Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya (born 24 April 1991) is a Bangladeshi model, dancer and television actress, who has worked in various Bengali language television dramas and serials. She has acted in many commercials as well as short films. In 2010, she was ranked fifth on the

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Early life

Mumtaheena Toya was born on April 24, 1991, in

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to a Muslim family. Her family name is Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya, but she is better known as Toya. Her father is a businessman by profession and her mother is a school teacher.

Personal life

Toya married in her private life. She was married to her boyfriend

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. Shawon is also an actor by profession. She fell in love with Shawon while attending an acting training workshop in

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in late 2019. She married Shawon on February 29, 2020.

Career

Toya competed as a contestant on

in 2010, where she finished 5th and began her career as a model. Her acting career began with the ''Odekha Megher Kabya'' drama directed by Rumana Rashid Ishita. She later worked in many television shows, dramas, telefilms and commercials. She has also done many video songs. Toya is a brand representative of "La Reve".

Filmography

Television

* ''Nine and a Half'' * ''Shongjog Bichinno'' * ''Odekha Megher Kabya'' * ''Laboni'' (2021) (Telefilm)

Awards and honors

* 5th place in

(2010)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toya, Mumtaheena 1991 births Living people 21st-century Bangladeshi actresses Bangladeshi television actresses Bangladeshi film actresses People from Rangamati District