Rosy Afsary (also Rosy Samad, 23 April 1946 – 9 March 2007) was an actress in the Bangladeshi film industry. She was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in its first ceremony in 1975 for her role in the film '' Lathial''.

Career

Afsary started her career in 1964 through ''Eito Jibon'' film. She appeared in over 200 Bengali films and always played a positive sad role. She also acted in 25 Urdu films. She was President of Zia Sangskritik Parishad (Zisus).

Personal life

Afsary was first married to filmmaker Abdus Samad. Then in 1981, she married filmmaker Malek Afsary and changed her surname to Rosy Afsary. Her sister Parveen Ahmed Ruhi was wife of veteran Actor

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Filmography

Awards

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- 1975 for Best Supporting Actress * Bachsas Awards * Zahir Raihan Padak * Nigar Awards vd

Death and legacy

Afsari died on 9 March 2007 at Birdem Hospital,

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on 23 April 2019 commemorated Afsari's 73rd birth anniversary.

References

External links

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Bangla Movie Database
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