Zakia Bari Mamo

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Zakia Bari Mamo
জাকিয়া বারী মম
Born (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38)
NationalityBangladeshi
Education Jahangirnagar University
Occupation(s)Actress and model
Years active2006–present
TitleLux Channel I Superstar 2006
Spouses
  • (m. 2010;div. 2013)
  • (m. 2015;div. 2020)
Children1
Awards See full list

Zakia Bari Mamo (born 19 December 1985) is a Bangladeshi actress and model. She gained recognition after winning the Lux Channel I Superstar beauty pageant in 2006. Mamo made her film debut in Daruchini Dip in 2007, for which she received critical acclaim and won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Bangladesh National Film Awards. She later appeared in Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe in 2014 and Chuye Dile Mon in 2015.

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Early life

Mamo was born on 19 December 1985. In 1995, she won Notun Kuri, the largest cultural program for children in Bangladesh, which was aired on Bangladesh Television. She rose to nationwide fame after winning the Lux Channel I Superstar pageant. Mamo pursued higher education at Jahangirnagar University, where she completed both her bachelor's and master's degrees in drama and dramatics.

Career

Mamo made her acting debut in the 2007 film Daruchini Dip, where her performance was widely praised. For this role, she won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Bangladesh National Film Awards. After a long break from cinema, she returned in 2014 with the film Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe. In 2015, she starred in Chuye Dile Mon, alongside Arefin Shuvo.

Personal life

Mamo married film producer Ejaz Munna in 2010. [1] Together they had a son, Udbhas. [1] The couple got divorced in 2013. [1] Mamo later married filmmaker Shihab Shaheen in November 2015; the couple publicly revealed their marriage on their fourth wedding anniversary. [2] They got divorced in September 2020. [3]

Works

Films
YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2007 Daruchini Dip Jori Tauquir Ahmed Won Bangladesh National Film Awards as Best Actress [4]
2014 Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe Rakibul Alam Rakib
2015 Chuye Dile Mon Nila Shihab Shaheen [5]
2018 Alta Banu AltaArun Chowdhury [4] [6]
2018 Dahan Maya Raihan Rafi [7]
2018Shopner Ghor Taneem Rahman Angshu Based on Rosemary's Baby [8]
2019Max Ki GunSameer KhanHindi film [9]
2022 Agamikal Anjan Aich
2023 Ora 7 Jon ApornaKhijir Hayat Khan
Radio Anonno Mamun
Television dramas
YearTitleDirector
2012FushkaNuzhat Alvi Ahmed
2012Ekti Suitcase AbongIshmot Ara Choudhury Shanti
2013Nil ProjapotiShihab Shaheen
2013LukochuriShahin Kabir Tutul
2013Nilpori NilanjonaShihab Shahin
2013Mayer Jonno
2013Meyeti Kotha Bolebe Prem KoribenaSalauddin Lavlu
2013RongtuliIlias Khan Tomal
2013Chapkhanai Ekta Bhoot ThakeShokal Ahmed
2013EclipseMabrur Rashid Bannah
2013Shodho Ekta MinuteZiauddin Alam
2013Bhalobashar ChotokhoronShihab Shahin
2015UtshorgoMizanur Rahman Aryan
Jole Tar ChayaMahmudur Rahman Hime
FeelingsMahmudur Rahman Hime
Shesh PorjontoShihab Shaheen
JalshaghorJakaria Showkhin
Web series
YearTitleOTTCharacterDirectorNotes
2019 Beauty and the Bullet BioscopeASP Tamanna Animesh Aich
Chena Pother Oporichita Shihab Shaheen
2021 Contract [10] ZEE5 Meena Tanim Noor and Krishnendu Chattopadhyay
Bilaap [11] Cinematic Sunny Sanwar and Faisal Ahmed
Platform Bongo BD Sarder Rokon
Mohanagar HoichoiShahana Huda Ashfaque Nipun
2022 9 April Binge Kaushik Shankar Das

Awards

Daruchini Dip won the National Film Awards total seven categories in the year of 2007.

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