Shampa Reza

Shampa Reza is a Bangladeshi singer, model and actress.[1][2][3]

Shampa Reza
Reza in 2017
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materVisva-Bharati
Occupation(s)Actor, model, Singer

Early life

Reza started singing at the age of four.[4] She studied in Holy Cross School, Dhaka and BAF Shaheen College Dhaka.[5] She went to Shantiniketan to study in Visva-Bharati University in 1976. Her instructor was Guru Pandit Druvu Tara Joshi.[4][6]

Career

In 1975, when she was in grade 10, her acting career began with a role in the play Ostrotogandha, directed by Selim Al Deen.[4] She got her breakthrough by acting in the TV drama Idiot.[6][7] She acted in the 2016 movie Rina Brown based on Bangladesh Liberation war.[8] Reza acted in the movie Guerilla, released in 2011.[9] In January 2015 she was declared a Showbiz Fashion Icon by The Daily Star.[10] Reza has also completed a Bangla action thriller Before I Die, a late 2022 release.[11]

Personal life

Reza has two sons – Dhrubo and Tiash.[6] She also has a granddaughter.[12]

She is the founder of the schools Anando Niketan and Rodela Chottor.[6]

References
  1. "Showbiz Fashion Icon". The Daily Star. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. "Shampa Reza at 'Bipashar Otithi'". Priyo. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. "Shampa Reza in "Tea with Tootli"". The Daily Star. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. Muhammad Zahidul Islam (12 July 2014). "Through the Eyes of Shampa Reza". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. "What makes us friends". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. Khan Nahida Moushumi (30 November 2013). "Shampa Reza's Undying Love for Music". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. Rafi Hossain (30 November 2013). "Living with the Stars". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. "Team Rina Brown". The Daily Star. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  9. "5 Films for the Spirit of Liberation". The Daily Star. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  10. "SHOWBIZ FASHION ICON". The Daily Star. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  11. ""Before I Die": the first British Bangladeshi martial arts film to release internationally". The Business Standard. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  12. "GRAPE VINE". The Daily Star. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2017.


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