Sharmili Ahmed

Sharmili Ahmed (8 May 1947 – 8 July 2022) was a Bangladeshi television and film actress.

Sharmili Ahmed
শর্মিলী আহমেদ
Born
Majeda Mullick

(1947-05-08)8 May 1947
Belur Chok, Domkal Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died8 July 2022(2022-07-08) (aged 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materPN Girls High School
Occupation(s)Actress and key opinion leader
Years active1962–2022
SpouseRabikuddin Ahmed
ChildrenTanima
Parent
  • Tofazzal Hossain (father)
RelativesWahida Mollick Jolly (sister)

Early life

Majeda Mullick was born on 8 May 1947 in Belur Chok village, Murshidabad.[1][2] She passed matriculation examination from Rajshahi PN Girls High School.[1]

Career

Ahmed started her career as a radio announcer and drama artiste in Rajshahi Radio in 1962.[3] She made her debut as a film actress in 1964 and as a television actress in 1968.[3][4][5] She worked in Dompoti, the first ever drama serial on Bangladesh Television.[6] She acted in a mother role for the first time in the drama Agun, directed by Mohammad Mohsin in 1976.[7] In a career spanning more than 50 years she acted in nearly 400 films and 150 television programs.[8]

Works

Television
  • Atoshi (1999)
  • Malancha
  • Dompoti
  • 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)
  • Chheleti (2011)[4]
  • Abar Hawa Bodol (2014)

Films
  • Jugnoo (1968)[9]
  • Shuorani Duorani (1968)
  • Abirbhab (1968) - Luna Chowdhury
  • Alingon (1969)
  • Polatok (1973)
  • Agun (1976)
  • Bashundhara (1977) - Chhobi's Sister in Law
  • Rupali Shoikote (1979)
  • Aradhona (1979) - Parul
  • Emiler Goyenda Bahini (1980)
  • Ashar Alo (1982)
  • Dahan (1985) - Asma / Mrs. Mostak
  • Premik (1985)
  • Hushiar (1988)
  • Laal Golap
  • Beyadob
  • Streer Paona (1991) - Kabir's Mother
  • Tyag (1993) - Rayhan's Mother
  • Bikkhov (1994) - Zihad's Mother
  • Prem Juddho (1994)
  • Tomake Chai (1996) - Sagor's Mother
  • Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997)
  • Ami Tomari (1999)
  • Sobaito Sukhi Hote Chai (2000)
  • Dhawa (2000)
  • Milon Hobe Koto Dine (2002)
  • Swami Chhintai (2004)
  • Amar Swapno Tumi (2005) - Shahed's Mother
  • Mohabbat Zindabad (2005)
  • Bhalobasha Bhalobasha (2006)
  • Na Bolona (2006)
  • Chachchu (2006)
  • Judge Er Raye Fashi (2007)
  • Jhontu Montu Dui Bhai (2007)
  • Dukhini Zohora (2007)
  • Tip Tip Brishty (2008)
  • Akash Chhowa Bhalobasha (2008)
  • Swami Niye Juddho (2008)
  • Golapi Ekhon Bilatey (2010)
  • Matir Thikana (2011)
  • Meherjaan (2011) - Meher's Mother
  • Moner Jala (2011)
  • Se Amar Mon Kereche (2012)
  • Akash Koto Dure (2014)
  • 71 Er Maa Jononi (2014)
  • Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe (2014)
  • Swargo Theke Norok (2015)
  • Ochena Hridoy (2015)
  • Ek Prithibi Prem (2016)
  • Raat Jaga Phool (2021)

Personal life

Ahmed was married to Rakibuddin Ahmed (1932-1996). They had a daughter named Tanima.[7] She had a younger sister theatre actor and activist Wahida Mollick Jolly.[10]

Death

She died from cancer on 8 July 2022 at the age of 75.[lower-alpha 1]

Explanatory notes
  1. There is some confusion with her death place. The Daily Star reported that she died at her home in Uttara.[8] The Business Standard reported that she died at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.[11]

References
  1. Shah Alam Shazu (15 August 2010). "Those were the days". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. Afsar Ahmed (6 May 2005). "Tit Bits – The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. "Bangladesh actress Sharmili Ahmed dies". New Age. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. "Through the eyes of Sharmili Ahmed". The Daily Star. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. Tamanna Khan (26 August 2011). "Television Now and Then". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. Shah Alam Shazu (31 October 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. Punny Kabir (12 May 2013). "Sharmili Ahmed, symbol of an 'ideal mother'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. "Legendary actress Sharmili Ahmed no more". The Daily Star. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  9. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947–1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  10. Mohammad Zahidul Islam (6 September 2014). "Wahida Mollick Jolly". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  11. "Veteran actor Sharmili Ahmed passes away at 75". The Business Standard. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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