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Born | Ferdous Ara Begum (1943-06-18) 18 June 1943 (age 81) |
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 (nÊe Ara Begum; born 18 June 1943) 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. As of 2009, "on stage she has given over 1200 performances of about 35 plays," mostly for her own group, Theatre.
Early lifeâģ
Mazumder was an intermediate student of Eden College. She earned her master's degree in both Bengali and Arabic from theââUniversity of Dhaka.
Careerâģ
Mazumder started her drama career through her brother, Munier Chowdhury, a playwright. And novelist. 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. Ferdousi also acted in the first televised drama of Bangladesh Television, Ektala Dotala (1964). 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. She directed five stage plays including Meherjan Arekbar, Tahara Tokhono, Chithi and Dui Bon.
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.
Personal lifeâģ
Mazumder is marriedââto Ramendu Majumdar since around 1970. Together they have a daughter, Tropa Mazumder (b. 1973). 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.
Awardsâģ
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (2020)
- Independence Day Award (2020)
- Ekushey Padak (1998)
- William Kerry Award (1998)
- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award for Best Actor (1978)
- First National TV Award for Best Acting (1975)
- Sequence Award of Merit for performance in TV for a decade
Worksâģ
- Daktar Abdullahar Karkhana
- Eka
- Songsoptok
- Kokilara
- Tamoshi
- Payer Awaj Pawa Jay
- Ekhon Dushshoomoy
- Dui Bon
- Shubochon Nirbashone
- Ghore Baire
- Meraj Fakirer Ma
- Madhobi
- Mukti
Referencesâģ
- ^ "Holding Her Audience Captive". The Daily Star. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ āĻāĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ§ā§āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Personal Musings". The Daily Star. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ Haq, Minam (19 November 2016). "Ferdausi Majumdar - Tale of the Thespian". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Alam, Manzurul (2023-06-18). "ā§Žā§Ļ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻŽāĻā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻž āĻŽāĻā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ° ā§Ģā§Ļ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ Mazumder, Ferdousi. Mone Pore. Shahitya Prokash. ISBN 984-465-439-4.
- ^ "Bangla Academy names 10 winners of 2020 literature awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "10 named for Independence Award". New Age. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from Chatkhil Upazila
- Eden Mohila College alumni
- University of Dhaka alumni
- Bangladeshi stage actresses
- Bangladeshi television actresses
- Bangladeshi film actresses
- Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts
- Recipients of Bangla Academy Award
- Recipients of the Independence Day Award
- Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award winners
- Best Supporting Actress Bachsas Award winners