Nusrat Imrose Tisha, (born 20 February 1986) known

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as Tisha, is a Bangladeshi actress,

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and producer who has appeared mainly in Bengali television and films. She has garnered landmark popularity with her praised performances both on television and the silver screen. She is considered as one of the most versatile actress in Bangladesh. Born in

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, Bangladesh, Tisha has raised through the Bangladeshi

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competition

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in 1993. Her first screen appearance, at the age of 17, was in the Bengali television drama ''Shat Prohorer Kabbo'' in 1998. As of 2020, she appears more than a hundred television drama. She made her film debut in playing a role named Ru ba Haque in the Bengali drama ''

Third Person Singular Number ''Third Person Singular Number'' ( bn, থার্ড পারসন সিঙ্গুলার নাম্বার) is a 2009 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and written jointly by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and Anisul ...

'' in 2009. For the role she was nominated for

Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress is given by Meril-Prothom Alo as part of its annual Meril-Prothom Alo Awards for Bengali films, to recognise the female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award w ...

and won Critics Choice Award for Best Film Actress. The film was the Bangladeshi submissions for the 83rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. She went on to establish herself with starring roles in several films directed by

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (born 2 May 1973) is a Bangladeshi film director, producer and screenwriter. His films ''Third Person Singular Number'', ''Television'', ''No Bed Of Roses'' were critically acclaimed across the world and received numero ...

, including ''

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'' (2012), '' Doob: No Bed of Roses'' (2017). As of 2020, her accolades include two

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. Tisha made her debut as a producer in the upcoming American-Indian-Bangladeshi drama '' No Land's Man'', starring

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and directed by

Early life

Tisha was born on 20 February 1981 in

. Her mother Shaheen Mahfuja Hoque and her father Enamul Hoque. Tisha started learning music at the age of five. In 1993, she took second place in

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's ''

'' talent hunt program. In the same contest two years later, she won the gold cup award. She has attended in the

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, which is situated in

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and which is the top private University of

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Personal life

Tisha married filmmaker

on 16 July 2010. Together they have a daughter who has been named as Ilham Nusrat Farooki, born on 5 January 2022.

Career

Television

Tisha started her acting career in 1998 through the television drama ''Shat Prohorer Kabbo'' directed by Ahsan Habib and written by Anonto Heera. She also formed a band named Angel Four. In 2005 she was nominated for the

Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress is given by Meril-''Prothom Alo'' as part of its annual Meril-Prothom Alo Awards for Bengali television actress. Multiple winners * 6 Wins: Nusrat Imrose Tisha * 3 Wins: Bipasha Hayat * 2 Wins: Shomi ...

for drama ''Otopor Nurul Nuda'' directed by Arannya Anwar. And following in 2008 for drama ''Iit Kather Khancha'' written and directed by Shihab Khan and in 2009 for ''Sathe''. Tisha won her first Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress for her role in television serial ''Graduate''. In 2011 she was nominated in the same category for the ''Chander Nijosso Kono Aalo Nei''. In the same year, she won her first

Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress is given by Meril-''Prothom Alo'' as part of its annual Meril-Prothom Alo Awards for Bengali-language films actress. Multiple winners * 2 Wins: Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Aupee Karim Multiple ...

for the role Tahmina in the television drama ''Tahminar Dinjapon''. In 2012 she won her second Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress awards for ''Long March'' and following in 2013 for the drama ''Jodi Bhalo Na Lage Dio Na Mon''. In 2013 she also nominated in the Meril-Prothom Alo Award Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress category for ''Duti Britto Pashapashi''. In 2014 she won her 5th Meril-Prothom Alo Best TV Actress award for ''Bijli'' and in 2015 for drama ''Tilottama, Tomar Jonno''. In 2015 she won her second Meril-Prothom Alo Award Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress for ''Shefali''. In 2016 Tisha won her 6th Best TV Actress award in Meril-Prothom Alo for the drama ''Ekti Talgach-er Golpo''. Since she is a solo recorded winner for this category. In 2020, a Durga Puja special drama titled ''Bijoya'' written by

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and director Abu Hayat Mahmud Bhuiya, starring Tisha is coming under controversies for hurting religious sentiments. It was stated that allegedly depicting Hindu women as morally questionable and Hindu men as "alcoholic, barbaric and powerless".

Modeling

Tisha first modeled for Meril Lipjel. She has participated in advertisements for

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, City cell,

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, Bombay Sweets and Keya Cosmetics. She won the

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 ...

for modeling in 2003 and 2004. After a six-year break, Tisha returned to TV advertising in 2014 by appearing in an ad for

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. She also appeared in ads for Robi, Rupchanda, Dabur Amla etc.

