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Shuchanda
সুচন্দা
Actress Suchanda is speaking in Dhaka on the relief collection program for flood victims in 2024
Born	Kohinoor Akhter 19 September 1947 (1947-09-19) (age 77) Satkhira District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Years active	1965-present
Spouse	Zahir Raihan ​ ​(m. 1967; disappeared 1972)​
Relatives	Bobita (sister) Champa (sister) Riaz (cousin)

Kohinoor Akhter (known by her stage name Shuchanda) is a Bangladeshi film actress and director. She started her career in the mid 1960s and acted in about 100 movies. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005) and Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019).

Career

Shuchanda debuted in acting with the film Kagojer Nouka (1966), directed by Subhash Dutta. She acted in films like "Behula" (1966), "Shuorani Duorani" (1968) and "Jibon Theke Neya" (1970) — directed by her future husband Zahir Raihan.

As an actor, Shuchanda won a Nigar Award from Pakistan in 1987 for her role in the film Hum Ek Hain.

In 1985, Shuchanda debuted as a film producer and produced Teen Kanya, Taka Ana Pai and Protishodh, from her production house "Suchanda Cholochitra".

Shuchanda debuted as a director with the film Bidesh Jatra in 1998.

Filmography

Personal life

Shuchanda was married to Zahir Raihan until his disappearance in 1972, immediately after the liberation war of 1971. She has a daughter, Lisa Malik and a son, Arafat Raihan Opu.

Awards

• Standard Chartered-The Daily Star's "Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award" (2017)
• Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director (2005)
• Nigar Award for Best Actress (1987)
• Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019)

References

1. ^ "চম্পা, চন্দা আর ববি" [Champa, Chhanda and Bobby]. dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
2. Afsar Ahmed (2005-05-06). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
3. ^ "Shuchanda on her National Award winning film "Hajar Bochhor Dhorey"". The Daily Star. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
4. "National Film Awards for the last fours years announced". The Daily Star. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
5. ^ "'জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০১৯' জয়ী যারা". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
6. ^ "Suchanda's Lifetime Achievement Award: A day of elation and grief". The Daily Star. 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
7. ^ "Lifetime Achievement Award Winners!". The Daily Star. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
8. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
9. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
10. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
11. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
12. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
13. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.

External links

• Shuchanda at IMDb

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