Wahida Mollick Jolly | |
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ওয়াহিদা মল্লিক জলি | |
_(cropped).jpg) Wahida Mollick Jolly in 2021. | |
| Occupations | Actress, costume designer.Faculty, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University Of Dhaka. |
| Spouse | Rahmat Ali |
| Relatives | Sharmili Ahmed (sister) |
Wahida Mollick Jolly is a Bangladeshi actress. She works on stage plays, television dramas and films.[1] She wonBangladesh National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the filmMrittika Maya (2013).[2]
Jolly's parents settled inRajshahi fromWest Bengal. Her father, Tofazzal Hossain, was a stage performer and director.[3] Her elder sisterSharmili Ahmed was an actress.[1] Jolly performed regularly as a child artist in radio dramas.[3] She started stage performances in tenth grade.[3] She earned a degree in social work and then moved toKolkata to study drama inRabindra Bharati University.[3] She debuted in a Hindi television series.[3]
Jolly debuted her stage acting career in 1975 by her role inSpartacus Bishoyok Jotilota, written byMomtazuddin Ahmed. Her debut television drama,E Ki Jalaton, also by Momtazuddin Ahmed, was in 1986.[1][3]
Jolly acted in films includingAdhiar (2003) andShorgo Theke Norok.
Jolly established a theatre groupDrishwakabbo in 1990.[1] She is a faculty member of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies atUniversity of Dhaka.[4] Her husbandRahmat Ali is also an Associate Professor of the Department at Theatre and Performance Studies of Dhaka University.[5]