Naznin Hasan Chumki is a Bangladeshi television and film actress. She is also a scriptwriter, director and anchor.[1][2] In 2006, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Ghani (2006).[3] She is a joint general secretary of the Actors Equity.[4]

Naznin Hasan Chumki
নাজনীন হাসান চুমকি
Born
Chuadanga, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materJagannath College (now Jagannath University)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • scriptwriter
  • director
Years active1999–present
AwardsNational Film Awards
Meril Prothom Alo Awards

Early life

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Naznin Hasan Chumki grew up in Chuadanga, in the western part of Bangladesh, before moving to the capital city of Dhaka in 1996 to attend university and pursue acting. She enrolled at Jagannath College (now Jagannath University) in night shift and threw herself into acting by day. At Jagannath College, she joined "Desh Theatre Group".[5]

Career

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In 1999, Chumki made her debut on television in the play Parijat and the serial Jete Jete Abosheshe. Prior to the show's premier, Chumki says that her parents were unaware of her acting. From there, Chumki moved to films. Today, she continues doing television shows in addition to films and stage productions, as well as anchoring the program Amra Du'jon Dekhte Kemon telecast on Desh TV. She also writes scripts for teleplays.[6]

On 28 January 2022, Chumki became a joint general secretary of the Actors Equity after receiving 500 votes.[4]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Director Co-star Notes
2004 Lalon Tanvir Mokammel Raisul Islam Asad, Abul Kalam Azad, Shomi Kaiser
2006 Ghani Kazi Morshed Masum Aziz, Raisul Islam Asad, Arman Parvez Murad [3]
2013 Ekoi Britte Kazi Morshed Raisul Islam Asad [7]
2013 Putul Kotha Rony Joyraaj, Jayanta Chattopadhyay released in Canada[8]

Dramas

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Year Drama Director Co-star Notes
1999 Jete Jete Abosheshe debut TV serial, aired on BTV
1999 Parijat Ananta Heera debut TV play, aired on BTV[1]
2011 Nurjahan adaptation of Imdadul Haque Milon's novel, played the role of Nurjahan's mother and aired on Channel i on Saturdays and Sundays[2]
Saat Swadagar Syed Awalad
Bao Kurani Bikram Khan written by Abdul Kuddus
Utsab Rulin Rahman written by Pantho Shahriar and aired on Baishakhi Television[5]
2012 Binocular Rajibul Hasan Rajib debut as a scriptwriter
2013 Ekti Raat Otopor Nisshunnota Naznin Hasan Chumki Directorial debut and written by herself
2014 Uttorpurush Jamiluddin Jamil Hillol TV serial written by Chumki herself and aired Sundays and Mondays[9]
2015 Sonar Moyna Pakhi Naznin Hasan Chumki Sayeed Babu TV play has been written and directed by Chumki herself[1]
Prem Priti Naznin Hasan Chumki Abir Mirza, Sporsia TV play has been written and directed by Chumki herself, aired on Channel 9 on Eid-ul-Adha[10]

Books

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  • Binita (Story) 2020 [11]

Awards

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National Film Award

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chumki's three in one". 2015-05-31. Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  2. ^ a b Shah Alam Shazu (2012-05-24). "Naznin Hasan Chumki: Acting, scriptwriting and anchoring". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  3. ^ a b c "National Film Awards for the last fours years announced". The Daily Star. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  4. ^ a b অভিনয় শিল্পী সংঘের সভাপতি নাসিম, সম্পাদক রওনক. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. ^ a b "In Conversation with Naznin Chumki". Priyo News. 2011-11-28. Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  6. ^ "Naznin Hasan Chumki: Acting, scriptwriting and anchoring". Dhaka Mirror. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  7. ^ a b মেরিল-প্রথম আলো পুরস্কার-২০১৩: পুরস্কার দিলেন এবং নিলেন তারকারা - পার্ট - ১. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2014-04-26. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  8. ^ Kafi Aman (2013-03-03). কানাডার বড় পর্দায় চুমকি. risingbd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  9. ^ বৈশাখীতে শুরু হচ্ছে নতুন ধারাবাহিক 'উত্তরপুরুষ'. newsnextbd (in Bengali). 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  10. ^ চুমকির পরিচালনায় স্পর্শিয়া-আবীর. Daily Vorer Pata (in Bengali). 2015-09-17. Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  11. ^ বইমেলায় তারকাদের বই. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  12. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
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