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Shuchanda
সুচন্দা
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Actress Suchanda is speaking in Dhaka on the relief collection program for flood victims in 2024
Born
Kohinoor Akhter

19 September 1947 (1947-09-19) (age 77)
Satkhira District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan[1]
Years active1965-present
Spouse
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(m. 1967; disappeared 1972)​
Relatives

Kohinoor Akhter[2] (known by her stage name Shuchanda) is a Bangladeshi film actress and director. She started her career in the mid 1960s and acted in about 100 movies.[3] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005)[4] and Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019).[5]

Career

Shuchanda debuted in acting with the film Kagojer Nouka (1966), directed by Subhash Dutta.[3] She acted in films like "Behula" (1966), "Shuorani Duorani" (1968) and "Jibon Theke Neya" (1970) — directed by her future husband Zahir Raihan.[6] As an actor, Shuchanda won a Nigar Award from Pakistan in 1987 for her role in the film Hum Ek Hain.[3] In 1985, Shuchanda debuted as a film producer and produced Teen Kanya, Taka Ana Pai and Protishodh, from her production house "Suchanda Cholochitra".[1][6] Shuchanda debuted as a director with the film Bidesh Jatra in 1998.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
1966 Behula [7]
1967 Anwara [7]
Nayan Tara [6]
1968 Chawa Pawa Narayan Ghosh Mita [8][6]
Dui Bhai Noorul Haq [8]
Jahan Baje Shehnai Rahman [8]
Janglee Phool M. Shahjehan [9]
Koonch Baran Kanya Zule Rahman [8]
Nishi Holo Bhor Nur-e-Alam [8]
Parashmani Zahir Choudhry [8]
Rakhan Bandhu Ibne Meezan [8]
Sansar Fazal Haq [7][8]
Shuryo Rani Duyo Rani Matiul Haq [10]
Zuleekha Zahir Raihan [8]
1969 Moner Moto Bou Nurul Haq [7][11]
Natun Name Daku Mumtaz [11]
Piyasa N. Islam [12]
1970 Jibon Theke Neya Zahir Raihan [7][13]
Je Agune Puri [6]
1972 Asru Diye Lekha [7][6]
1973 Dhire Bohe Meghna [6]
1974 Sangram
1985 Teen Kanya
1987 Behula Lakhshimdar
1990 Jhinuk Mala
1993 Basona
1995 Prem Preeti
1996 Sabuj Coat Kalo Chashma
2005 Hajar Bachhor Dhore [3]
Unknown Kacher Shwargo [6]

Personal life

Shuchanda was married to Zahir Raihan until his disappearance in 1972, immediately after the liberation war of 1971.[3] She has a daughter, Lisa Malik and a son, Arafat Raihan Opu.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "চম্পা, চন্দা আর ববি" [Champa, Chhanda and Bobby]. dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. ↑ Afsar Ahmed (2005-05-06). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Shuchanda on her National Award winning film "Hajar Bochhor Dhorey"". The Daily Star. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  4. ↑ "National Film Awards for the last fours years announced". The Daily Star. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "'জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০১৯' জয়ী যারা". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "Suchanda's Lifetime Achievement Award: A day of elation and grief". The Daily Star. 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "Lifetime Achievement Award Winners!". The Daily Star. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  9. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  10. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  12. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  13. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.

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