Shuchanda

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Shuchanda
সুচন্দা
Shuchanda in BFDC (cropped).jpg
Actress Suchanda is speaking in Dhaka on the relief collection program for flood victims in 2024
Born
Kohinoor Akhter

19 September 1947 (1947-09-19) (age 78)
Satkhira District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan [1]
Years active1965-present
Spouse
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(m. 1967;disappeared 1972)​
Relatives

Kohinoor Akhter [2] (known by her stage name Shuchanda) is a Bangladeshi film actress and director. She started her career in the mid 1960s and acted in about 100 movies. [3] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005) [4] and Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019). [5]

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Career

Shuchanda debuted in acting with the film Kagojer Nouka (1966), directed by Subhash Dutta. [3] She acted in films like "Behula" (1966), "Shuorani Duorani" (1968) and "Jibon Theke Neya" (1970) — directed by her future husband Zahir Raihan. [6]

As an actor, Shuchanda won a Nigar Award from Pakistan in 1987 for her role in the film Hum Ek Hain. [3]

In 1985, Shuchanda debuted as a film producer and produced Teen Kanya, Taka Ana Pai and Protishodh, from her production house "Suchanda Cholochitra". [1] [6]

Shuchanda debuted as a director with the film Bidesh Jatra in 1998. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotesRef(s)
1966Behula [7]
1967Anwara [7]
Nayan Tara [6]
1968Chawa Pawa Narayan Ghosh Mita [8] [6]
Dui BhaiNoorul Haq [8]
Jahan Baje ShehnaiRahman [8]
Janglee PhoolM. Shahjehan [9]
Koonch Baran KanyaZule Rahman [8]
Nishi Holo BhorNur-e-Alam [8]
ParashmaniZahir Choudhry [8]
Rakhan BandhuIbne Meezan [8]
SansarFazal Haq [7] [8]
Shuryo Rani Duyo RaniMatiul Haq [10]
Zuleekha Zahir Raihan [8]
1969 Moner Moto Bou Nurul Haq [7] [11]
Natun Name DakuMumtaz [11]
PiyasaN. Islam [12]
1970 Jibon Theke Neya Zahir Raihan [7] [13]
Je Agune Puri [6]
1972Asru Diye Lekha [7] [6]
1973Dhire Bohe Meghna [6]
1974 Sangram
1985Teen Kanya
1987Behula Lakhshimdar
1990Jhinuk Mala
1993Basona
1995Prem Preeti
1996Sabuj Coat Kalo Chashma
2005 Hajar Bachhor Dhore [3]
UnknownKacher Shwargo [6]

Personal life

Shuchanda was married to Zahir Raihan until his disappearance in 1972, immediately after the liberation war of 1971. [3] She has a daughter, Lisa Malik and a son, Arafat Raihan Opu. [6]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "চম্পা, চন্দা আর ববি" [Champa, Chhanda and Bobby]. dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. ↑ Afsar Ahmed (2005-05-06). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shuchanda on her National Award winning film "Hajar Bochhor Dhorey"". The Daily Star. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  4. ↑ "National Film Awards for the last fours years announced". The Daily Star. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  5. 1 2 "'জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০১৯' জয়ী যারা". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Suchanda's Lifetime Achievement Award: A day of elation and grief". The Daily Star. 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lifetime Achievement Award Winners!". The Daily Star. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN   0-19-577817-0.
  9. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN   0-19-577817-0.
  10. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN   0-19-577817-0.
  11. 1 2 Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 265. ISBN   0-19-577817-0.
  12. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN   0-19-577817-0.
  13. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN   0-19-577817-0.


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