Sharmili Ahmed

Sharmili Ahmed (born 8 May 1947) [1][2] is a Bangladeshi television and film actress. She started her acting career in 1968.[3]

Sharmili Ahmed
শর্মিলি আহমেদ
Born
Majeda Mullick

(1947-05-08) 8 May 1947
Belur Chok, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationActress
Years active1962-present
RelativesWahida Mollick Jolly (sister)

Early life

Ahmed was born in Belur Chok village, Murshidabad. She passed matriculation examination from Rajshahi PN Girls High School.[2]

Career

Ahmed started her career on radio in 1962 and on film in 1964.[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]

Works
  • Jugnoo (1968)[7]
  • 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)[4]
  • Abar Hawa Bodol (2014)

Personal life

Ahmed has a daughter Tanima.[6] She has a younger sister theatre actor and activist Wahida Mollick Jolly.[8]

References
  1. Afsar Ahmed (May 6, 2005). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. Shah Alam Shazu (August 15, 2010). "Those were the days". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. Tamanna Khan (26 August 2011). "Television Now and Then". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. "Through the eyes of Sharmili Ahmed". The Daily Star. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. Shah Alam Shazu (October 31, 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. Punny Kabir (May 12, 2013). "Sharmili Ahmed, symbol of an 'ideal mother'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  8. Mohammad Zahidul Islam (September 6, 2014). "Wahida Mollick Jolly". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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