Zakia Bari Mamo

Zakia Bari Mamo (born 19 December 1985) is a Bangladeshi actress and model. She gained recognition after winning the Lux Channel I Superstar beauty pageant in 2006. Mamo made her film debut in Daruchini Dip in 2007, for which she received critical acclaim and won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Bangladesh National Film Awards. She later appeared in Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe in 2014 and Chuye Dile Mon in 2015.

Zakia Bari Mamo
জাকিয়া বারী মম
Born	(1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	Jahangirnagar University
Occupation(s)	Actress and model
Years active	2006–present
Title	Lux Channel I Superstar 2006
Spouses	Ezaz Munna ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2013)​ Shihab Shaheen ​ ​ (m. 2015; div. 2020)​
Children	1
Awards	See full list

Early life

Mamo was born on 19 December 1985. In 1995, she won Notun Kuri, the largest cultural program for children in Bangladesh, which was aired on Bangladesh Television. She rose to nationwide fame after winning the Lux Channel I Superstar pageant. Mamo pursued higher education at Jahangirnagar University, where she completed both her bachelor's and master's degrees in drama and dramatics.

Career

Mamo made her acting debut in the 2007 film Daruchini Dip, where her performance was widely praised. For this role, she won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Bangladesh National Film Awards. After a long break from cinema, she returned in 2014 with the film Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe. In 2015, she starred in Chuye Dile Mon, alongside Arefin Shuvo.

Personal life

Mamo married film producer Ejaz Munna in 2010.^[1] Together they had a son, Udbhas.^[1] The couple got divorced in 2013.^[1] Mamo later married filmmaker Shihab Shaheen in November 2015; the couple publicly revealed their marriage on their fourth wedding anniversary.^[2] They got divorced in September 2020.^[3]

Works

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2007	Daruchini Dip	Jori	Tauquir Ahmed	Won Bangladesh National Film Awards as Best Actress[4]
2014	Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe		Rakibul Alam Rakib
2015	Chuye Dile Mon	Nila	Shihab Shaheen	[5]
2018	Alta Banu	Alta	Arun Chowdhury	[4][6]
2018	Dahan	Maya	Raihan Rafi	[7]
2018	Shopner Ghor	Taneem Rahman Angshu		Based on Rosemary's Baby[8]
2019	Max Ki Gun	Sameer Khan	Hindi film[9]
2022	Agamikal		Anjan Aich
2023	Ora 7 Jon	Aporna	Khijir Hayat Khan
	Radio	Anonno Mamun

Television dramas

Year	Title	Director
2012	Fushka	Nuzhat Alvi Ahmed
2012	Ekti Suitcase Abong	Ishmot Ara Choudhury Shanti
2013	Nil Projapoti	Shihab Shaheen
2013	Lukochuri	Shahin Kabir Tutul
2013	Nilpori Nilanjona	Shihab Shahin
2013	Mayer Jonno
2013	Meyeti Kotha Bolebe Prem Koribena	Salauddin Lavlu
2013	Rongtuli	Ilias Khan Tomal
2013	Chapkhanai Ekta Bhoot Thake	Shokal Ahmed
2013	Eclipse	Mabrur Rashid Bannah
2013	Shodho Ekta Minute	Ziauddin Alam
2013	Bhalobashar Chotokhoron	Shihab Shahin
2015	Utshorgo	Mizanur Rahman Aryan
	Jole Tar Chaya	Mahmudur Rahman Hime
	Feelings	Mahmudur Rahman Hime
	Shesh Porjonto	Shihab Shaheen
	Jalshaghor	Jakaria Showkhin

Web series

Year	Title	OTT	Character	Director	Notes
2019	Beauty and the Bullet	Bioscope	ASP Tamanna	Animesh Aich
	Chena Pother Oporichita			Shihab Shaheen
2021	Contract[10]	ZEE5	Meena	Tanim Noor and Krishnendu Chattopadhyay
	Bilaap [11]	Cinematic		Sunny Sanwar and Faisal Ahmed
	Platform	Bongo BD		Sarder Rokon
	Mohanagar	Hoichoi	Shahana Huda	Ashfaque Nipun
2022	9 April	Binge		Kaushik Shankar Das

Awards

Daruchini Dip won the National Film Awards total seven categories in the year of 2007.

• Winner Best Actress selected : 'Zakia Bari Momo' 2007
• Winner Best Supporting Actor Female (Bangladesh) for Mohanagar in 2021.^[12]

References

1. "We got divorced two years ago: Momo". www.kalerkantho.com. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
2. "Mamo, Shihab Shaheen confirm divorce after two years". The Daily Star. 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
3. "২ বছর পর জানা গেল মম–শাহীনের বিচ্ছেদের খবর". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
4. "Mamo working in new film". The Daily Star. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
5. ‘ছুয়ে দিলে মন’ ছবি পরিচালনা করবেন শিহাব শাহীন. Independent TV (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2014-04-29.
6. "Many happy returns to Mamo". The Independent. Dhaka. 19 December 2017.
7. "I am Confident About 'Dohon' - Mamo". The Daily Star. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
8. "Back to Back Movies for Momo". The Daily Star. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
9. "Secret Agent Mamo". The Daily Star. 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
10. "Trailer of web series 'Contract' garners intrigue". The Daily Star. 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
11. "COP Creation's web series 'Bilaap' on Eid". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
12. "Hoichoi Awards 2021". Tbsnews.net. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.