Bijori Barkatullah is a Bangladeshi television
actress
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and
dance
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r.
Early life
Barkatullah graduated from the Department of History at the
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country.
The University of Dhaka w ...
.
Career
Barkatullah acted her first
drama
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, ''Shukher Chharpotro'', directed by her father
Mohammad Barkatullah in 1988.
She got her breakthrough by her performance in the
drama serial Kothao Keu Nei. Later she acted in ''Megh Kalo'' with
Mahfuz Ahmed
Mahfuz Ahmed (born 23 October 1967) is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He is also a television presenter, model and television producer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor twice for his roles in ''Laal Sobuj'' (2005) an ...
, directed by Abdus Sattar. She acted in a play based on the movie ''
Jibon Theke Neya'' by
Zahir Raihan
Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary '' Stop Genocide'' (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberatio ...
.
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Bijori is also engaged in ]modeling
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and dancing
Dance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or ...
.[
]
Personal life
Bijori is the daughter of Mohammad Barkatullah and Zeenat Barkatullah. Mohammad was a dance artist who later turned into a television producer.[
Barkatullah married Intekhab Dinar, another Bangladeshi actor, on April 14, 2013. She was previously married to ]Shawkat Ali Emon
Shouquat Ali Imon (also known as Saimon; born 1971) is a Bangladeshi music composer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013) and Best Music Composer for ' (2022). He also won ...
, a music director, from 1995 until 2012.[ They have a daughter – Urbana Shawkat.][
]
Works
;Television
* ''Chharpotro''
* ''Oh Boy''Aynabaji
''Aynabaji'' ( ) is a Bangladeshi crime thriller film directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury and produced by Gousul Alam under the banner of Content Matters Production. The film was released on 30 September 2016 and received critical acclaim for it ...
'' (2017) - Special Appearance
;Web Series
* '' Karagar'' (2022)
* '' Jodi Ami Beche Firi'' (2022) - Shahnaz
References
External links
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Living people
Bangladeshi female models
Bangladeshi stage actresses
Bangladeshi film actresses
University of Dhaka alumni
Bangladeshi television actresses
21st-century Bangladeshi women singers
Bangladeshi female dancers
Bangladeshi dancers
Bangladeshi choreographers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Bangladeshi women singers
21st-century Bangladeshi actresses
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