Ferdousi Mazumder | |
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ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার | |
| 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 |
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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 awardedEkushey Padak (1998),Independence Day Award (2020) andBangla Academy Literary Award (2020) by thegovernment 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] DirectorAbdullah Al Mamun called her "one of the most sought after actresses of the golden era ofBTV dramas".[3]
Mazumder was an intermediate student ofEden College.[1] She earned her master's degree in bothBengali andArabic from theUniversity of Dhaka.[citation needed]
Mazumder started her drama career through her brother,Munier Chowdhury, a playwright and novelist.[1] She first acted in the dramaDaktar Abdullahar Karkhana, written byShawkat Osman, which was a production of the then Iqbal Hall of theUniversity of Dhaka.[1] Ferdousi also acted in the first televised drama of theEast Pakistan branch ofPTV (nowBangladesh Television),Ektala Dotala (1964).[1] Over the years, she performed in plays likeKokilara, a one-woman play,Eka, a one-character non-verbal play,Tamoshi, written byNilima Ibrahim and others.[1] She directed five stage plays includingMeherjan Arekbar,Tahara Tokhono,Chithi andDui Bon.[1]
After the independence of Bangladesh, in 1972, a group ofChhatra Shikkhak Natya Goshthi members formed a theatre troupe calling itTheatre. Majumdar was one of the founding members of the troupe.[1]
Mazumder is married toRamendu Majumdar since around 1970.[4][5] Together they have a daughter, Tropa Mazumder (b. 1973).[6] Her father, Khan Bahadur Abdul Halim Chowdhury, was a district magistrate. Her brotherMunier Chowdhury was an educationist and writer. Another brother,Kabir Chowdhury, was a professor and intellectual.[7] Another two brothers Lt. Colonel Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury[8] and Mehboob Chowdhury served in the Pakistan Army.
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