Dolly Johur (born 17 July 1953) is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actress. She earned

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(2021) from the Bangladeshi government. She received

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2 times - as the

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and the Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the films '' Shonkhonil Karagar'' and '' Ghani'' (2006) respectively. She gained immense popularity by playing the role of Nilu Bhabi in the famous TV serial

Ei Shob Din Ratri ''Eisob Dinratri'' (') is a 1985 Bangla family-drama written by Humayun Ahmed. It aired on BTV. Synopsis The drama tells the story of a middle-class joint family living in the capital city Dhaka. It depicts a middle class Bangladeshi famil ...

. She came into the absolute limelight by acting in the film '' Shonkhonil Karagar'' (1992), which earned her first

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. In 2021, she was awarded the National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the film industry. In

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, she was awarded the

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, the second highest civilian award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the film industry.

Early life and education

Johur began acting at a very young age. Her brother took her try out for different acting jobs when they were young. She started acting on stage around 1974-75 while studying at

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. During that time, she was enrolled at Natyachakra and

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. Her performance as Sandhya Rani in the play ''Manush'' which aroused the response of the Dhaka stage, made her unforgettable. Apart from this, the plays ''Mayur Singhasan'' and ''Iblish'' are also her best stage works.

Career

Johur got her breakthrough by the character Nilu in the drama serial ''

'' by

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. She has acted in several television dramas on

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and BTV. In 1999, she played

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's mother in

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's romance ''

Ananta Bhalobasha ''Ananta Bhalobasha'' is a 1999 Bangladeshi romantic action film. The film was directed and screenplay by Sohanur Rahman Sohan and Produced by Kuddusur Rahman under the banner of SP Production. The story and dialogues of the film are written by A ...

'', which marked Khan's on-screen debut.

Personal life

She married actor Johurul Islam in 1976, who died in 2006. The couple has one son together, named Riasat.

Works

Television

* ''

'' (1985) * ''Atimanab'' (2007) * ''Joge Biyoge'' (2007) * ''Tuntuni Villa'' (2008) * ''Meghe Dhaka Shohor'' (2018)

Films

* '' Shonkhonil Karagar'' (1992) * ''

Aguner Poroshmoni ''Aguner Poroshmoni'' () is a 1994 film based on the novel of the same name by Humayun Ahmed, who also directed the film. The film won National Film Awards (Bangladesh), National Film Award in eight categories including Best Picture, Best Directo ...

'' (1995) * ''

Shopner Thikana ''Shopner Thikana'' (; Translation: ''The Address of the Dream'') is a Bangladeshi feature film released on 11 May 1995 directed by M. A. Khaleq. This romantic drama film was released on Eid vacation and was a huge success throughout Bangladesh. ...

'' (1995) * ''

Dipu Number Two ''Dipu Number Two'' () is a 1996 Bangladeshi coming of age drama film directed by Morshedul Islam. The screenplay was based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal. It stars Arun Saha, who played the lead role of "Dipu" and Sub ...

'' (1996) * ''

Shudhu Tumi ''Shudhu Tumi'' () is a 2004 Bengali romantic action drama film directed by Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna Roy, produced by Sagar Bhora and Siddhartha Bhora, and starring Prosenjit and Koel in the lead roles. Zubeen Garg composed the music. C ...

'' (1997) * '' Anondo Osru'' (1997) * '' Wrong Number'' (2004) * ''

Nirontor ''Nirontor'' (in English as ''Forever Flows'') is a 2006 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Abu Sayeed. It stars Dolly Johur, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Litu Anam and Shilpi Sarkar Apu. It was Bangladesh's submission to th ...

'' (2006) * '' Ghani'' (2006) * ''

Daruchini Dwip ''Daruchini Dwip'' () () is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was released on 31 August 2007 throughout Bangladesh. The film is based on the Bangladeshi novelist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed’s popular novel of the same name. It was direct ...

'' (2007) * '' Dui Prithibi'' (2015)

Stage dramas

* ''Manush'' (2003) * ''Noashal'' (2014) * ''Shesher Ratri'' (2015)

References

External links

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