Bonna Mirza

Bangladeshi actress
Manosh Chowdhury
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(m. 2010)​
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Bonna Mirza (born 9 September 1975) is a Bangladeshi actress who works in television, film, and on stage. Mirza started her career in 1992 with theatre group DeshNatok, a member of group theater federation.[1] She is an enlisted artist of Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar.

Mirza's notable theatre performances are Nitya Puran,[2] Darpane Sharatshashi, A Dolls' House, and Ghorlopat. Since 2018, she is the elected secretary of Actors' Equity, the professional organization of television actors.[3] She is a speaker on various social issues in different social forums: educational institutions, social organizations and TV channels.[4]

Early life and family

Born in Kushtia, Mirza was with her parents. Her father is a retired government officer and her mother is a housewife. She is second among three sisters and she has a brother. She took secondary examination from Kushtia Govt. Girls' High School. Later she moved to Dhaka for study, and completed her master's degree in theater and performance studies from University of Dhaka.[5]

In 2010, Mirza got married to Manosh Chowdhury.[6] He teaches at Jahangirnagar University.[7]

Career

Mirza debuted her acting career in 1992 with the theatre troupe Desh Natok. Some years later, she started acting in television drama in 1997, while she still was in the university.[8] After years of professional acting on television, she started anchoring television program with renowned Bangladeshi television channels like Ekattor TV, News 24, G-TV etc. Since 2015, she also started career as a marketing professional and currently working as Head of Marketing in Bangla Tribune.[9] Her first performance in television drama was in Shukher Nongor, directed by Saidul Anam Tutul, in 1997.[10][11] Mirza is the anchor of the television show Ekattorer Shokal of Ekattor TV.[12] She performed in Tanvir Mokammel's directorial venture Rabeya (2009).[8]

Mirza was elected the programme secretary for the Film Artistes' Association.[12]

Works

Television dramas

Stage plays

Movies

  • Head Master
  • Omar Faruker Maa
  • Pita
  • Rabeya
  • Shorot 71

Awards

Year Award Category Outcome
2018 India-Bangladesh Friendship Award Won
2017 Junior Chamber of Commerce Peace Award Won
2016 Canada-Bangladesh Solidarity Award Won
2005 Bhashani Memorial Award Won
2003 Television Forum Audience Award Best Actor Won
2001 Bachasas Award Best actor (Nityapuran)[20] Won

References

  1. ^ "Busy times for Bonna Mirza". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  2. ^ "Desh Natok revives "Nityapuran" after 14 years". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ^ "Young TV actors criticised in seminar". The Daily New Age. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  4. ^ Syeda Shamin Mortada (2009-03-27). "Banna Mirza: Beauty, grace and reflective demeanour". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  5. ^ Shah Alam Shazu (2012-01-06). "Bonna Mirza @DS Cafe". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  6. ^ "Defining moments in Bangladeshi media". The Daily Star. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  7. ^ Shah Alam Shazu (2012-01-06). "Bonna Mirza @DS Café". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  8. ^ a b c d e Fayeka Zabeen Siddiqua (2014-02-21). "Mad Genius". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  9. ^ "I prefer to accept things as they come". The Daily Star. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  10. ^ Mahmuda Afroz (2006-09-15). ""Acting is not mere pretence" -- Bonna Mirza". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  11. ^ Amira Amin (2018-07-28). "Femme Fabulous: Bonna Mirza". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  12. ^ a b c "Busy times for BONNA MIRZA". The Daily Star. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  13. ^ "Shomudrojol on Banglavision tonight". The Daily Star. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  14. ^ a b "Bonna Mirza: Mastering all trades". The Daily Star. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Bonna Mirza in conversation". The Daily Star. 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  16. ^ "Bhabi: New serial on Ekushey TV". The Daily Star. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Acting always draws me". The Daily Star. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  18. ^ "Special play "Amoratrir Gaan" on Independence Day". The Daily Star. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  19. ^ Robina Rashid Bhuiyan (2017-11-10). "Desh Natok revives "Nityapuran" after 14 years". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  20. ^ "Bonna Mirza signs for government-funded film 'Ghor Geosthi'". The New Nation. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  • Bonna Mirza at IMDb