It is completely true that lives of people today revive around two things – money and fame. And with the hunger for money increasing day by day, people have completely forgotten the meaning of life.
It is a known fact that money can never be earned by sitting at home only. It requires hard work and focus. And the people of 21st century are so mad that the one thing they do is hard work and nothing else. With so much pressure being put on the brain and the body, some amount of rest is also required to make the body and brain work properly. And one of the most effective method of relaxing the brain is by watching movies.
Movies have truly proved their worth in the day to day lives of people. And with the craze for movies increasing regularly, many countries have come up with some stories and ideas of their own. As a matter of fact, the most preferred movie industries are Hollywood, Bollywood and to some extent, the Chinese and Korean movie Industry. But some other countries have also stepped up as growing movie producers.
Such is the snap but prosperous country of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has produced some really talented actors and actresses of all time. These people have proved their talent at the international level and have managed to make some name for themselves.
Here is the list of some really pretty and talented actresses of the Bangladeshi movie Industry
Alisha Pradhan
Alisha Pradhan is one of the top names in the Bangladeshi movie industry and is currently a television presenter and entrepreneur.
Alisha Pradhan was born in the capital city of Dhaka in Bangladesh. She was born in a rich family and received her education in Willies Little Flower High School and then Oxford International School and then Edexcel. Being grown up in an English environment, she had to take 8 months of continuous Bangla vocabulary training.
She started her modelling career in 2008 at an age of 14 and started her acting career by acting in TV commercials and Serials. Her first debut movie was Antaranga directed by the legendary late Chashi Nazrul Islam.
The movie was a huge success and earned her nomination for Best Actress and Debutante. Some of her prominent releases include 69 Patla Khan Len, Eito Bhalobasa, Bhul Jodi Hoy, Premer Kajol, Prabashini Don etc.
Airin Sultana
Airin Sultana is a greatly talented and fast-growing actress in the Bangladeshi movie industry. She is a better-known ramp walker than an actress. Airin Sultana was born in Jessore, Bangladesh to a middle-class family.
She was always passionate about ramps and modeling from her early days. She has walked on various ramps both nationally and internationally. In fact she got her chance in the film industry after winning the Best Smile Award in the Pantene You Got The Look Contest in 2008.
Her debut film was Bhalobasha Zindabad which was not a big success but earned her great reviews from the film critics and audience. Her breakthrough was with the film U-Turn which was a big commercial success and she signed six movies at once after the success. She is currently one of the most demanding actresses of Bangladesh. Some of her biggest films include Sei Tumi, Prem Noy, U-Turn, Time Machine, Mayabiny, Akash Mahal etc.
Apu Biswas
Apu Biswas is one of the top actress of the Bangladeshi Film industry who rose into game because of her relationship with the biggest Bangladeshi Actor Shakib Khan.
Apu Biswas was born in the Bogra district of Bangladesh on 11th October 1982. Her real name is Antora Biswas. She did a lot of short plays and modeling work during her college time.
And it was during a modeling session when she was noticed by Shakib Khan and for her first movie. She debuted with the movie Kal Shokale and the movie did well at the box office this bagging her more movies. Her next appearance was in Koti Takar Kabin. But her life was more involved in conflicts with Shakib than in movies.
After her marriage with him in 2008, they had a son in 2016. But due to some reasons, they divorced in 2018. She has covered to Islam after her marriage but reverted back to Hinduism after her divorce. Some of her films include Kal Shokale, Koti Takar Kabin, Dadima, Pitar Ason, My Name Is Khan etc.
Mahiya Mahi
Mahiya Mahi is perhaps the prettiest actress currently active in the Bangladeshi Film Industry. She is the current heart-throb of the Bangladeshi audience! But along with being pretty, she is immensely talented and has great acting skills as well!
Mahiya Sharmin Akter Nipa, better known by her stage name Mahiya Mahi, was born in the capital city Dhaka of Bangladesh on 27th October 1986. She received schooling from various institutions due to the changing job of her father and was a great scholar. She was interested in acting from the beginning and used to enact in a lot of short plays during her education.
It was during a act in her college when she received her first film because of her expressions! She debuted with the film Bhalobashar Rong alongside another debutante and the film was a huge financial success.
Mahiya is currently the highest-paid actress in the Bangladeshi Film industry. Some of her biggest flicks are Onnorokom Bhalobasha, Pora Mon, Bhalobasha Aaj Kal ( remake of the Bollywood movie Love Aaj Kal), Agnee, Honeymoon, Desha: The Leader, Romeo vs Juliet and many more.
Pori Moni
Pori Moni is one of the biggest actresses of the Bangladeshi Film Industry and is well known for her lovely acting. Along with acting, she also produces find in the industry.
Shamsunnahar Smrity, better known by her stage name Pori Moni, was born in the city of Jessore, Bangladesh on 24th October 1992. She had lost her parents during her childhood and be up in her grandfather’s house.
She was deeply interested in acting and modeling from her childhood and was into acting classes. She used to do modeling for various companies and had appeared in several advertisements before her film career. She Bhalobasha Shimaheen which was a big commercial success.
