Nusraat Faria

Nusrat Faria Mazhar (born as Faria Shetu; born 8 September 1993)^[1][2] popularly known as Nusraat Faria is a Bangladeshi film actress, model, singer, television presenter and radio jockey who mostly works in Dhallywood and Tollywood films.^[3]

Nusrat Faria
নুসরাত ফারিয়া
Faria in 2017
Born	(1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Occupations	Actress television presenter radio jockey singer
Years active	2010–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Labels	SVF Music CMV

Nusrat Faria started her career as a model, appearing in various television commercials and print advertisements.^[4]

Nusrat made her acting debut in Dhallywood with the film Aashiqui (2015), She played the lead role opposite Ankush Hazra, and the film was a commercial success.^[5] Following the success of her debut film, Nusrat appeared in several other popular movies such as Hero 420 (2016), Badsha – The Don (2016), Premi O Premi (2017) and Boss 2: Back to Rule (2017).

She played the role of Sheikh Hasina in the Bangabandhu biopic, Mujib: The Making of a Nation.^[6]

Career

Faria started her career as a debater participating in a BTV debate show. She is a national debate champions in 2010 and 2011. She started her career in show business as a model in several television commercials. Throughout her career, she has worked in various television commercials^[7][8] and radio programs.^{[9][failed verification]} In 2014, she hosted a reality show, Fair and Handsome: The Ultimate Man.^[10] She signed with Jaaz Multimedia to appear in two films, titled Aashiqui and Hero 420.^{[citation needed]} The former, being her debut film, released in late 2015^[11] while the latter released in early 2016. The former also earned Faria a Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Newcomer in film or television.^[12] Both films were Indo-Bangladeshi joint ventures, being co-produced by Eskay Movies.

In 2016, Faria also starred in another Indo-Bangladeshi co-production, Badsha - The Don, directed by Baba Yadav. The film also starred popular Indian actor Jeet, and is considered a turning point in Faria's career,^[13] earning Faria a Tele Cine Award for Best Actress from Bangladesh.^[14]

Faria hosting the grand finale of Parachute Advanced Beliphool Stylish Hair of the Campus 2014, at the Radisson Blu, Dhaka

After starring Indo-Bangladeshi films for the past two years, Faria then starred in two Bangladeshi films in 2017, Premi o Premi^[13] and Dhat Teri Ki.^[15] Faria also recorded dialogue for Detective, Bangladesh's first animated film. All three of these films were produced by Jaaz Multimedia and also starred Arifin Shuvo.

In 2017, Faria returned with the team behind Badsha - The Don for the film Boss 2: Back to Rule, again directed by Baba Yadav, produced by Jaaz Multimedia and starring Jeet. The film is a sequel to the 2013 film Boss: Born to Rule and also stars Subhashree Ganguly. The film is also an Indo-Bangladeshi joint venture, being co-produced by Walzen Media Works and Jeet's production company, Jeetz Filmworks.^[16] Initially rejecting the film, Faria later agreed to starring in the film when she read the script, describing her character as layered and an opportunity to show off her acting prowess, also calling the character a trendsetter.^[17] In 2020, she teamed up with Shamim Ahamed Roni in action masala Shahenshah, co-starring Shakib Khan for the first time.^[18] Faria also came under criticism for her costume in the music video for the song "Allah Meherban" from Boss 2, a song which was also criticized for its lyrics.^[19][20] She performed for a music video, 'Pataka', written by Rakib Rahul and composed by Pritom Hasan.^[21]

In 2021, she completed her bachelor's degree in law from the University of London.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Director	Ref.
2015	Aashiqui	Shruti	Ashok Pati	[23]
2016	Hero 420	Rai	Sujit Mondal, Saikat Nasir
	Badsha: The Don	Shreya	Baba Yadav	[24]
2017	Premi O Premi	Maria	Jakir Hossain Raju
	Dhat Teri Ki	Shanti	Shamim Ahamed Roni
	Boss 2: Back to Rule	Ayesha	Baba Yadav
2018	Inspector Notty K	Samira	Ashok Pati
	Detective	Shoilbala(voice)	Tapan Ahmed	[25]
2019	Bibaho Obhijaan	Rai	Birsa Dasgupta
2020	Shahenshah	Laila	Shamim Ahamed Roni	[26]
2021	Jodi Kintu Tobou	Preeti	Shihab Shaheen
2022	Operation Sundarban	Tania Kabir	Dipankar Dipon
2023	Abar Bibaho Obhijaan	Rai	Birsa Dasgupta
	Mujib: The Making of a Nation	Sheikh Hasina	Shyam Benegal
	Bhoy	Brinda	Raja Chanda
TBA	Dhaka 2040†	Papli	Dipankar Dipon
	Pordar Arale†	TBA	Parvej Amin
	Wedding Bells†	TBA	Raja Chanda
	Rockstar†	TBA
	Football 71†	TBA	Anam Biswas
	Jinn 3	TBA	Kamruzzaman Roman

Web series

• Abar Proloy (2023)

Television

Title	Year	Broadcasting Station	Notes	Ref
Lux Style Check	2014	Asian TV	13 Episodes
Fair and Handsome: The Ultimate Man	2014	Channel i	13 Episodes	[27]
Late Night Coffee	2015	Channel i	Ongoing

Radio

Title	Year	Broadcasting Station	Notes	Ref
Night Shift with Nusrat Faria	2013–2014	Radio Foorti
Love Buds	2015	Radio Foorti

Music videos

Year	Song	Featuring	Co-Singer	Label	Notes	Ref
2018	"Pataka"	Nusraat Faria	herself	CMV, SVF Music	Music Composer: Pritom Hasan
2020	"Ami Chai Thakte"	Nusraat Faria, Master D	Master D	SVF Music	Music Composer: Subir "Master-D" Dev	[28]
2021	"E Badhon Jabe Na Chhire"	Nusraat Faria, Imran	Imran	Impress Telefilm Ltd	Music Composer: Imran Mahmudul
2022	"Habibi"	Nusraat Faria	herself	SVF Music	Music Composer: Adib
2023	"Bujhina Toh Tai"	Nusraat Faria	herself and Mumzy Stranger	SVF Music	Music Composer: Badhon and Mumzy Stranger

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Film	Category	Result	Reference(s)
2016	Meril Awards	Aashiqui	Best Newcomer (Film and Television)	Won	[12]
2017	Tele Cine Awards	Badsha - The Don	Best Actress (Bangladesh)	Won	[14]
2021	CJFB Performance Award	Shahenshah	Best actress	Won