Shabana (actress)
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Afroza Sultana Ratna (known by her stage name Shabana) is a Bangladeshi film actress.[3] She earned a total of ten Bangladesh National Film Awards. Her national film award-winning roles were in Janani (1977), Sokhi Tumi Kar (1980), Dui Poisar Alta (1982), Nazma (1983), Bhat De (1984), Apeksha (1987), Ranga Bhabi (1989), Moroner Pore (1990) and Achena (1991). Across her three-decade-long career, she appeared in 299 films. She co-starred with Alamgir in 130 of them.[4]
Shabana | |
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শাবানা | |
Born | Afroza Sultana Ratna (1950-06-05) 5 June 1950 (age 74)[1] |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | Film actress, producer |
Years active | 1962–1998 |
Spouse |
Wahid Sadique (m. 1973) |
Awards | Bangladesh National Film Awards (10 times) |
In 1981, Shabana attended the 12th Moscow International Film Festival[citation needed] where she met actress Natalya Belokhvostikova. Shabana starred in the film Bhat De for which she received the National Film Award as Best Actress in 1984 and attended the Cannes Film Festival. Shabana served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador[5] and helped with vaccination campaigns against polio in Bangladesh in 1988 and 1989. She was photographed with fellow UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador actress, Audrey Hepburn, in 1989. In July 2017, Shabana was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Prime Minister for her contribution as an actress to the Bangladeshi film industry.[6]