Shuchorita
Shuchorita | |
|---|---|
| Born | Baby Helen Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Notable work | Jadur Bashi, Hangor Nodi Grenade |
| Spouse(s) | Jashim (div) KMR Manzoor
(m. 1989; div. 2012) |
| Relatives | Rita (sister) |
Baby Helen (known by her stage name Shuchorita)[2] is a Bangladeshi film actress.[3] She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997) and Best Supporting Actress for Meghkonna (2018).[4][5] She has acted in over 100 movies.[2]
Background
[edit]Shuchorita was born in Dhaka,[2] the middle child of three siblings. She has an older sister, Rita, and had a younger brother, Manu, who died in a home accident in 1998.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Shuchorita got into the film industry through the help of her aunt, Panna, a dance artist herself.[2] She started her acting career as a child artist, playing the role of a boy, in the 1969 film Bablu.[2] She was cast as the lead actress in the film Shikriti in 1972.[2] As an actress, she got her breakthrough in the film Jadur Bashi (1977).[2][6]
Works
[edit]- Jadur Bashi (1977)
- The Father (1979)
- Priya Tumi Sukhi Hou [7]
- Jibon Nowka
- Jonny
- Rongila Jorina Sundori
- Daku Monsur
- Amtola Amtola
- Nai Telephone Naire Peon
- Ekhono Anek Raat
- Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997)
- Kotha Dilam
- Trash
- Danga (1991)
- Nagordola
- Ballo Shikkha
- Bodla
- Gaddar
- Chitkar
- Megh Bizli Badol
- Shamsher
- Duniyadari
- Mohammad Ali
- Rocky
- Mastan
- Taal Betal
- Somapti
- Janowar
- Alor Pothe
- Chokka Panja
- Sonar Horin
- Sonar Tori
- Ashami
- Tufan
- Noder Chad
- Ghor Sangchar
- Kudrat
- Nam Bodnam
- Shakkhi
- Akhi Milon
- Kusum Koli
- Mayer Momota
- Ajante (1996)
- Taka (2005)
- Griholokkhi
- Jiboner Cheye Dami
- Nishwartha Bhalobasa (2013)[8]
- Ostitto (2016)
Personal life
[edit]In the early 1980s, Shuchorita was married to actor Jashim for a year.[9] In 1989, she married film producer, KMR Manzoor,[10] and they have three children together.[9] The couple got divorced in December 2012.[9]
Awards
[edit]Beside the Bangladesh National Film Award, Shuchorita won Best Actress award from Bangladesh Film Journalists Association in 1981.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Manzoor Uttara Club president". The Daily Star. December 27, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Khokon, Liakat (February 7, 2011). কিংবদন্তী: যাদুর বাঁশির সেই সুচরিতা [Legendary : Shuchorita, the magic flutist]. Amar Desh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Afsar Ahmed (May 6, 2005). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ 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 March 25, 2019.
- ^ "National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced". The Daily Star. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Liakat Hossain Khokon (February 7, 2011). কিংবদন্তী : যাদুর বাঁশির সেই সুচরিতা. Dainik Amar Desh (in Bengali). Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Five films on Channel i this Eid". The Daily Star. July 7, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Suchorita-সুচরিতা". Bangladesh Film Archive. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c Manzoor, Khan (January 24, 2016). "K. M. R. Manzoor's children". dailynayadiganta. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Mr. KMR Manzoor, Managing Director, Neptune Theatre Ltd., Ovishar Cinema Hall and Neptune Theatre". reflectionnews.com. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Rahat Saiful (August 22, 2015). এখনো ব্যস্ত সুচরিতা. Rising BD (in Bengali). Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ Momin Rahman and Nobin Hossain (1998). বাংলাদেশের চলচ্চিত্রে তারকা নায়িকাঃ পপি থেকে পপি. Anyadin, Eid Special (in Bengali). 2 (25). Mazharul Islam: 351.
External links
[edit]- Shuchorita at IMDb