddha Ebong Juddha. [1]
After joining Aranyak Natyadal, she won the Best Actor at the BACHSUS Awards for the play, Moyurshinghashon.
Year | Drama Series | Co-Artist | Director | Network |
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Rupnagar [4] | BTV | |||
Abhijog | BTV | |||
Nayok | Afzal Hossain | BTV | ||
2001 | Onte Bosonto [7] | Shomi Kaiser, Shahiduzzaman Selim,Abdul Quader, Ferdousi Mazumder | BTV | |
OHOMIKA | Falguni Hamid,Kamal Uddin,Farid ali | |||
Ghotonar Por | Khaled Khan |
Year | Film | Co-Artist | Director |
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1995 | Anya Jibon | Raisul Islam Asad, Chitralekha Guho,Champa | |
1999 | Somudro Bilash Private Limited | Zahid Hasan, Asaduzzaman Noor, Meher Afroz Shaon | |
2000 | Mone Pore Tomake [8] | Riaz, Riya Sen, A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman, Humayun Faridi, Dildar |
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