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'''Sharmili Ahmed''' (8 May 1947 – 8 July 2022) was a Bangladeshi television and film actress.
'''Sharmili Ahmed''' (8 May 1947 – 8 July 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-08 |title=Legendary actress Sharmili Ahmed no more |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/legendary-actress-sharmili-ahmed-no-more-3066931 |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/06/d505061403105.htm|title=Tit Bits - The celebrity name game|author=Afsar Ahmed|date= May 6, 2005|accessdate=December 28, 2015|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref name=days>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-150715|title=Those were the days|date=August 15, 2010|accessdate=November 30, 2015|newspaper=The Daily Star|author=Shah Alam Shazu}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi television and film actress. She started her acting career in 1968.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/08/04/entertainment.htm|title=Television Now and Then|author=Tamanna Khan|accessdate=30 November 2015|date=26 August 2011|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ahmed was born in Belur Chok village, [[Murshidabad]]. She passed [[matriculation examination]] from Rajshahi PN Girls High School.<ref name=days/>
Ahmed was born on 8 May 1947 as Majida Mullick in Belur Chok village, [[Murshidabad]].<ref name="days">{{cite news |author=Shah Alam Shazu |date=August 15, 2010 |title=Those were the days |newspaper=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-150715 |accessdate=November 30, 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |author=Afsar Ahmed |date=May 6, 2005 |title=Tit Bits - The celebrity name game |newspaper=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/06/d505061403105.htm |accessdate=December 28, 2015}}</ref> She passed [[matriculation examination]] from Rajshahi PN Girls High School.<ref name=days/>


==Career==
==Career==
Ahmed had started her career on radio in 1962 and on film in 1964.<ref name=eyes>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/sharmili-ahmed-1466080|title=Through the eyes of Sharmili Ahmed|date=23 September 2017|accessdate=22 September 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> She worked in ''Dompoti'', the first ever drama serial on [[Bangladesh Television]].<ref name=five>{{cite news|title=The Five Generations of TV Heroines|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-five-generations-of-tv-heroines-48150|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=October 31, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015|author=Shah Alam Shazu}}</ref> She acted in a mother role for the first time in the drama ''Agun'', directed by Mohammad Mohsin in 1976.<ref name=mother>{{cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/infotainment/2013/may/12/sharmili-ahmed-symbol-ideal-mother|date=May 12, 2013|title=Sharmili Ahmed, symbol of an 'ideal mother'|accessdate=November 30, 2015|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|author=Punny Kabir}}</ref>
Ahmed had started her radio career in 1962, film in 1964 and television in 1968.<ref name=eyes>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/sharmili-ahmed-1466080|title=Through the eyes of Sharmili Ahmed|date=23 September 2017|accessdate=22 September 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Tamanna Khan |date=26 August 2011 |title=Television Now and Then |newspaper=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/08/04/entertainment.htm |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref> She worked in ''Dompoti'', the first ever drama serial on [[Bangladesh Television]].<ref name=five>{{cite news|title=The Five Generations of TV Heroines|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-five-generations-of-tv-heroines-48150|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=October 31, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015|author=Shah Alam Shazu}}</ref> She acted in a mother role for the first time in the drama ''Agun'', directed by Mohammad Mohsin in 1976.<ref name=mother>{{cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/infotainment/2013/may/12/sharmili-ahmed-symbol-ideal-mother|date=May 12, 2013|title=Sharmili Ahmed, symbol of an 'ideal mother'|accessdate=November 30, 2015|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|author=Punny Kabir}}</ref> In a career spanning more than 50 years she acted in nearly 400 films and 150 television programs.<ref name=":1" />


==Works==
==Works==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Ahmed had a daughter Tanima.<ref name=mother/> She had a younger sister theatre actor and activist [[Wahida Mollick Jolly]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/wahida-mollick-jolly-40181|title=Wahida Mollick Jolly|date=September 6, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015|newspaper=The Daily Star|author=Mohammad Zahidul Islam}}</ref>
Ahmed had a daughter Tanima.<ref name=mother/> She had a younger sister theatre actor and activist [[Wahida Mollick Jolly]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/wahida-mollick-jolly-40181|title=Wahida Mollick Jolly|date=September 6, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015|newspaper=The Daily Star|author=Mohammad Zahidul Islam}}</ref> She died from cancer at her home in [[Uttara (town)|Uttara]], a suburb of Dhaka on 8 July 2022 at the age of 75.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=July 8, 2022|title=Legendary actress Sharmili Ahmed no more |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/legendary-actress-sharmili-ahmed-no-more-3066931 |access-date=July 8, 2022|newspaper=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Best Supporting Actress Bachsas Award winners]]
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Revision as of 08:44, 8 July 2022

Sharmili Ahmed
শর্মিলি আহমেদ
Born
Majeda Mullick

(1947-05-08)8 May 1947
Belur Chok, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died8 July 2022(2022-07-08) (aged 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Actress and key opinion leader
Years active1962-2022
Parent
  • Tofazzal Hossain (father)
RelativesWahida Mollick Jolly (sister)

Sharmili Ahmed (8 May 1947 – 8 July 2022) was a Bangladeshi television and film actress.

Early life

Ahmed was born on 8 May 1947 as Majida Mullick in Belur Chok village, Murshidabad.[1][2] She passed matriculation examination from Rajshahi PN Girls High School.[1]

Career

Ahmed had started her radio career in 1962, film in 1964 and television in 1968.[3][4] She worked in Dompoti, the first ever drama serial on Bangladesh Television.[5] She acted in a mother role for the first time in the drama Agun, directed by Mohammad Mohsin in 1976.[6] In a career spanning more than 50 years she acted in nearly 400 films and 150 television programs.[7]

Works

  • Jugnoo (1968)[8]
  • Malancha
  • Dompoti
  • Agun
  • Abirbhab
  • Brishtir Porey (2005)
  • Amader Anando Bari (2005)
  • Aguntuk (2005)
  • Poshak (2005)
  • Anchol (2006)
  • Chena Manusher Panchalee (2007)
  • Dhupchhaya (2009)
  • Uposhonghar (2010)
  • Poush Phaguner Pala (2011)
  • Meherjaan (2011)
  • Chheleti (2011)[3]
  • Abar Hawa Bodol (2014)

Personal life

Ahmed had a daughter Tanima.[6] She had a younger sister theatre actor and activist Wahida Mollick Jolly.[9] She died from cancer at her home in Uttara, a suburb of Dhaka on 8 July 2022 at the age of 75.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Shah Alam Shazu (August 15, 2010). "Those were the days". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Afsar Ahmed (May 6, 2005). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Through the eyes of Sharmili Ahmed". The Daily Star. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. ^ Tamanna Khan (26 August 2011). "Television Now and Then". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ Shah Alam Shazu (October 31, 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Punny Kabir (May 12, 2013). "Sharmili Ahmed, symbol of an 'ideal mother'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Legendary actress Sharmili Ahmed no more". The Daily Star. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  9. ^ Mohammad Zahidul Islam (September 6, 2014). "Wahida Mollick Jolly". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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