Firoza Rahman Tina (known by her stage name Tina Khan; 25 May 1966 – 20 January 1989) was a Bangladeshi film actress and producer. She appeared in about 25 films. She was conferred special award posthumously on

13th National Film Awards The 13th National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1965. Starting with 13th National Film Awards, a new award w ...

in 1989.

Background and career

Firoza Rahman Tina was born on 25 May 1966 in

Chuadanga Chuadanga () is a city in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Located on the Mathabhanga River, Mathabhanga river, Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-district of ...

. She was married to Moazzem Hossain (d. 22 August 2021) when she was in class nine. Her daughter is actress Rimu Roja Khandakar. After coming to

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Khan joined the theatre group of

Abdullah Al Mamun Abdullah Al Mamun () is a Bengali given name. It may refer to: * Abdullah al-Ma'mun (786-833), the seventh Abbasid caliph * Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy (1877–1935), Bengali Islamic scholar, barrister, and academic * Abdullah al Mamun (playwr ...

. She debuted in film career through the film "Biman Bala", directed by

Ehtesham Ehtesham ur Rahman (1927 – 17 February 2002), known as Captain Ehtesham, was a Bangladeshi and Pakistani film director. On his death in 2002 he was described as a pioneer of the film industry in Dhaka, and one of Bangladesh's leading directors ...

. She then went to work on films including "Rojonigondha", "Dui Jibon", "Mou Chor", "Ayna Bibir Pala", "Ekai Eksho", and "Lagam". She produced and acted in the film "Princess Tina Khan", released in 1985. The film was based on lives of Jatra artists.

Death and legacy

Khan died in a road accident on 20 January 1989 while she was returning from the inauguration of a short film in

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. Director Alamgir Kabir, accompanying her in the same vehicle, also died from the accident. Khan was conferred a special award posthumously in the

in 1989.

Selected filmography

* ''Bimanbala'' * ''

Rajanigandha ''Rajanigandha'' () is a 1982 Bangladeshi film starring Razzak, Alamgir and Shabana opposite them. Ayesha Akter garnered a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress ...

'' * ''Mou Chor'' * ''Ayna Bibir Pala'' * ''Lagam'' * ''

Dui Jibon ''Dui Jibon'' () is a 1988 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Abdullah al Mamun, who also wrote the story. The screenplay and dialogue is written by Jahirul Haque. The film stars Bulbul Ahmed, Kabori Sarwar, Afzal Hossain, Parveen Sultana Di ...

'' * ''Eri Nam Prem'' * ''Ekai Eksho'' * ''Princess Tina Khan''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Tina 1966 births 1989 deaths People from Chuadanga District Bangladeshi film actresses Recipients of the National Film Awards (Bangladesh) Bangladeshi film producers Bangladeshi women film producers Road incident deaths in Bangladesh