Shampa Reza is a Bangladeshi singer, model, actress and television host.

Early life and education

Shampa Reza was born to Ahmed Reza and Ranu Reza (d. 2022), a singer. Her siblings are Rini Reza, Nipa Reza, Masum Reza and Azam Reza. Shampa started singing at the age of four. During the

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in 1971, her family sheltered in Kalyani refugee camp in India. Reza studied in Holy Cross School, Dhaka and BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. She went to

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to study in

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in 1976. Her instructor was Guru Pandit Dhruva Tara Joshi.

Career

In 1975, when Reza was in grade 10, her acting career began with a role in the play ''Ostrotogandha'', directed by

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. She got her acting breakthrough in the television drama ''Idiot''. In January 2015, she was conferred ''A Showbiz Fashion Icon'' by the newspaper The Daily Star. Reza hosted a chat show, ''Alor Atithi O Shampa'', for RTV in 2006. Reza won 33rd Bachsas Awards of Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film ''

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'' (2011). She then performed in the 2016 film ''Rina Brown'', based on

. She completed an action thriller film ''

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'', a late 2022 release. In 2023, she appeared in

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's web series '' Internsheep''.

Personal life

Reza has two sons – Dhrubo and Tiash. She also has a granddaughter. Reza is the founder of the school ''Rodela Chottor''. She founded another school in Sylhet, ''Anandaniketan'', which enrolled around 800 students in 2006.

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