| Anju Ghosh | |
| Birth Date: | 1956 or 1966 (see Citizenship controversy) |
| Birth Name: | Anjali Ghosh |
| Years Active: | 1972-present |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Notable Works: | Beder Meye Josna |
Anju Ghosh is an actress in Bangladeshi and Indian (Tollywood) films. She is notable for her role in the film Beder Meye Josna (Josna, The Gypsey Daughter) in 1989.[1]
Ghosh debuted in film acting through her role in Soudagor (1982), directed by F. Kabir Chowdhury.[2]
Ghosh acted in around 50 films.[2] Her co-actors included Abdur Razzak, Zafar Iqbal, Wasim and Ilias Kanchan from Bangladesh and Ranjit Mallick, Chiranjeet Chakraborty and Prosenjit Chatterjee from India.[2]
Ghosh left Bangladesh in 1996 and moved to Kolkata, India.[3] In 2018, she started acting for a Bangladeshi film, Madhur Canteen, directed by Saidur Rahman Said.[4]
Ghosh released a music album, Malik Chhara Chithi, in 1990 which included 12 songs.[5]
After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in June 2019, speculation rose about Ghosh's nationality. Later, the BJP claimed that she is a citizen of India and has an Indian passport.[6] West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh released her birth certificate, issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2003.[7] [8] According to the certificate, she was born as Anju Ghosh to Sudhanya Ghosh and Binapani Ghosh on 17 September 1966 in East End Nursing Home, Kolkata.[9] On the other hand, in an interview with Ekushey Television in September 2018, she mentioned about her birth in 1956 in Faridpur District in the-then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and her moving to Chittagong before the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.[2] She had added about her studies in Krishnakumari High School in Chittagong.[2]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo[10] | Mohammad Mohiuddin |
| 1984 | Chondon Diper Raj Konna | Ibne Mizan |
| 1989 | Beder Meye Josna | Tojammel Haque Bokul |
| 1991 | Beder Meye Josna | Tojammel Haque Bokul |
| 1992 | Bedenir Prem | Swapan Saha |
| 1992 | Garial Bhai | Tojammel Hoque Bokul |
| 1993 | Kumari Maa | Dulal Bhowmick |
| 1993 | Rajar Meye Parul[11] | Milan Chowdhury |
| 2000 | Gariber Sansar | Swapan Saha |