Wahida Mollick Jolly | |
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ওয়াহিদা মল্লিক জলি | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | Actress, costume designer, university faculty member |
Spouse | Rahmat Ali |
Relatives | Sharmili Ahmed (sister) |
Wahida Mollick Jolly is a Bangladeshi actress. She works on stage plays, television dramas and films. [1] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the film Mrittika Maya (2013). [2]
Jolly's parents settled in Rajshahi from West Bengal. Her father, Tofazzal Hossain, was a stage performer and director. [3] Her elder sister Sharmili Ahmed was an actress. [1] Jolly performed regularly as a child artist in radio dramas. [3] She started stage performances in tenth grade. [3] She earned a degree in social work and then moved to Kolkata to study drama in Rabindra Bharati University. [3] She debuted in a Hindi television series. [3]
Jolly debuted her stage acting career in 1975 by her role in Spartacus Bishoyok Jotilota, written by Momtazuddin Ahmed. Her debut television drama, E Ki Jalaton, also by Momtazuddin Ahmed, was in 1986. [1] [3]
Jolly acted in films including Adhiar (2003) and Shorgo Theke Norok.
Jolly established a theatre group Drishwakabbo in 1990. [1] She is a faculty member of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at University of Dhaka. [4] Her husband Rahmat Ali is also an Associate Professor of the Department at Theatre and Performance Studies of Dhaka University. [5]
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