Arifa Pervin Zaman (born 3 November,1972), better known by her stage name Moushumi, is a Bangladeshi film actress and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
. 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 ...
three times for her roles in ''
Meghla Akash
'' Meghla Akash'' also ( bn, মেঘলা আকাশ meaning of en, The Cloudy Sky ) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film. The film directed by Bangladeshi filmmaker Nargis Akter and it is her first directed film. Release 2002 in all ove ...
'' (2001), ''
Devdas
''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden ...
'' (2013) and ''
Taarkata
''Taarkata'' is a 2014 Bangladeshi romantic thriller film written and directed by Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz, starring Arifin Shuvoo, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim with Moushumi, Faruque Ahmed, Dr. Ezazul Islam and Ahmed Sharif in supporting roles. ...
'' (2014). She has acted in over 150 films and made her directorial debut with ''
Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti
''Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti'' ( bn, কখনো মেঘ কখনো বৃষ্টি) is a 2003 Bangladeshi film directed by actress Moushumi. It is the first film she directed. It stars Moushumi, Ferdous, Razzak, Bobita, Humayun Fari ...
'' (2003).
Career
Moushumi began working as an actress and singer from an early age. She did many heart winning movies and won many prizes. She won the ''Anonda Bichittra Photo Beauty Contest'', which led to appearances in television commercials in the 1990s.
She first appeared in the film ''
Keyamat Theke Keyamat
''Keyamot Theke Keyamot'' ( bn, কেয়ামত থেকে কেয়ামত; ) is a Bangladeshi musical romantic drama film directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan. The film was released on Eid vacation and was a huge success throughout Bangl ...
'' in Bangladesh.
Personal life
In 1996, Moushumi took a break for six months from acting and announced her engagement to actor
Omar Sani
Mohammad Omar Sani (born 6 May 1968), is a Bangladeshi film and television actor.
Career
Sani's film debut was in the 1990 film ''Chader Alo'', directed by Shaikh Najrul Islam Khan. He acted in ''Prem Protishodh'' (1993) and ''Mohoth'' (1994). ...
. The couple have two children.
Moushumi has a younger sister,
Erin Zaman.
Moushumi runs a production house, ''Kopotakhsma Cholochitra''. She was associated with ''Projapoti Cholochitra'' and she looks after her own foundation, the "Moushumi Welfare Foundation".
In September 2013, Moushumi was named a
UNICEF goodwill ambassador
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.
Filmography
Actress
Director
* ''Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti'' (2003)
* ''Meher Negar'' (2006) jointly with Gulzar
* ''Shunno Hridoy'' (2014)
Television appearances
Drama
TV program
* Judge of the TV competition "Super Hero Super Heroine", aired on
ntv NTV may refer to:
Television
* NTV (Bangladesh), a Bengali-language satellite television channel in Bangladesh
* NTV (India), Telugu regional channel
* NTV (Kenya)
* NTV (Mongolia), a television channel based in Mongolia
* NTV (Newport Televis ...
* Judge of the reality show "Power Voice", aired on
Channel 9[
* Talk Show "Ekdin Sharadin" with Ferdous Ahmed, aired on Channel i on Eid-ul-Fitr in 2015]
Awards
References
External links
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Living people
People from Khulna
Bangladeshi television actresses
Bangladeshi female models
Bangladeshi film actresses
Bangladeshi women film directors
Best Actress National Film Awards (Bangladesh) winners
Best Film Actress Meril-Prothom Alo Award winners
Best Actress Bachsas Award winners
1973 births