But the lesser-known fact is that before her debut film, she had acted in Rana Plaza which was never released! Her prominent releases include films like Pagla Deewana, Lover No One, Mohua Sundori, Rana Plaza, Innocent Love and TV serials like Tumar Janno, Mon Valo Nai, Apar Opar, Kotha Dilam etc.
Jaya Ahsan
Jaya Ahsan is one of the oldest actresses who is still active in the Bangladeshi films. Other than an actress, she is a producer and model as well.
Jaya Maswood, well known as Jaya Ahsan, was born on 1st July 1972 in the capital city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was greatly interested in art from her childhood and hence has a diploma course in Rabindra Sangeet too! She did a lot of works before entering the acting sector. She used to do modelling for advertising companies like Sunsilk and Coca-Cola and did a television serial before leaving acting.
After some years she was offered her first film Bachelor but he role was limited to a guest appearance only. Her first lead role was in Guerrilla which was a huge success and bagged her the Bangladesh National Film Awards for the Best Debutant. She has a total of four national awards to her name. She has also done some Indian Bengali movies. Some of her best releases include Guerrilla, Chorabali, Aborto, Zero Degree, Rajkahini etc.
Sabila Nur
Sabila Nur is one of those actresses who has made a big name in the film industry without even entering the movies line. She is well known for her great roles in many commercials and TVCs.
Sabila Nur was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh on 15th May 1989. She was not a big scholar but was very bright in dancing and acting. Due to her passion for dancing, she learnt it from Bulbul Lalitakala Academy.
She ever into the modelling arena after her college times and since then has appeared for various top commercial brands, including her country’s biggest telecom company Graminphone. She is currently the host of the Fanta Teen Bands and Lux Style Fine. She rose to fame as “The Imaginary Girl” after the romantic comedy telefilm “The Monkey Business”. Some of her prominent Television releases are U-Turn, Chemistry, Kolponar Ghor, Teen Teen, Musti Unlimited, Built Proof Marriage, Misfire etc
Naila Nayem
Naila Nayem is currently one of the most demanded actresses of the Bangladeshi Film Industry. Just as others, she entered the film industry through modelling, but with a twist!
Naila Nayem was born in Barisal, Bangladesh on 6th October 1994. She completed her schooling in a local government school and went on to receive a degree in Dental Surgery. She had always dreamt of becoming a doctor (or a dentist!). But during her college days, she tried her luck in modeling and for a lot of fame as a runway model.
During her modeling show, she was offered her debut Film Run Out which received overwhelming response from the audience and thus made her an actress. She got her next flick after performing an item song in a Television serial. Besides acting in films, she currently works on TV serials and is a model as well! Some of her most liked films include Maruf Taka Dhorena and Run Out. She is also known for performing in an advertiser with the famous Bangladeshi cricketer Sabbir Rehman.
Kusum Sikder
Kusum Sikder is one of the top television actresses of Bangladesh and had been in the industry for over a decade. Kusum Sikder was born on 16th February 1982 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was a great dinner during her childhood and had received a lot of accolades for her talent. In fact, she entered the movie industry as a singer and then went on to become an actress.
She was involved in a controversy when her music video Nesha was considered as an obscene and disturbing video and a case was filed against it. Some of her most prominent Television serials include Gather Kotha, Jogajog, Bondi, Shari, Tribhuj, Superman etc. and the films go as Gohine Shobdo, Lal Tip, and Shankhachil.
These were some of the best and prettiest Bangladeshi actresses who have made a mark in the industry!
Sohana Saba
Sohana Saba is a Bangladeshi Television and film actress and is a producer and director as well.
Sohana Saba was born on 26th May 1988 in the capital city of Dhaka in Bangladesh. She started her schooling in Azimpur Ladies Club kindergarten and completed her SSC from University Laboratory School and College.
She was a very good dancer from her childhood and hence trained in the same for 14 long years in Bulbul Lalitakala Academy and Chhayanaut. Her journey in the media started as an actress in the television commercials from where she went on to act in various television serials and dramas.
Then she entered into the movie world with her debut film Aaina for which she got immense praise. Some of her most prominent releases include Aaina, Khelaghor, Chandragrohon, Priyotomeshu, Shororipu etc.
Bipasha Hayat
Bipasha Hayat is a Non Resident Indian who is currently active on the Bangladeshi Film Industry and is the oldest and most successful Bangladeshi actress.
Bipasha was born in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arab on 23rd March 1971 and at the age of 49, she is currently the oldest Bangladeshi actress. She was immensely talented from her childhood and is a great painter, which fetched get Master’s in the Faculty of Arts from the University of Dhaka.
She was into acting from the late 90’s and acted on a lot of television dramas, many of which were penned down by herself. Her debut film was Aguner Poroshmoni which has her the Bangladeshi National Film Award for the Best Actress.
To date, she has starred in only two movies – Aguner Poroshmoni and Joyjatra – but has worked in a lot of television dramas. Some of her prominent TV dramas include Rupnagar, Harjit, Beli, Pratyasha, Dola, Hasuli, Kobita Sundar Na etc. Her painting Realms of Memory win an award in the 17th Asian Arts Biennale