Baby Helen (known by her stage name Shuchorita)[2] is a Bangladeshi film actress.[3] She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997) and Best Supporting Actress for Meghkonna (2018).[4][5] She has acted in over 100 movies.[2]
Shuchorita | |
|---|---|
| Born | Baby Helen Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Notable work | Jadur Bashi, Hangor Nodi Grenade |
| Spouse(s) | Jashim (div) KMR Manzoor
(m. 1989; div. 2012) |
| Relatives | Rita (sister) |
Background
Shuchorita was born in Dhaka,[2] the middle child of three siblings. She has an older sister, Rita, and had a younger brother, Manu, who died in a home accident in 1998.[citation needed]
Career
Shuchorita got into the film industry through the help of her aunt, Panna, a dance artist herself.[2] She started her acting career as a child artist, playing the role of a boy, in the 1969 film Bablu.[2] She was cast as the lead actress in the film Shikriti in 1972.[2] As an actress, she got her breakthrough in the film Jadur Bashi (1977).[2][6]
Works
- Jadur Bashi (1977)
- The Father (1979)
- Priya Tumi Sukhi Hou [7]
- Jibon Nowka
- Jonny
- Rongila Jorina Sundori
- Daku Monsur
- Amtola Amtola
- Nai Telephone Naire Peon
- Ekhono Anek Raat
- Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997)
- Kotha Dilam
- Trash
- Danga (1991)
- Nagordola
- Ballo Shikkha
- Bodla
- Gaddar
- Chitkar
- Megh Bizli Badol
- Shamsher
- Duniyadari
- Mohammad Ali
- Rocky
- Mastan
- Taal Betal
- Somapti
- Janowar
- Alor Pothe
- Chokka Panja
- Sonar Horin
- Sonar Tori
- Ashami
- Tufan
- Noder Chad
- Ghor Sangchar
- Kudrat
- Nam Bodnam
- Shakkhi
- Akhi Milon
- Kusum Koli
- Mayer Momota
- Ajante (1996)
- Taka (2005)
- Griholokkhi
- Jiboner Cheye Dami
- Nishwartha Bhalobasa (2013)[8]
- Ostitto (2016)
Personal life
In the early 1980s, Shuchorita was married to actor Jashim for a year.[9] In 1989, she married film producer, KMR Manzoor,[10] and they have three children together.[9] The couple got divorced in December 2012.[9]
Awards
Beside the Bangladesh National Film Award, Shuchorita won Best Actress award from Bangladesh Film Journalists Association in 1981.[11][12]
References
External links
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