Sunchanda is one of the brightest stars in mid-1960’s in Bangladeshi movie industry. She was a film actress and director. Apart from her Husband, “Zahir Raihan”, her two sisters “Bobita” and “Champa” are also legends in Bangladesh movie industry. She won several awards in her life as actress and director.
Personal Life:
Suchanda came from a film passionate family. ASM Nizamuddin and Begum Jahan Ara were her parents. Her full name is “Kohinoor Akhter”. She was born in “19th September 1947 in Jessore, Khulna, Bangladesh. She passed HSC from “The Dhaka City College”. Sunchanda’s family gave Bangladesh movie industry three biggest superstars of all time. Along with Suchanda, her two sisters Bobita and Champa are the two most iconic figure in Bangladesh. Her cousin “Riaz” is also one of the most popular figures in Bangladeshi movie industry.
She married Zahir Raihan during 1968. Zahir Raihan was a prominent filmmaker at that time. After the death of Zahir, she married to M Reazaul Malik during 1976. She has one son from the first marriage and three daughters and a son from the second marriage.
Career:
Suchandha started her acting career in a documentary film by Kazi Khaleque in 1964. During 1965, she debuted in a film of Subhash Dutta, named “Kagojer Nouka”. She came under limelight while she acted in “Behula” movie in the opposite of “Razzak”, a film directed by “Zahir Raihan”. Still, now people remember her as “Behula Konna” (Behula Girl). Behula was based on Hindu mythological story. She acted with some icons of Bangladesh movie industry, such as “Golam Mustafa”, “Azim” etc.
Apart from acting she also involved with movie producing and directing. Her first movie production was “Tin Kanna” in 1985. Her production house was “Suchanda Cholochitra”. Also, her first movie as a director was “Bidesh Jatra”.
List of movies
1966: Kagojer Nouka
1967: Behula, Anowara, Chawa Pawa, Noyontara
1968: Dui bhai, Shuyorani Duyorani, Kuchbara Konna, Julekha, Sangshar, Poroshmoni, Ayna and oboshishto, Poyshe, Rakhal Bondhu, Zorina Shundori.
1969: Moner moto bou, Shakhina
1970: Jog Biyog, J Agune Puri, Jibon theke neya, Kothai jeno dekhechi, Ontoronggo, Sukh dukkho
1972: Protishodh, Jibon Songgit, Oshshru diye lekha, Kacher Swargo, Notun Name e Dako, Jibon Tishna.
1973: Doyal Murshid, Shonibarer Chithi
1974: Songgram, Bichar, Porinoti
1975: Dhire Bohe Meghna
1978: Oshanto Dhau, Diner por din
1979: Rajbondi, Bela sesher gaan
1982: Boro barir meye
1984: Penshon, Princess Tina Khan
1985: Chandranath, Ramer Shumoti, Tin kanna, Kotha Dilam, Poran Pakhi, Dena Pawna, Ful Sojja, Aposh, Khamosh, Doshi, Aoyara, Kolmilota, Challenge, Rajashaheb, Boro Ma, Jimshi Shordar, Shokal Shondha, Ashirbad, Shot Ma, Shamrat, Raj Bodhu, Sharif Badmash, Fuler Moto Bou
2005: Hazar bochor dhore
Awards:
1987: Nigar Award for Best Actress
2005: Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director
2006: Meril Prothom Alo Award
2010: CGFB Performance Award as Lifetime Achievement Award
2017: Standard Chartered-The Daily Star’s “Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award”
Source:
Wikipedia | The Daily Star | BD-Pratidin | Wikipedia (BN) | IMDB | Biographybd.com
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