Bipasha Hayat (born 23 March 1971) is a Bangladeshi actress, model, painter and playback singer. She won

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) is the highest award for film actresses in Bangladesh. List of winners ;Key Records and statistics Multiple w ...

for her performance in the film ''

Aguner Poroshmoni ''Aguner Poroshmoni'' is a 1994 film based on the novel of the same name written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. The film won ''National Film Award'' in eight categories including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Plot. It was the first movie d ...

'' (1994). She earned

Meril Prothom Alo Awards ''Meril Prothom Alo Awards'' or ''Prothom Alo Awards'' is an annual Bangladeshi awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in Bangladeshi Film Industry. The awards are divided into two components, Viewers' Choice and Critics' Choice. The a ...

in 1998, 1999 and 2002.

Early life and education

Hayat completed her master's from the

Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka The Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA) was established in 1948 as the Dhaka Art School. It was the first art school in the region and became the main centre of art and cultural practice. Since 1956 it has been situated in Shahbag, Dhaka, close to the Ban ...

in 1998.

Career

During the 90's Hayat played many popular television dramas. She wrote her first TV play ''"Shudhui Tomake Jani"'' in 1997. She acted in two

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related movies ''Aguner Poroshmoni'' and ''

Joyjatra ''Joyjatra'' ( bn, জয়যাত্রা) is Bangladeshi film directed by Tauquir Ahmed and produced by Azam Faruk, featuring Mahfuz Ahmed, Bipasha Hayat, Azizul Hakim, Ahsan Habib Nasim, and others. The film is set in the period of the ...

''. The first of those which was directed by

Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...

, she portrayed the role of a young girl who was blocked in her house with her family inside the city of Dhaka. Ratri as her characters name fell in love with a guerrilla freedom fighter (played by

Asaduzzaman Noor Asaduzzaman Noor (born 31 October 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor, politician and activist. He has been a Jatiya Sangsad member from Nilphamari-2 constituency since 2001 and served as the Cultural Affairs Minister during 2014–2019. Noor work ...

) who lived in their house during the war for shelter. Her affection towards the fighter reflects the support and contribution of the civilians to the guerrilla fighters of the war. In Joyjatra, her character was much more different as she acted as a middle-aged mother who lost her son as she tried to escape from an army attack.

Painting

Hayat's art works were displayed at Miniature Painting Exhibition in Gallery Tone in Dhaka in 1996. In 1998, she took part in a group art exhibition at Divine Art Gallery in Pan Pacific Sonergaon Hotel. Later, she took part in Nine Contemporary Young Artists Exhibition at Zainul Gallery, FFA in 2002. Hayat's 6th solo art exhibition titled ''"Mindscape"'' held during 14–24 January 2017 in

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. It showcased 50 of her work, which included acrylics, drawings and cardboard acrylics.

Personal life

Hayat married

Tauquir Ahmed Tauquir Ahmed (born 5 March 1966) is a Bangladeshi architect and actor, turned director in both television and cinema. His films won many international and national awards including Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Bangladesh National Film ...

, an actor and film director. She is the daughter of actor and director

Abul Hayat Abul Hayat (born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip (2007) and was awarded Ekushey Padak for ...

. Her sister Natasha Hayat and brother-in-law

Shahed Sharif Khan Shahed Sharif Khan is a Bangladeshi television and film actor, director, and writer. In 1998, he started working as the first model. He has been nominated for the Meril Prothom Alo Awards three times. Among the notable works of Shahed Sharif are S ...

both have acting careers. Bipasha and Natasha invested on a boutique house in 2008. She has a daughter named Arisha Ahmed and a son named Aareeb Ahmed. The couple Bipasha Hayat and Touquir Ahmed is currently living in USA. and they likely to be settled in USA.

Works

Television dramas

Serial dramas

Films

Art

Art exhibitions

* Spontaneity (2002) * The Journey Within (2011) * Realms of Memory (2015) * Mindscape (2017)

Poster designs

Fagun Haway ''Fagun Haway'' ( bn, ফাগুন ‍হাওয়ায়, lit=In Spring breeze) is a Bangladeshi historical drama film based on the novel ''Bou Kotha Kou'' by Tito Rahman. This movie based on the Bengali language movement during 1952 i ...

* Haldaa

Music

Rupkothar Golpo ''Rupkothar Golpo: A Fairy Tale'' ( bn, রূপকথার গল্প) is a 2006 Bangladeshi film directed by Tauquir Ahmed. Impress Telefilm Limited produced and distributed the film. Story ''Rupkathar Golpo'', is not a fairy tale as the ti ...

(2006)

Awards

Bangladesh National Film Awards * Best Actress - Aguner Poroshmoni (1994)

* Best TV Actress (Popular Choice) - 1998, 1999, 2000

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayat, Bipasha Living people 1971 births 20th-century Bangladeshi actresses Bangladeshi female models Bangladeshi film actresses Bangladeshi television actresses University of Dhaka Faculty of Fine Arts alumni Best Actress National Film Awards (Bangladesh) winners Place of birth missing (living people) Best TV Actress Meril-Prothom Alo Award winners