Shuchanda

Kohinoor Akhter[2] (known by her stage name Shuchanda) is a Bangladeshi film actress and director. She started her career in the mid 1960s and acted in about 100 movies.[3] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005).[4]

Shuchanda
Born	Kohinoor Akhter Satkhira District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan[1]
Years active	1965–
Spouse(s)	Zahir Raihan ( m. 1968⁠–⁠1971)
Relatives	Bobita (sister) Champa (sister) Riaz (cousin)

Career

Shuchanda debuted as an actor with the film Kagojer Nouka (1966), directed by Subhash Dutta.[3] As an actor she won a Nigar Award from Pakistan in 1987 for her role in the film Hum Ek Hain.[3]

In 1985, Shuchanda debuted as a film producer and produced Teen Kanya from her production house "Suchanda Cholochitra".[1]

Shuchanda debuted as a director with the film Bidesh Jatra in 1998.[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
1966	Behula				[5]
1967	Anwara				[5]
1968	Chawa Pawa		Narayan Ghosh Mita		[6]
	Dui Bhai		Noorul Haq		[6]
	Jahan Baje Shehnai		Rahman		[6]
	Janglee Phool		M. Shahjehan		[7]
	Koonch Baran Kanya		Zule Rahman		[6]
	Nishi Holo Bhor		Nur-e-Alam		[6]
	Parashmani		Zahir Choudhry		[6]
	Rakhan Bandhu		Ibne Meezan		[6]
	Sansar		Fazal Haq		[5][6]
	Shuryo Rani Duyo Rani		Matiul Haq		[8]
	Zuleekha		Zahir Raihan		[6]
1969	Moner Moto Bou		Nurul Haq		[5][9]
	Natun Name Daku		Mumtaz		[9]
	Piyasa		N. Islam		[10]
1970	Jibon Theke Neya		Zahir Raihan		[5][11]
1972	Asru Diye Lekha				[5]
1985	Teen Kanya
1987	Behula Lakhshimdar
1990	Jhinuk Mala
1993	Basona
1995	Prem Preeti
1996	Sabuj Coat Kalo Chashma
2005	Hajar Bachhor Dhore				[3]

Personal life

Shuchanda was married to Zahir Raihan until his death in 1972, immediately after the liberationwar of 1971.[3]

Awards

• Standard Chartered-The Daily Star's "Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award" (2017)[5]
• Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director (2005)
• Nigar Award for Best Actress (1987)

References

1. "চম্পা, চন্দা আর ববি" [Champa, Chhanda and Bobby]. dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
2. Afsar Ahmed (2005-05-06). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
3. "Shuchanda on her National Award winning film "Hajar Bochhor Dhorey"". The Daily Star. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
4. "National Film Awards for the last fours years announced". The Daily Star. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
5. "Lifetime Achievement Award Winners!". The Daily Star. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
6. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
7. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
8. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
9. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
10. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
11. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.

External links

• Shuchanda on IMDb