Rozina (born 12 April 1956) is a Bangladeshi film and television actress. As of 2018, she has performed in over 300 films. She was a prominent actress in the 1980s. She won

Bangladesh National Film Awards The National Film Awards ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) is an annual awards ceremony held annually in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is considered to be the most prominent film award ceremony in Banglades ...

for the

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and Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the films ''Jibondhara'' (1988) and ''

Koshai ''Koshai'' ( bn, কসাই, "butcher") is a 1980 Bangladeshi film directed by Amjad Hossain. It stars Rozina, Bobita, Alamgir, Kabari, and Jashim. It won four National Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress ( Rozina), Best Music Director ( A ...

'' (1980) respectively. She also starred opposite to Mithun Chakraborty in Anyaay Abichar.

Biography

Rozina was born on 12 April 1956 in

Faridpur district Faridpur District ( bn, ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to its northeast. The district was named after Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, ...

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. She started her career at an early age of 16, in the 1976 film ''Rajmahal'', opposite actor Wasim. Then she paired opposite Wasim in a number of films. Their next film was ''Rosher Baidani''. In 1976, she changed her name from Renu to Rozina. They also acted in the films ''Zarka'' and ''Rajshinghasan''.

1981-1990

Rozina started acting in Indian Bengali films. In 1985, Hindi film director Shakti Samanta cast this young actress in his Bengali film ''Anyay Abichar'' and its Hindi version ''

Aar Paar ''Aar Paar'' () is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language noir comedy film. Directed by Guru Dutt, it has music by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. ''Aar-Paar'' stars Johnny Walker, Shyama, Shakila, Jagdeep, Jagdish Sethi. Raj Khosla and A ...

'' in the lead role opposite

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...

. She was the first Bangladeshi actress to be cast as a lead actress in a Bollywood film. The film earned 1.5 crores at the box-office which was the highest grossing Bengali film at that time. In 1988, she achieved

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 ...

for her portrayal in ''

'' (1988). She lip-synched several songs by

Sabina Yasmin Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more than 1, ...

such as "O Amar Rasiya Bandhure", "Ei Mon Tomake Dilam", "Jalpari", and "Chhairo Na Chhairo Na Haat".

1991-2000

Rozina starred in several films of

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as a leading actress in the early 1990s. She often acted opposite Chiranjit,

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Ranjit Mallick Ranjit Mallick (রঞ্জিত মল্লিক) (born 28 September 1944) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema. He is particularly known for appearing in films such as ''Interview'', '' Mouchak'', ''Shatru'', ''Shakha Pr ...

etc. Then she started doing character roles such as mother, sister, sister-in-law (boudi). She became irregular after 1993.

2001-2010

Rozina made her comeback in

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films with the film ''Rakkhushi'' (2004) opposite actor

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. She was awarded

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in Critics Choice Best Film Actress category for her role. She played an insane woman in this film and killed several people to take revenge of her husband's murder. Ferdous was 12–13 years younger than her. It was the first time in Bangladeshi films that an actress worked opposite any actor younger than her by more than a decade.

2011-present

Rozina has appeared in several films as character artists in the 2010s opposite Alamgir and others. She directed two serials titled ''Mejdidi'' and ''Borodidi'' based on

Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, alternatively spelt as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee ( bn, শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়; 15 September 1876 or ৩১ শে ভাদ্র ১২৮৩ বঙ্গাব্দ � ...

's novels. Besides directing, she played the title role in ''Mejdidi''. She also directed a drama titled ''Badnam'' based on

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's story. Additionally, she made several TV dramas based on

Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam ( bn, কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম, ; 24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976) was a Bengali poet, Bengali literature, writer, Bangladeshi music, musician, and is the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul is regarded as one ...

's story.

Filmography

Awards and recognition

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* Best Actress - ''

'' (1988 )

* Critics Choice Best Film Actress - ''Rakkhushi'' (2004)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozina Living people 1956 births People from Faridpur District Bangladeshi film actresses Actresses in Bengali cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Bangladeshi expatriate actresses in India Best Actress National Film Awards (Bangladesh) winners Best Actress Bachsas Award winners Best Supporting Actress National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners 20th-century Bangladeshi actresses 21st-century Bangladeshi actresses