Anju Ghosh

Anju Ghosh is a Bangladeshi and Indian (Tollywood) film actress. She is notable for her role in the film Beder Meye Josna (Josna, The Gypsey Daughter) in 1989.[3][4]

Anju Ghosh
অঞ্জু ঘোষ
Born
Anjali Ghosh

1956 or 1966 (see
Citizenship controversy)
Bhanga, Faridpur District, Bangladesh[1]
NationalityBangladeshi[1]/Indian[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1972-present
Notable workBeder Meye Josna

Career

Ghosh debuted in film acting through her role in Soudagor (1982), directed by F. Kabir Chowdhury.[1]

Ghosh acted in around 50 films.[1] Her co-actors included Abdur Razzak, Zafar Iqbal, Wasim and Ilias Kanchan from Bangladesh and Ranjit Mallick, Chiranjeet Chakraborty and Prosenjit Chatterjee from India.[1]

Ghosh left Bangladesh in 1996 and moved to Kolkata, India.[3] In 2018, she started acting for a Bangladeshi film, Madhur Canteen, directed by Saidur Rahman Said.[5]

Ghosh released a music album, Malik Chhara Chithi, in 1990 which included 12 songs.[6]

Citizenship controversy

After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in June 2019, speculation rose about Ghosh's nationality. Later, the BJP claimed that she is a citizen of India and has an Indian passport.[2] West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh released her birth certificate, issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2003.[7][8] According to the certificate, she was born as Anju Ghosh to Sudhanya Ghosh and Binapani Ghosh on 17 September 1966 in East End Nursing Home, Kolkata.[9] On the other hand, in an interview with Ekushey Television in September 2018, she mentioned about her birth in 1956 in Faridpur District in the-then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and her moving to Chittagong before the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.[1] She had added about her studies in Krishnakumari High School in Chittagong.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Director
1982 Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo[10] Mohammad Mohiuddin
1984 Chondon Diper Raj Konna Ibne Mizan
1989 Beder Meye Josna Tojammel Haque Bokul
1991 Beder Meye Josna[8] Tojammel Haque Bokul
1992 Bedenir Prem Swapan Saha
1992 Garial Bhai Tojammel Hoque Bokul
1993 Kumari Maa Dulal Bhowmick
1993 Rajar Meye Parul[11] Milan Chowdhury
2000 Gariber Sansar Swapan Saha

References
  1. অঞ্জু ঘোষের অজানা কথা. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "'বেদের মেয়ে...' অঞ্জু ঘোষের নাগরিকত্ব নিয়ে বিতর্কের মাঝে নয়া এই দাবি করল বিজেপি". NDTV (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ২২ বছরের অভিমান ভুলে ঢাকায় অঞ্জু ঘোষ. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "Bangladeshi movie star Anju Ghosh joins Modi's BJP in West Bengal". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "2018 Highlight Reel". The Daily Star. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. অঞ্জু ঘোষের এই পরিচয় কি জানতেন?. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. "Anju Ghosh is an Indian citizen, West Bengal BJP says amid clamour". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. "BJP produces 'birth certificate' of Bangladeshi actress who joined party". Tribune India. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. অঞ্জু ঘোষ কোন দেশের নাগরিক?. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. "The red and green silver screen". 15th Anniversary Special. The Daily Star. 4 February 2006.
  11. "Rajar Meye Parul VCD". Induna.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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