Kabori

Kabori was born in Boalkhali, Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan.^[2] She studied until 8th grade.^[8] Her father, Krisna Das Paul, was a Bhajan singer, and her mother used to recite verses from religious books. Kabori was born into a cultural family. Her siblings knew how to dance and sing. And her brother could play the tabla.^[9]

Kabori debuted in the film industry at the age of 13. Her first film, Sutorang, directed by Subhash Dutta, was released in 1964.^[10] She earned the role through the music director, Satya Saha.^[9] In the film, Subhash Dutta changed the actress 'Mina's' name to 'Kabori,' which means 'bun of hair.' With her new name and appearance, Kabori quickly became a symbol of romance for the local audience through her debut in cinema.^[11] Kabori starred with Razzak in more than 20 films together since Dutta's Abirbhab in 1968; the films include Nil Akasher Niche (1969), Deep Nebhe Nai (1970), and Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo (1970).^[12]

Kabori acted in several films with Farooque in the 1970s, notably Sujon Sokhi and Sareng Bou.^[3] She also starred with Bulbul Ahmed in Chashi Nazrul Islam's Devdas (1982).^[3] She acted in the 1973 film Titash Ekti Nadir Naam by Ritwik Ghatak, an Indian filmmaker.^[3] She also acted in an Urdu film, Bahana, by Zahir Raihan with co-actor Rahman.^[3] She also worked with other actors, including Alamgir, Sohel Rana, Uzzal, Wasim, Khan Ataur Rahman, Golam Mustafa, Anwar Hossain, and A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman.^[3]

In 2006, Kabori directed the film Ayna.^[13]

Kabori authored a book titled "Sritituku Thaak".^[3]

In 2008, Kabori was elected to the National Parliament in Bangladesh from Narayanganj-4 for the 9th Bangladesh Parliament. During the 1971 Liberation War, she participated by donating blood to help the freedom fighters.^[5] She had fled to India during the war and worked on a film, "Joy Bangladesh", in Mumbai.^[3]

Kabori first married Chitta Chowdhury.^[14] After the divorce from Chowdhury, she married Shafiuddin Sarwar in 1978. Sarwar is an uncle of politician Shamim Osman.^[14] The couple was divorced in 2008.^[14][15] She has five sons.^[5]

After testing positive for COVID-19, Kabori was first admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital and later was shifted to the ICU in Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital, where she died on 17 April 2021.^[16][3] She had been working on a film titled Ei Tumi Shei Tumi since 2019. ^[17]

The 1969 Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo film was shot in Chuadanga. The crew stayed at a house called Setab Manzil. The road around the house started going by the name Kabori Road after Kabori, which became official in February 2017.^[18]