Arifa Pervin Zaman (born 3 November,1972), better known by her stage name Moushumi, is a Bangladeshi film actress and

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. 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 ''

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'' (2001), ''

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'' (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 Farid ...

'' (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 ''

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'' in Bangladesh.

Personal life

In 1996, Moushumi took a break for six months from acting and announced her engagement to actor

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. 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

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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

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* 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

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moushumi 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