Ferdousi Mazumder

Ferdousi Mazumder (née Ara Begum; born 18 June 1943)[1] is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actress. She was awarded Ekushey Padak (1998), Independence Day Award (2020) and Bangla Academy Literary Award (2020) by the government of Bangladesh.[2] As of 2009, on stage she has given over 1200 performances of about 35 plays, mostly for her own group, Theatre.[1]

Ferdousi Mazumder
ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার
Born
Ferdous Ara Begum

(1943-06-18) 18 June 1943
EducationMA (Bengali and Arabic)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationActor
SpouseRamendu Majumdar
ChildrenTropa Mazumder
Relatives
AwardsSee full list

Early life

Mazumder was an intermediate student of Eden College.[1] She earned her master's degree in both Bengali and Arabic from the University of Dhaka.

Career

Mazumder started her drama career through her brother, Munier Chowdhury, a playwright and novelist.[1] She first acted in the drama Daktar Abdullahar Karkhana, written by Shawkat Osman, which was a production of the then Iqbal Hall of the University of Dhaka.[1] Ferdousi also acted at the very first televised drama of Bangladesh Television, Ektala Dotala (1964).[1] Over the years, she performed in plays like Kokilara, a one-woman play, Eka, a one-character non-verbal play, Tamoshi, written by Nilima Ibrahim and others.[1] She directed five stage plays including Meherjan Arekbar, Tahara Tokhono, Chithi and Dui Bon.[1]

After the independence of Bangladesh, in 1972, a group of Chhatra Shikkhak Natya Goshthi members formed a theatre troupe calling it Theatre. Majumdar was one of the founding members of the troupe.[1]

Personal life

Mazumder is married to Ramendu Majumdar since around 1970.[3][4] Together they have a daughter, Tropa Mazumder (b. 1973).[5] Her father, Khan Bahadur Abdul Halim Chowdhury, was a district magistrate. Her brother Munier Chowdhury was an educationist and writer. Another brother, Kabir Chowdhury, was a professor and intellectual.[6]

Awards

Works
  • Daktar Abdullahar Karkhana
  • Eka
  • Songsoptok
  • Kokilara
  • Tamoshi[1]
  • Payer Awaj Pawa Jay
  • Ekhon Dushshoomoy
  • Dui Bon
  • Shubochon Nirbashone
  • Ghore Baire[1]
  • Meraj Fakirer Ma
  • Madhobi
  • Mukti

References
  1. "Holding Her Audience Captive". The Daily Star. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. "Personal Musings". The Daily Star. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. Haq, Minam (19 November 2016). "Ferdausi Majumdar - Tale of the Thespian". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. Alam, Manzurul (2023-06-18). "৮০ পূর্ণ করলেন ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার আর ত্রপা মজুমদার ৫০". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  6. Mazumder, Ferdousi. Mone Pore. Shahitya Prokash. ISBN 984-465-439-4.
  7. "Bangla Academy names 10 winners of 2020 literature awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  8. "10 named for Independence Award". New Age. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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