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Sarah Begum Kabori (also Kabori Sarwar; born Mina Pal,[1] 19 July 1950 – 17 April 2021)[2][3] was a[4] Bangladeshi film actress and politician.[5] Her notable films include Sutorang, Sareng Bou, Abhirbhab, Shat Bhai Champa, Sujon Sokhi and Lalon Fokir.[3] She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Sareng Bou (1978) and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.[6][7]
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Kabori | |
|---|---|
কবরী | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 20 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Gias Uddin |
| Succeeded by | Shamim Osman |
| Constituency | Narayanganj-4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mina Pal 19 July 1950 Boalkhali, Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Died | 17 April 2021 (aged 70) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse(s) | Chitta Chowdhury Shafiuddin Sarwar
(m. 1978; div. 2008) |
| Children | 5 sons |
| Occupation | Actress, politician and social worker |
| Awards | full list |
Kabori got involved into politics later in her life. She became an elected member of parliament from the Narayanganj-4 constituency as an Awami League politician in 2008 and served until 2014.[8]
Kabori was born in Boalkhali, Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2] She studied until 8th grade.[8] Her father, Krisna Das Paul, was a Bhajan singer and her mother used to recite verses from religious books. Kabori was born in a cultural based family. Her siblings knew how to dance and sing. And her brother could play the tabla.[9]
Kabori debuted in film industry at the age of 13. Her first film Sutorang, directed by Subhash Dutta, was released in 1964.[10] She earned the role through the music director Satya Saha.[9] In the film, Subhash Dutta changed the actress 'Mina's' name to 'Kabori,' which means 'bun of hair.' With her new name and appearance, Kabori quickly became a symbol of romance for the local audience through her debut in cinema.[11] Kabori starred with Razzak in more than 20 films together since Dutta's Abirbhab in 1968; the films include Nil Akasher Niche (1969), Deep Nebhe Nai (1970), and Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo (1970).[12]
Kabori acted in several films with Farooque in the 1970s, notably Sujon Sokhi and Sareng Bou.[3] She also starred with Bulbul Ahmed in Chashi Nazrul Islam's Devdas (1982).[3] She acted in the 1973 film Titash Ekti Nadir Naam by Ritwik Ghatak, an Indian filmmaker.[3] She also acted in an Urdu film Bahana by Zahir Raihan with co-actor Rahman.[3] She also worked with other actors including Alamgir, Sohel Rana, Uzzal, Wasim, Khan Ataur Rahman, Golam Mustafa, Anwar Hossain and A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman.[3]
In 2006, Kabori directed the film Ayna.[13]
Kabori authored a book titled "Sritituku Thaak".[3]
In 2008, Kabori was elected to the National Parliament in Bangladesh from Narayanganj-4 for 9th Bangladesh Parliament. During 1971 Liberation War, she participated by donating blood to help the freedom fighters.[5] She had fled to India during the war and worked on a film, "Joy Bangladesh", in Mumbai.[3]
Kabori first married Chitta Chowdhury.[14] After the divorce from Chowdhury, she married Shafiuddin Sarwar in 1978. Sarwar is an uncle of politician Shamim Osman.[14] The couple was divorced in 2008.[14][15] She had five sons.[5]
After testing positive for COVID-19, Kabori was first admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital and later, was shifted to the ICU in Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital where she died on 17 April 2021.[16][3] She had been working on a film titled Ei Tumi Shei Tumi since 2019. [17]
The 1969 Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo film was shot in Chuadanga. The crew stayed at a house called Setab Manzil. The road around the house started going by the name Kabori Road after Kabori which became official in February 2017.[18]
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Co-artists | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Sutorang | Jorina | Subhash Dutta | Subhash Dutta | |
| 1965 | Bahana | Zahir Raihan | Rahman, Garaj Babu | [19] | |
| 1967 | Heeraramon | S. Akbar, Anwara, Siraj, Jeshiri, Sadiq Nabi | [20] | ||
| Momir Elo | Kazi Khaliq | Razzak, Siraj, Anwar, Jalil, Chitra, Wahida | [20] | ||
| Sat Bhai Champa | Khan Ataur Rahman | Azim, Raj, Attiya, K. A. Khan | [20] | ||
| Bashori | Radha | Abdul Jabbar Khan | Razzak | ||
| 1968 | Abirbhab | Subhash Dutta | Razzak | [21] | |
| Arun Borun Kiranmala | Azim | ||||
| Soeey Nadya Jage Pani | Khan Ataur Rahman | Syed Hasan Imam, Rosy Afsari, Jalil Afghani | [22] | ||
| Chorabali | Ismail Mohammad | Rozi Afsari, S. Akbar, Syed Ahsan Ali Sydney | [23][24] | ||
| 1969 | Nil Akasher Niche | Razzak | |||
| Moina Moti | Qazi Zaheer | [25] | |||
| 1970 | Deep Nebhe Nai | Razzak | |||
| Binimoy | Uzzal | Debut film of Uzzal | |||
| Dorpo Churno | |||||
| Jey Aguney Puri | Amir Hussain | [26] | |||
| Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo | Narayan Ghosh Mita | [26] | |||
| Nayika | U. Chowdhury | [26] | |||
| Sontan | E. R. Khan | [26] | |||
| Aka Baka | Razzak | ||||
| Kanch Kata Heera | Razzak | ||||
| 1971 | Jai Bangladesh | I. S. Johar | Hindi | ||
| Jolchhobi | Farooque | Debut film of Farooque | |||
| 1972 | Apon Por | Khan Ataur Rahman | Zafar Iqbal | ||
| 1973 | Lalon Fokir | ||||
| Titash Ekti Nadir Naam | Ritwik Ghatak | Bengali (India-Bangladesh) | |||
| Rangbaz | Razzak | ||||
| Amar Jonmobhumi | Alamgir | Debut film of Alamgir[2] | |||
| 1974 | Sadharon Meye | Zafar Iqbal | |||
| Masud Rana | Sohel Rana | Debut film of Sohel Rana | |||
| 1975 | Sujon Sokhi | Sokhi | Khan Ataur Rahman | Farooque | |
| 1977 | MotiMohol | Firoza | Ashok Ghosh | Razzak, Mahmud Koli | |
| 1977 | Love In Simla | Abul Bashar | Alamgir | ||
| 1978 | Sareng Bou | Abdullah al Mamun | Farooque | ||
| 1982 | Devdas | Chashi Nazrul Islam | Bulbul Ahmed, Anwara Begum | ||
| 1988 | Dui Jibon | Abdullah al Mamun | Bulbul Ahmed, Diti, Afzal Hossain, Nipa Monalisa |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Lalon Fokir | |
| 1975 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Sujon Sokhi | |
| 1978 | Bangladesh National Film Awards | Best Actress | Sareng Bou | |
| Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Sareng Bou | ||
| 1988 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Dui Jibon | |
| 2008 | Bachsas Awards | Honorary Award | [2] | |
| 2009 | Bachsas Awards | Lifetime Achievement | [27] | |
| 2013 | National Film Awards | Lifetime Achievement | [28] | |
| 2019 | Nayakraj Razzak Award | [12] |
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