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Ferdousi Mazumder

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Ferdousi Mazumder
ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার
Born
Ferdous Ara Begum

(1943-06-18) 18 June 1943 (age 81)
EducationMA (Bengali and Arabic)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationActor
SpouseRamendu Majumdar
ChildrenTropa Mazumder
Relatives
AwardsSee full list

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] Director Abdullah Al Mamun called her "one of the most sought after actresses of the golden era of BTV dramas".[3]

Early life

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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.[citation needed]

Career

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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 in the first televised drama of the East Pakistan branch of PTV (now 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

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Mazumder is married to Ramendu Majumdar since around 1970.[4][5] Together they have a daughter, Tropa Mazumder (b. 1973).[6] 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.[7] Another two brothers Lt. Colonel Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury[8] and Mehboob Chowdhury served in the Pakistan Army.

Awards

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Works

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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. ^ "She caused a flutter in young hearts". The Daily Star. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  4. ^ "Personal Musings". The Daily Star. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. ^ Haq, Minam (19 November 2016). "Ferdausi Majumdar - Tale of the Thespian". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ Alam, Manzurul (2023-06-18). "৮০ পূর্ণ করলেন ফেরদৌসী মজুমদার আর ত্রপা মজুমদার ৫০". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  7. ^ Mazumder, Ferdousi (2006). Mone Pore. Shahitya Prokash. ISBN 984-465-439-4.
  8. ^ "Remembering Colonel Abdul Qayyum". The Friday Times. November 6, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bangla Academy names 10 winners of 2020 literature awards". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  10. ^ "10 named for Independence Award". New Age. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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