Nazma Anwar

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Nazma Anwar (c.1941 – 14 December 2004) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress, and drama activist. She performed in Bengali films including Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005), Dukhai (1997) Joyjatra (2004), Shonkhonil Karagar (1992), Chittagong: The Last Stopover (2000), Shankhonad (2004) and also in television drama plays including Iblish, Kothao Keu Nei, and Tahara.[1][2]

Died14 December 2004(2004-12-14) (aged 62–63)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1981-2004
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Nazma Anwar
নাজমা আনোয়ার
Bornc.1941
Died14 December 2004(2004-12-14) (aged 62–63)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationActor
Years active1981-2004
ChildrenIshrat Nishat (d. 2020)

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Early life

Anwar was born in 1941 in Munshiganj District in the-then British India. Her father was a professor of Arabic in the Government Haraganga College.[1] She moved to Dhaka with her family when she finished her sixth grade in school.[1][3][4]

Career

Anwar started her career as a theater activist by joining Dhaka Drama Circle in 1960s. In 1981, she joined in Aranyak Natyadal, a theater group in Bangladesh.[1][5][6]

In 2001, she played in the tele drama Kariman Bewa (2001), based on the biography of freedom fighter Taramon Bibi.[1]

Personal life

Anwar had five children. Her daughter, Ishrat Nishat, was a theatre activist.[7] Ishrat Nishat died on January 19, 2020 from a cardiac arrest at around 11:00 pm at 56 years old.

Works

Films

References

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