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Rokeya Prachy
রোকেয়া প্রাচী
Prachy in Dhaka, 2019
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Spouses
  • Ahad Parvez
    (died 1999)
  • (m. 2004; div. 2013)
AwardsBangladesh National Film Awards

Rokeya Prachy is a Bangladeshi theater, television and film actress and director.[1]

Career

Prachy got her acting breakthrough in Morshedul Islam's film Dukhai in 1997.[2] Her first directorial work was a docufiction for Channel I in 2009.[3] She later directed "Lutfunnesa" and "Bayanno'r Michhile". In 2015, she made her first television series direction in "Shelai Poribar".[4]

Personal life

Prachy was married to Sergeant Ahad Parvez.[5] He was killed by muggers in Shapla Square, Motijheel in Dhaka on 28 October 1999.[5] She then married journalist and columnist Asif Nazrul in May 2004.[6] They have a daughter together. The marriage ended up in divorce by 2013.[7]

Works

Television dramas

  • Share Bahattor Ghonta (2016)[citation needed]
  • Shelai Poribar (2015)[8]
  • Parampara (2015)
  • Tobuo Manush Swopno Dekhe (2015)[4]

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Dukhai
2002 Matir Moina Ayesha Bibi
2006 Ontarjatra
2007 On the Wings of Dreams Matka [9][10]
2010 Moner Manush Lalon's mother
Andho Nirangam Lalon's mother
2013 Gaariwala [11]
2013 Shikhandi Kotha [12]
2017 Doob: No Bed of Roses Maya [13]
2018 Matir Projar Deshe [14]
2022 Mujib: The Making of a Nation

Awards and nominations

Prachy was nominated for and won domestic and international awards.[15]

Year Award Category Film Result
1998 Bangladesh National Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Dukhai Won
1999 Critics’ Award Best Actress Chor Won
2008 Lux Channel-I Performance Award Best Supporting Actress On the Wings of Dreams Won

References

  1. ^ "On Endurance And Changes". The Daily Star. June 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. ^ "Rokeya Prachi Asif Nazrul detached". Amader Barisal. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Rokeya Prachi turns director". The Daily Star. May 1, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Rokeya Prachi making new TV series". The Daily Star. December 12, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Shamim Ashraf (November 20, 2003). "Tears roll down her cheeks". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  6. ^ Shilpi Mahalanabish (May 20, 2004). "Prachy: Elegance personified". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  7. ^ আসিফ নজরুল-শীলার বিয়ে নিয়ে ফেইসবুকে ঝড়. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). December 25, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Saurav Dey (May 31, 2015). "An Artiste Should Have Social Responsibilities: Rokeya Prachi". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "On the Wings of Dreams". blockbuster.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  10. ^ "Swopnodanay". Rotten Tomatoes. 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  11. ^ "Rokeya Prachy in the movie Gaariwala". The Daily Star. December 6, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  12. ^ MM Shohiduzzaman (April 20, 2013). "Shikhandi Kotha". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  13. ^ "Irrfan Khan to play lead in Bangladesh's film". The Financial Express. Dhaka. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  14. ^ Ferdous, Fahmim (30 March 2018). "Matir Projar Deshe". The Daily Star.
  15. ^ "Rokeya Prachy on her recent endeavours". New Age. Dhaka. January 19, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-04.