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Nazma Anwar
View on WikipediaNazma Anwar (c. 1941 – 14 December 2004) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress, and drama activist. She performed in Bengali films including Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005), Dukhai (1997) Joyjatra (2004), Shonkhonil Karagar (1992), Chittagong: The Last Stopover (2000), Shankhonad (2004) and also in television drama plays including Iblish, Kothao Keu Nei, and Tahara.[1][2]
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Anwar was born in 1941 in Munshiganj District in the-then British India. Her father was a professor of Arabic in the Government Haraganga College.[1] She moved to Dhaka with her family when she finished her sixth grade in school.[1][3][4]
Career
[edit]Anwar started her career as a theater activist by joining Dhaka Drama Circle in 1960s. In 1981, she joined in Aranyak Natyadal, a theater group in Bangladesh.[1][5][6]
In 2001, she played in the tele drama Kariman Bewa (2001), based on the biography of freedom fighter Taramon Bibi.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Anwar had five children. Her daughter, Ishrat Nishat, was a theatre activist.[7] Ishrat Nishat died on January 19, 2020 from a cardiac arrest at around 11:00 pm.
Works
[edit]- Films
- Shonkhonil Karagar (1992)
- Dukhai (1997)
- Chittagong: The Last Stopover (2000)
- Joyjatra (2004)
- Shankhonad (2004)
- Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Charanji, Kavita (2 July 2004). "Najma Anwar: A grassroots actress Getting under the skin of her characters". The Daily Star. No. Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 36. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Actress Nazma Anwar passes away". Vol. 5, no. 36. The Daily Star. 16 December 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ কে বলে গো সেই প্রভাতে নেই আমি. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ নাজমা আনোয়ার : ক্রমেই ম্লান হয়ে যায় যেসব মানুষেরা. www.theatrewala.net (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- ^ Ahmed, Afsar (2004-12-20). "Theatre activists pay homage to Najma Anwar". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ Zaker, Sara. "In memory of Najma Anwar". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- ^ "Thespian Ishrat Nishat passes away". The Daily Star. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
External links
[edit]- Nazma Anwar at IMDb