Sharmili Ahmed
Sharmili Ahmed | |
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| শর্মিলি আহমেদ | |
| Born | Majeda Mullick 8 May 1947 |
| Died | 8 July 2022 (aged 75) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and key opinion leader |
| Years active | 1962-2022 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Wahida Mollick Jolly (sister) |
Sharmili Ahmed (8 May 1947 – 8 July 2022) was a Bangladeshi television and film actress.
Early life
Majeda Mullick was born on 8 May 1947 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
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 on 8 July 2022 at the age of 75.[a]
Explanatory notes
- ^ There is some confusion with her death place. The Daily Star reported that she died at her home in Uttara.[7] The Business Standard reported that she died at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.[10]
References
- ^ a b Shah Alam Shazu (August 15, 2010). "Those were the days". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ Afsar Ahmed (May 6, 2005). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b "Through the eyes of Sharmili Ahmed". The Daily Star. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Tamanna Khan (26 August 2011). "Television Now and Then". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Shah Alam Shazu (October 31, 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Punny Kabir (May 12, 2013). "Sharmili Ahmed, symbol of an 'ideal mother'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "Legendary actress Sharmili Ahmed no more". The Daily Star. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ^ Mohammad Zahidul Islam (September 6, 2014). "Wahida Mollick Jolly". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ "Veteran actor Sharmili Ahmed passes away at 75". The Business Standard. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.