Gulshan Ara Akter Champa (born 5 January 1965) is a Bangladeshi film and television actress. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress three times for the films

Padma Nadir Majhi ''Padma Nadir Majhi'' is an Indo-Bangladesh joint production feature film directed by Goutom Ghosh from the novel of the same name, Manik Bandopadhyay's ''Padma Nadir Majhi'', shows life of fishermen of the Padma River. Plot Hossain Miya (Utpa ...

(1993),

Anya Jibon ''Anya Jibon'' ( bn, অন্য জীবন) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film that was released in 1995. The film's screenplay and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sheikh Niamat Ali and also produced the film from his own banner S Niamot ...

(1995) and

Uttarer Khep ''Uttarer Khep'' is a 2000 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Shahjahan Chowdhury and starring Champa and Manna in lead roles. Champa earned a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role. The film is based on the same name novel o ...

(2000), and the Best Supporting Actress award for

Shasti ''Shasti'' ( bn, শাস্তি; 'Punishment') is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It is the film presented by HSBC Bank Bangladesh. It was released in 2004 all over Bangladesh. Cast * Ilyas Kanchan as Dukhiram * Campa as Radha * Riaz as ...

(2005) and

Chandragrohon ''Chandragrohon: The Lunar Eclipse'' ( bn, চন্দ্রগ্রহণ) is a Bangladeshi film based on a short story written by Indian Bengali author Syed Mustafa Siraj. The film was released 2008 and younger director Murad Parvez first time ...

(2008). As of January 2019, she has acted over 200 films.

Early life

Champa's mother died when she was 10. Champa is the younger sister of actresses

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and

Shuchanda Kohinoor Akhter (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. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film '' Hajar ...

Career

Television

Champa started her career in 1981 with the BTV drama ''Dub Satar'', directed by Abdullah Al Mamun. She soon received offers for other dramatic roles, and appeared in ''Sahabjadir Kalo Nekab'', ''Akash Bariye Dao'', ''Khola Daroja'', ''Ekti Joddo Anno Ekti Meye'', ''Apoya'', ''Ekhane Nongor'', and others.

Film

Champa debuted acting in films by ''Tin Kanya'' (1986), directed by

Shibli Sadik Shibli Sadik (9 January 1941 – 7 January 2010) was a Bangladeshi film director. He won National Film Awards and Bachsas Awards Bachsas ( Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity) Awards was introduced in 1972 to encourage the fledgling film ...

. This film was produced by her sister Shuchanda, and all three sisters - Shucanda, Babita, and Champa, performed in the film. Champa played the role of a police inspector.

Personal life

Champa married businessman Shahidul Islam Khan in 1982. Together they have a daughter, Esha.

Works

Filmography

Television appearances

;Single appearances * ''Buro Shaliker Ghare Row'' (2010) * ''Sedin Tarabanu Aj Tarabanu'' (2013) ;Serials * ''Bazpakhi'' (2003) * ''Second Innings'' (2013) ;Telefilms * ''Exclusive Interview'' * ''Atopor Bhalobasha'' (2013)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Champa Living people 20th-century Bangladeshi actresses Bangladeshi film actresses 21st-century Bangladeshi actresses Bangladeshi television actresses Best Actress National Film Awards (Bangladesh) winners Best Supporting Actress Bachsas Award winners Best Supporting Actress National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Editor National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners 1965 births