Baby Helen (known by her stage name Shuchorita) is a Bangladeshi film actress. She won the

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for her role in the film '' Hangor Nodi Grenade'' (1997) and Best Supporting Actress for Meghkonna (2018). She has acted in over 100 movies.

Background

Shuchorita was born in Dhaka, the middle child of three siblings. She has an older sister, Rita, and had a younger brother, Manu, who died in a home accident in 1998.

Career

Shuchorita got into the film industry through the help of her aunt, Panna, a dance artist herself. She started her acting career as a child artist, playing the role of a boy, in the 1969 film ''Bablu''. She was cast as the lead actress in the film ''Shikriti'' in 1972. As an actress, she got her breakthrough in the film '' Jadur Bashi'' (1977).

Works

Personal life

In the early 1980s, Shuchorita was married to actor

Jashim Abul Khayer Jashim Uddin (known professionally as Jashim; 14 August 1945 – 8 October 1998) was a Bangladeshi film actor, producer, action director and a freedom fighter. He acted in more than 200 films and is known as the first action hero and ...

for a year. In 1989, she married film producer, KMR Manzoor, and they have three children together. The couple got divorced in December 2012.

Awards

Beside the Bangladesh National Film Award, Shuchorita won Best Actress award from Bangladesh Film Journalists Association in 1981.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shuchorita Living people 1958 births Bangladeshi film actresses Best Actress National Film Awards (Bangladesh) winners Actresses from Dhaka Date of birth missing (living people) Best Actress Bachsas Award winners Best Supporting Actress National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners