Rawshan Ara (3 August 1940– 24 June 2010), was a Bangladeshi film actress. Before joining film, She was employed in the doctor's profession. Poet Bande Ali Mia was her brother-in-law and Renowned film actress Suchitra Sen was her friend who also classmates of her school life. In 1959, she made her film debut in the movie Matir Pahar.

Early life

Rawshan Ara was born on 3 August, 1940 in

Pabna Pabna ( bn, পাবনা) is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the histo ...

. She was the younger of two sisters. Her nickname was 'Daisy'. As a child, she moved to

Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...

with her family at the age of 7. She was admitted to Govt. PN Girls School in Rajshahi, followed by family transfer to schools in

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and

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. She returned to Pabna in 1950 and matriculated from

Pabna Government Girls' High School Pabna Government Girls High School ( bn, পাবনা সরকারী উচ্চ বালিকা বিদ্যালয়) is one of the oldest secondary schools in Pabna District, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially t ...

in 1954. After that she was admitted to Govt. Edward College, Pabna and passed higher secondary in 1956. Then she was admitted to Mitford Medical College (now

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) in

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ara, Rawshan 1940 births 2010 deaths Bangladeshi film actresses Bengali actresses Actresses in Bengali cinema Bangladeshi physicians People from Pabna District