Shakila Sharma (born 28 February 1962), better known as ''Shakila Zafar'', is a Bangladeshi singer.
Early life
Shakila was born in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...
, Pakistan. She grew up in Pakistan with her family. Her family belongs to
Sirajganj District
Sirajganj District ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ জেলা) is a district in the North Bengal region of Bangladesh, located in the Rajshahi Division. It is an economically important district of Bangladesh. Sirajganj district is the 25th ...
, Bangladesh. Her father was a government employee of Pakistan. He was assigned to the
Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan. In 1970, Shakila came to Bangladesh and was admitted in the
Willes Little Flower School
Willes Little Flower School and College is one of the three first English medium school in Dhaka, Bangladesh and was established in 1956 by philanthropist Josephine Willes. The school follows the English version under Directorate of Secondary a ...
. She followed this with graduation from
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently it ...
, in philosophy.
Career
Shakila's career began as a result of her appearance in the 1983
BTV program ''
Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren'' where she performed an
astrology
Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Di ...
themed song "Tula Rashir Meye".
Her fifteenth album, ''Labonye Purno Pran'', was her first solo album of
Rabindra Sangeet
''Rabindra Sangeet'' ( bn, রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; ), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Li ...
. It contains ten songs selected and arranged by Tagore song exponent Chanchal Khan. It was recorded in Kolkata and released on the
G-Series label in April 2011.
Personal life
Shakila first married Manna Zafar. She added "Zafar" to her name after marriage. The couple has a child, but relationship with Manna broke down many years ago. In December 2015, Shakila again married an Indian poet and engineer, Ravi Sharma, who is the former CEO of
Adani Power
Adani Power is an Indian power and energy company. A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group with head office at Khodiyar in Ahmedabad, it is a private thermal power producer, with a capacity of 12,450 MW that operates a mega solar plant o ...
and was also CEO-South Asia at
Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel–Lucent S.A. () was a French–American global telecommunications equipment company, headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. It was formed in 2006 by the merger of France-based Alcatel and U.S.-based Lucent, the latter being a su ...
. After her second marriage, she changed her name to Shakila Sharma based on her current husband's name.
Bengali songs
Film songs
Televison songs
Non-film songs
References
External links
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1962 births
20th-century Bangladeshi women singers
20th-century Bangladeshi singers
21st-century Bangladeshi women singers
21st-century Bangladeshi singers
Living people
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