Musammat Hosne Ara Sharifa Begum (2 September 1935 – 20 May 2012) was known by the stage name Sultana Zaman. She was a

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film actress and producer. In 2009, she was given Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement — the first since the award's inception in 1975.

Background and family

Zaman was born on 2 September 1935 to Syed Abdur Razzaq, an officer of the zamindar of

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and Rahima Khatun. Zaman passed SSC examination from Natore Girls' School, HSC examination from

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. In 1956, she married QM Zaman, the first chief cameraman of Film Development Corporation (FDC) of the then

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and the cameramen of films including the first Bangla full-length commercial film ''

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'' (1956).

Career

Zaman debuted her acting career in 1959 through the film ''Matir Pahar'' produced by SM Parvez and directed by Mohiuddin. She adopted her name as Sultana Zaman through the film ''Anek Diner Chena'' (1964) directed by

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. Zaman produced two films, ''Bhanumati'' (1969) and ''Chhadmabeshi''. Besides, she was the presenter of the lyric program ''Chhayachhanda'' in commercial service of radio and acted on radio plays including ''Kritodaser Hashi'', ''Tajmahal'' and ''Zafran''.

Works

Awards

* Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2009) * Chitrakash Award * National Award (2011) by the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaman, Sultana 1935 births 2012 deaths Bangladeshi film actresses National Film Award (Bangladesh) for Lifetime Achievement recipients Burials at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard People from Natore District Rajshahi College alumni 20th-century Pakistani actresses 20th-century Bangladeshi actresses Pakistani film actresses