Rosy Afsari

Rosy Afsary (also Rosy Samad, 23 April 1946 – 9 March 2007) was an actress in the Bangladeshi film industry. She was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in its first ceremony in 1975 for her role in the film Lathial.^[1]

Rosy Afsary
রোজী আফসারী
Afsari in Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (1973)
Born	Shamima Akter Rosy (1946-04-20)20 April 1946 Lakshmipur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	9 March 2007(2007-03-09) (aged 60) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967 – 2004
Spouses	Abdus Samad Malek Afsary
Children	3
Awards	National Film Award, Bachsas Awards

Career

Afsary started her career in 1964 through Eito Jibon film. She appeared in over 200 Bengali films and always played a positive sad role.^[2] She also acted in 25 Urdu films.^[3] She was President of Zia Sangskritik Parishad (Zisus).^[4]

Personal life

Afsary was first married to filmmaker Abdus Samad. Then in 1981, she married filmmaker Malek Afsary and changed her surname to Rosy Afsary.^[1] Her sister Parveen Ahmed Ruhi was wife of veteran Actor Washim.

Filmography

Year	Film Title	Role	Director	Co-star	Notes
1964	Eito Jibon		Jillur Rahman	Shawkat Akbar, Sumita Devi, Husn Ara, Anwer, Misbah	Bengali;[5] debut film
	Bandhan		Qazi Zaheer	Chitra, Mustafa, Anwar Hussain	Urdu[6]
	Sangam		Zahir Raihan	Haroon, Sumita, Khalil	Urdu;[6] first Pakistani color feature film[2]
1965	Ek Aler Roop Khatha		I. Meezan A. Mehr	Raj, Anwer Hussain	Bengali;[7]
	Aur Ghum Nahi
	Gayer Bodhu
	Kanch Kata Heera			Razzak, Kobori
	Kolomi Lota
1966	Poonam ki Raat		Khalil Ahmed	Akbar, Mehfouz, Sadhana	Urdu[8]
1967	Iss Dharti Per		Noorul Alam	Haroon, Farida, Mirza, Khalil	Urdu[9]
	Poonam ki Raat		Khaleel	Akbar, Khalil, Sadhana	Urdu[10]
	Uljhan		A. Hussain	Khalil, Nasima Khan, Hasan Imam	Urdu[10]
1968	Eto Tuku Asha		Narayan Ghosh Mita	Razzak, Sujata	Bengali[11]
	Meri Dosti Mera Pyar		A. Hameed	M. Akhter, Anarkali, Zahid, Saiqa	Urdu[12]
	Soeey Nadya Jage Pani		Khan Ataur Rahman	Kabori Sarwar, Hasan Imam, Jalil Afghani	Urdu[13]
1969	Neel Akasher Neechey		Narayan Ghosh Mita	Razzak, Kobori, Azim, Anwar, Siraj	Bengali[14]
	Pratikar		Saifulla	Mustafa, Rahman, Lubna, F. Lohani	Bengali[15]
	Qasam Uss Waqt Ki		A. J. Kardar	Shabnam, Tariq Aziz, Rozina	Urdu[14]
1970	Jibon Theke Neya	Sathi	Zahir Raihan	Razzak, Khan Ata	Bengali[16]
	Jey Aguney Puri		Amir Hussain	Razzak, Suchanda, Kabori, Anwar, Anwera	Bengali[16]
	Ora Egaro Jon		Chashi Nazrul Islam
1973	Titash Ekti Nadir Naam		Ritwik Ghatak
1974	Alor Michhil	Meena	Narayan Ghosh Mita	Bobita
1975	Lathial		Narayan Ghosh Mita	Anwar Hossain, Farooque	won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1976	Surjo Grahan	Shirin
1977	Rupali Soikote		Alamgir Kabir
1978	Oshikkhito			Razzak
	Golapi Ekhon Traine	Golapi's Mother	Amjad Hossain	Farooque, Bobita
	Nagardola
1979	Surjo Sangram	Shirin
	Bela Shesher Gaan
1986	Asha Nirasha		Rosy Afsari
	Khoma		Malek Afsari
1995	Ei Ghor Ei Songsar		Malek Afsari	Salman Shah, Khalil Ullah Khan
2003	Bir Soinik	Rosy Afsari	Delwar Jahan Jhantu	Manna, Moushumi, Humayun Faridi
2005	Porom Priyo				Last film[1]

Awards

• National Film Award - 1975 for Best Supporting Actress
• Bachsas Awards
• Zahir Raihan Padak
• Nigar Awards^[17] vd

Death and legacy

Afsari died on 9 March 2007 at Birdem Hospital, Dhaka of kidney failure.^[18][19] A Google Doodle on 23 April 2019 commemorated Afsari's 73rd birth anniversary.^[20]

References

1. রোজীকে মনে পড়ে. Daily Samakal (in Bengali). March 4, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
2. "Remembering Rosy Afsari: Departure of a thespian". The Daily Star. March 11, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
3. Deepannita Ity (March 8, 2015). ঋত্বিক ঘটকের 'দ্য বিউটি'- রোজী আফসারী. Bangla Mail (in Bengali). Retrieved November 4, 2015.
4. রোজী আফসারী. Priyo News (in Bengali). Retrieved November 4, 2015.
5. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 254. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
6. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
7. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
8. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
9. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 258. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
10. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
11. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
12. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 261. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
13. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
14. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
15. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 266. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
16. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
17. রোজী আফসারী. Daily Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved November 4, 2015.
18. রোজী আফসারীর অষ্টম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী আজ - Rosy Afsari's 8th Death Anniversary Today. The Times Info. March 9, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
19. Aminul E Shanto (March 9, 2015). রোজী আফসারীর প্রয়াণ দিবসে শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি. Risingbd (in Bengali). Retrieved November 4, 2015.
20. "Rosy Afsari's 73rd Birthday". Google. 23 April 2019.

External links

• Rosy Afsari at IMDb
• Rosy Afsari at the Bangla Movie Database