Nazma Anwar

Nazma Anwar (c. 1941 – 16 December 2004) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress, and drama activist. She performed in Bengali films including Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005), Dukhai (1997) Joyjatra (2004), Shonkhonil Karagar (1992), Chittagong: The Last Stopover (2000), Shankhonad (2004) and also in television drama plays including Iblish, Kothao Keu Nei, and Tahara.[1][2]

Nazma Anwar
নাজমা আনোয়ার
Bornc. 1941
Munshiganj_District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died6 December 2004(2004-12-06) (aged 62–63)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationActor
Years active1981-2004
ChildrenIshrat Nishat

Manzur Kalam

Nuzhat Anwar

Nisbat Anwar

Nusrat Naheed

Early life

Anwar was born in 1941 in Munshiganj District in the-then British India. Her father was a professor of Arabic in the Government Haraganga College.[1] She moved to Dhaka with her family when while she finished her sixth grade in school.[1][3][4]

Career

Anwar started her career as a theater activist by joined Dhaka Drama Circle in 1960s. In 1981, she joined in Aranyak Natyadal, a theater group in Bangladesh.[1][5][6]

In 2001, she played in the tele drama Kariman Bewa (2001), based on the biography of freedom fighter Taramon Bibi.[1]

Personal life

Anwar had five children. Her daughter, Ishrat Nishat (d. 2020), was a theatre activist. [7]

Works
Films
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References
  1. Charanji, Kavita (2 July 2004). "Najma Anwar: A grassroots actress Getting under the skin of her characters". The Daily Star (Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 36). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. "Actress Nazma Anwar passes away" (Vol. 5 Num 36). The Daily Star. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. "কে বলে গো সেই প্রভাতে নেই আমি". The Daily Ittefaq. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  4. "নাজমা আনোয়ার : ক্রমেই ম্লান হয়ে যায় যেসব মানুষেরা". www.theatrewala.net. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  5. Ahmed, Afsar (2004-12-20). "Theatre activists pay homage to Najma Anwar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  6. Zaker, Sara. "In memory of Najma Anwar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  7. "Thespian Ishrat Nishat passes away". The Daily Star. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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