| Rosy Afsary | |
| Native Name: | রোজী আফসারী |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Name: | Shamima Akter Rosy |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Lakshmipur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1967 – 2004 |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Awards: | National Film Award, Bachsas Awards |
Rosy Afsary (also Rosy Samad, 23 April 1946 – 9 March 2007) was an actress in the Bangladeshi film industry. She was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in its first ceremony in 1975 for her role in the film Lathial.[1]
Afsary started her career in 1964 through Eito Jibon film. She appeared in over 200 Bengali films and always played a positive sad role.[2] She also acted in 25 Urdu films.[3] She was President of Zia Sangskritik Parishad (Zisus).[4]
Afsary was first married to filmmaker Abdus Samad. Then in 1981, she married filmmaker Malek Afsary and changed her surname to Rosy Afsary. Her sister Parveen Ahmed Ruhi was wife of veteran Actor Washim.
| Year | Film Title | Role | Director | Co-star | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Eito Jibon | Jillur Rahman | Shawkat Akbar, Sumita Devi, Husn Ara, Anwer, Misbah | Bengali;[5] debut film | ||
| Bandhan | Qazi Zaheer | Chitra, Mustafa, Anwar Hussain | Urdu[6] | |||
| Sangam | Urdu; first Pakistani color feature film | |||||
| 1965 | Ek Aler Roop Khatha | I. Meezan A. Mehr | Raj, Anwer Hussain | Bengali;[7] | ||
| Aur Ghum Nahi | ||||||
| Gayer Bodhu | ||||||
| Kanch Kata Heera | ||||||
| Kolomi Lota | ||||||
| 1966 | Poonam ki Raat | Khalil Ahmed | Akbar, Mehfouz, Sadhana | Urdu[8] | ||
| 1967 | Iss Dharti Per | Noorul Alam | Urdu[9] | |||
| Poonam ki Raat | Khaleel | Akbar, Khalil, Sadhana | Urdu[10] | |||
| Uljhan | A. Hussain | Urdu | ||||
| 1968 | Eto Tuku Asha | Bengali[11] | ||||
| Meri Dosti Mera Pyar | A. Hameed | M. Akhter, Anarkali, Zahid, Saiqa | Urdu[12] | |||
| Soeey Nadya Jage Pani | Kabori Sarwar, Hasan Imam, Jalil Afghani | Urdu[13] | ||||
| 1969 | Neel Akasher Neechey | Razzak, Kobori, Azim, Anwar, Siraj | Bengali[14] | |||
| Pratikar | Saifulla | Mustafa, Rahman, Lubna, F. Lohani | Bengali[15] | |||
| Qasam Uss Waqt Ki | Shabnam, Tariq Aziz, Rozina | Urdu | ||||
| 1970 | Jibon Theke Neya | Sathi | Zahir Raihan | Bengali[16] | ||
| Jey Aguney Puri | Amir Hussain | Razzak, Suchanda, Kabori, Anwar, Anwera | Bengali | |||
| Ora Egaro Jon | ||||||
| 1973 | Titash Ekti Nadir Naam | |||||
| 1974 | Alor Michhil | Meena | ||||
| 1975 | Lathial | Narayan Ghosh Mita | won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 1976 | Surjo Grahan | Shirin | ||||
| 1977 | Rupali Soikote | Alamgir Kabir | ||||
| 1978 | Oshikkhito | Razzak | ||||
| Golapi Ekhon Traine | Golapi's Mother | Amjad Hossain | Farooque, Bobita | |||
| Nagardola | ||||||
| 1979 | Surjo Sangram | Shirin | ||||
| Bela Shesher Gaan | ||||||
| 1986 | Asha Nirasha | Rosy Afsari | ||||
| Khoma | Malek Afsari | |||||
| 1995 | Ei Ghor Ei Songsar | Malek Afsari | ||||
| 2003 | Bir Soinik | Rosy Afsari | Delwar Jahan Jhantu | |||
| 2005 | Porom Priyo | Last film |
Afsari died on 9 March 2007 at Birdem Hospital, Dhaka of kidney failure.[18] [19] A Google Doodle on 23 April 2019 commemorated Afsari's 73rd birth anniversary.[20]