Films

Nusrat Imrose Tisha at Third Person Singular Number film

2009-2010: Breakthrough

On the silver screen, Tisha first appeared in

's critically acclaimed ''

'' in 2009 starring alongside

Mosharraf Karim K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage-name Mosharraf Karim ( bn, মোশাররফ করিম), is a Bangladeshi actor, works both in films and television. He began working as a theater artist in late the 1980s wi ...

Topu Rashed Uddin Ahmed Topu (born 2 June 1982) popularly known as Topu is a Bangladeshi musician, singer-songwriter and composer as well as the lead vocalist of Yaatri. In 2004 Topu formed the band "Yaatri" and began his career with a compilation al ...

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 h ...

and others. Jay Weissberg of ''

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'' stated that, "Ruba's revulsion, yet lack of surprise, is beautifully calibrated by Tisha". For her role Ruba Haque, she was nominated for the Best Film Actress and won the Critics Choice Award for Best Film Actress in the

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. The film was the Bangladeshi submissions for the 83rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. Following year, she made a special appearance as Selina in the film ''

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'' directed by

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2012–2016: ''Television'' and other success

Nusrat Imrose Tisha at Television (2012) film

Following the success of ''Third Person Singular Number'', in 2012 she starred in ''

'' alongside

Chanchal Chowdhury Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal ( bn, সুচিন্ত চৌধুরী চঞ্চল), known as Chanchal Chowdhury ( bn, চঞ্চল চৌধুরী), is a Bangladeshi actor. Critically acclaimed for his performances in ''Rupkothar ...

and

and directed by Farooki. For her role Kohinur, she was nominated for the

. The film also was the Bangladeshi submissions for the

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for Best International Feature Film. In 2016, she did her first commercial movie '' Rana Pagla: The Mental'' opposite superstar

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directed by Shamim Ahmed Roni. Later in the year, she appeared in ''

Ostitto ''Ostitto'' is a 2016 Bangladeshi romantic drama film directed by Anonno Mamun and produced by Carlos Saleh under the Dream Box LTD. banner. The film stars Nusrat Imrose Tisha as an intellectually-disabled girl and Arifin Shuvoo as her mentor. ...

'' directed by Anonno Mamun starring opposite Arifin Shuvo. For her outstanding performance in this film, she was honoured with the

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 ...

in 2016 and nominated for the

2017-present

In 2017, she was seen in '' Doob'', a Bangladesh-India co-production directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki starring alongside

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and

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. She received the prestigious Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress for her performance. The film was the Bangladeshi submissions for the

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for Best International Feature Film. Later she was seen in '' Haldaa'' directed by

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starring along with

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and others. She received her second

for her role in this film along with

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category. In 2018, she starred in the first anthology film of Bangladesh '' Iti, Tomari Dhaka''. Her first release of 2019 was ''

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'' based on the historic Language movement of 1952 directed by

starring

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, Yashpal Sharma and others. The film was the Bangladeshi submissions for the

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for Best International Feature Film. In the same year, she starred as Toru for short ''The Old Man and The Girl'' by Afzal Hossain Munna. Tisha is seen in the much anticipated Bangladesh-

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co-production ''

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'' directed by Farooki starring along with a multicultural cast including

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, Eyad Hourani. It is a one-shot thriller inspired by the

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in 2016. In this year she also starred in ''Mayaboti'' alongside Yash Rohan directed by Arun Chowdhury and featuring in ''Bonhi'' a short by Afsana Mimi. She also appeared in ''Holudboni,'' a Bangladesh-India co-production alongside

and

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directed by Mukul Roy Chowdhury and Taher Shipon. Tisha will soon debut as a co-producer in '' No Land's Man'' starring

and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. She also co-producer upcoming film '' A Burning Question'' directed by Farooki. As of 2020, she would play the role of

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in the upcoming film ''

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'', based on the life of

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, directed by Shyam Benegal. She also would play the valiant revolutionary

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opposite

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in the film '' Bhalobasha Pritilata'' directed and co-produced by Pradip Ghosh. She will appear films ''Dhaka 2040'', ''Bobaa Rohossho'' by Abhishek Bagchi and ''Balighar'' in the upcoming years.

Other work and media image

Tisha was appointed by the

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as a '

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' for two years for its Dhaka mission as part of the celebration of 40th anniversary of the two countries bilateral relations in 2013.

Filmography

Television

Short films

Web Series

Awards and nominations

Nusrat Imrose Tisha along with Television film actor and director at 17th Busan International Film Festival

;

Bachsas Awards Bachsas ( Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity) Awards was introduced in 1972 to encourage the fledgling film industry of the country. Bangladesh Cholochchitra Shangbadik Samity (Bangladesh Cine-Journalists' Association) gave out their most p ...

;

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 ...

;

;Rtv Star Award

References

External links

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