Sultana Zaman

Sultana Zaman
Born
Musammat Hosne Ara Sharifa Begum

(1935-09-02)2 September 1935
Died20 May 2012(2012-05-20) (aged 76)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1959–1978
Spouse
QM Zaman
(m. 1956)

Musammat Hosne Ara Sharifa Begum (2 September 1935 – 20 May 2012)[1] was known by the stage name Sultana Zaman. She was a Bangladeshi film actress and producer.[2] In 2009, she was given Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement — the first since the award's inception in 1975.[3][4]

Background and family

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Zaman was born on 2 September 1935 to Syed Abdur Razzaq, an officer of the zamindar of Natore and Rahima Khatun.[2] Zaman passed SSC examination from Natore Girls' School, HSC examination from Rajshahi College.[2] In 1956, she married QM Zaman, the first chief cameraman of Film Development Corporation (FDC) of the then East Pakistan and the cameramen of films including the first Bangla full-length commercial film Mukh O Mukhosh (1956).[2]

Career

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Zaman debuted her acting career in 1959 through the film Matir Pahar produced by SM Parvez and directed by Mohiuddin.[5][6] She adopted her name as Sultana Zaman through the film Anek Diner Chena (1964) directed by Khan Ataur Rahman.[2]

Zaman produced two films, Bhanumati (1969) and Chhadmabeshi.[citation needed] 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.[2]

Works

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Sultana Zaman passes away". The Daily Star. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Zaman, Sultana". In Islam, Sirajul; Akhter, Shamima (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ একজন সুলতানা জামান [One Sultana Zaman]. Janakantha (in Bengali). 28 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ ""Ganga Jatra" and "Monpura" shine". The Daily Star. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Sultana Zaman critically ill". The Daily Star. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Veteran actress Sultana Zaman's condition deteriorates". The Daily Star. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  8. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 251. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  9. ^ a b c Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  10. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 257. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  11. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  12. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  13. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  14. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  15. ^ a b Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  16. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 264. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  17. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  18. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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