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) and Independence Day 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
Spouse(s)Ramendu Majumdar
ChildrenTropa Mazumder
Relatives
Awards

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.[3] Together they have a daughter, Tropa Mazumder. Her father, Khan Bahadur Abdul Halim Chowdhury, was a district magistrate. Her brother Munier Chowdhury was an intellectual. Another brother, Kabir Chowdhury, was a professor and intellectual.[4]

Awards
  • Independence Day Award (2020)[5]
  • Ekushey Padak (1998)
  • William Kerry Award (1998)
  • Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award for Best Actor (1978)
  • First National TV Award for Best Acting (1975)
  • Sequence Award of Merit for performance in TV for a decade[1]

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
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References
  1. "Holding Her Audience Captive". The Daily Star. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ" (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. Haq, Minam (19 November 2016). "Ferdausi Majumdar - Tale of the Thespian". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. Mazumder, Ferdousi. Mone Pore. Shahitya Prokash. ISBN 984-465-439-4.
  5. "10 named for Independence Award". New Age. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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