Ferdousi Mazumder | |
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ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার | |
Born | Ferdous Ara Begum 18 June 1943 |
Education | MA (Bengali and Arabic) |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Ramendu Majumdar |
Children | Tropa Mazumder |
Relatives |
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Awards | See full list |
Ferdousi Mazumder ( née Ara Begum; born 18 June 1943) [1] is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actress. She was awarded Ekushey Padak (1998), Independence Day Award (2020) and Bangla Academy Literary Award (2020) by the government of Bangladesh. [2] As of 2009, on stage she has given over 1200 performances of about 35 plays, mostly for her own group, Theatre. [1]
Mazumder was an intermediate student of Eden College. [1] She earned her master's degree in both Bengali and Arabic from the University of Dhaka.[ citation needed]
Mazumder started her drama career through her brother, Munier Chowdhury, a playwright and novelist. [1] She first acted in the drama Daktar Abdullahar Karkhana, written by Shawkat Osman, which was a production of the then Iqbal Hall of the University of Dhaka. [1] Ferdousi also acted in the first televised drama of the East Pakistan branch of PTV (now Bangladesh Television), Ektala Dotala (1964). [1] Over the years, she performed in plays like Kokilara, a one-woman play, Eka, a one-character non-verbal play, Tamoshi, written by Nilima Ibrahim and others. [1] She directed five stage plays including Meherjan Arekbar, Tahara Tokhono, Chithi and Dui Bon. [1]
After the independence of Bangladesh, in 1972, a group of Chhatra Shikkhak Natya Goshthi members formed a theatre troupe calling it Theatre. Majumdar was one of the founding members of the troupe. [1]
Mazumder is married to Ramendu Majumdar since around 1970. [3] [4] Together they have a daughter, Tropa Mazumder (b. 1973). [5] Her father, Khan Bahadur Abdul Halim Chowdhury, was a district magistrate. Her brother Munier Chowdhury was an educationist and writer. Another brother, Kabir Chowdhury, was a professor and intellectual. [6]
Ferdousi Mazumder | |
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ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার | |
Born | Ferdous Ara Begum 18 June 1943 |
Education | MA (Bengali and Arabic) |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Ramendu Majumdar |
Children | Tropa Mazumder |
Relatives |
|
Awards | See full list |
Ferdousi Mazumder ( née Ara Begum; born 18 June 1943) [1] is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actress. She was awarded Ekushey Padak (1998), Independence Day Award (2020) and Bangla Academy Literary Award (2020) by the government of Bangladesh. [2] As of 2009, on stage she has given over 1200 performances of about 35 plays, mostly for her own group, Theatre. [1]
Mazumder was an intermediate student of Eden College. [1] She earned her master's degree in both Bengali and Arabic from the University of Dhaka.[ citation needed]
Mazumder started her drama career through her brother, Munier Chowdhury, a playwright and novelist. [1] She first acted in the drama Daktar Abdullahar Karkhana, written by Shawkat Osman, which was a production of the then Iqbal Hall of the University of Dhaka. [1] Ferdousi also acted in the first televised drama of the East Pakistan branch of PTV (now Bangladesh Television), Ektala Dotala (1964). [1] Over the years, she performed in plays like Kokilara, a one-woman play, Eka, a one-character non-verbal play, Tamoshi, written by Nilima Ibrahim and others. [1] She directed five stage plays including Meherjan Arekbar, Tahara Tokhono, Chithi and Dui Bon. [1]
After the independence of Bangladesh, in 1972, a group of Chhatra Shikkhak Natya Goshthi members formed a theatre troupe calling it Theatre. Majumdar was one of the founding members of the troupe. [1]
Mazumder is married to Ramendu Majumdar since around 1970. [3] [4] Together they have a daughter, Tropa Mazumder (b. 1973). [5] Her father, Khan Bahadur Abdul Halim Chowdhury, was a district magistrate. Her brother Munier Chowdhury was an educationist and writer. Another brother, Kabir Chowdhury, was a professor and intellectual. [6]