Sharmili Ahmed Explained

Sharmili Ahmed
Native Name:	শর্মিলী আহমেদ
Birth Name:	Majeda Mullick
Birth Date:	8 May 1947
Birth Place:	Belur Chok, Domkal Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
Alma Mater:	PN Girls High School
Spouse:	Rabikuddin Ahmed
Children:	Tanima
Death Place:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation:	Actress and key opinion leader
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Years Active:	1962–2022
Father:	Tofazzal Hossain
Relatives:	Wahida Mollick Jolly (sister)

Sharmili Ahmed (8 May 1947 – 8 July 2022) was a Bangladeshi television and film actress.

Early life

Majeda Mullick was born on 8 May 1947 in Belur Chok village, Murshidabad.^{[1] [2]} She passed matriculation examination from Rajshahi PN Girls High School.^[1]

Career

Ahmed started her career as a radio announcer and drama artiste in Rajshahi Radio in 1962.^[3] She made her debut as a film actress in 1964 and as a television actress in 1968.^{[4] [5]} She worked in Dompoti, the first ever drama serial on Bangladesh Television.^[6] She acted in a mother role for the first time in the drama Agun, directed by Mohammad Mohsin in 1976.^[7] In a career spanning more than 50 years she acted in nearly 400 films and 150 television programs.

Works

Television

• Atoshi (1999)
• Malancha
• Dompoti
• Brishtir Porey (2005)
• Amader Anando Bari (2005)
• Aguntuk (2005)
• Poshak (2005)
• Anchol (2006)
• Chena Manusher Panchalee (2007)
• Dhupchhaya (2009)
• Uposhonghar (2010)
• Poush Phaguner Pala (2011)
• Chheleti (2011)^[4]
• Abar Hawa Bodol (2014)

Films

• Jugnoo (1968)^[8]
• Shuorani Duorani (1968)
• Abirbhab (1968) - Luna Chowdhury
• Alingon (1969)
• Polatok (1973)
• Agun (1976)
• Bashundhara (1977) - Chhobi's Sister in Law
• Rupali Shoikote (1979)
• Aradhona (1979) - Parul
• Emiler Goyenda Bahini (1980)
• Ashar Alo (1982)
• Dahan (1985) - Asma / Mrs. Mostak
• Premik (1985)
• Hushiar (1988)
• Laal Golap
• Beyadob
• Streer Paona (1991) - Kabir's Mother
• Tyag (1993) - Rayhan's Mother
• Bikkhov (1994) - Zihad's Mother
• Prem Juddho (1994)
• Tomake Chai (1996) - Sagor's Mother
• Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997)
• Ami Tomari (1999)
• Sobaito Sukhi Hote Chai (2000)
• Dhawa (2000)
• Milon Hobe Koto Dine (2002)
• Swami Chhintai (2004)
• Amar Swapno Tumi (2005) - Shahed's Mother
• Mohabbat Zindabad (2005)
• Bhalobasha Bhalobasha (2006)
• Na Bolona (2006)
• Chachchu (2006)
• Judge Er Raye Fashi (2007)
• Jhontu Montu Dui Bhai (2007)
• Dukhini Zohora (2007)
• Tip Tip Brishty (2008)
• Akash Chhowa Bhalobasha (2008)
• Swami Niye Juddho (2008)
• Golapi Ekhon Bilatey (2010)
• Matir Thikana (2011)
• Meherjaan (2011) - Meher's Mother
• Moner Jala (2011)
• Se Amar Mon Kereche (2012)
• Akash Koto Dure (2014)
• 71 Er Maa Jononi (2014)
• Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe (2014)
• Swargo Theke Norok (2015)
• Ochena Hridoy (2015)
• Ek Prithibi Prem (2016)
• Raat Jaga Phool (2021)

Personal life

Ahmed was married to Rakibuddin Ahmed (1932-1996). They had a daughter named Tanima.^[7] She had a younger sister theatre actor and activist Wahida Mollick Jolly.^[9]

Death

She died from cancer on 8 July 2022 at the age of 75.

Notes and References

1. News: Shah Alam Shazu . August 15, 2010 . Those were the days . The Daily Star . November 30, 2015.
2. News: Afsar Ahmed . May 6, 2005 . Tit Bits – The celebrity name game . The Daily Star . December 28, 2015.
3. News: July 8, 2022 . Bangladesh actress Sharmili Ahmed dies . en . . July 8, 2022.
4. News: Through the eyes of Sharmili Ahmed. 23 September 2017. 22 September 2017. The Daily Star.
5. News: Tamanna Khan . 26 August 2011 . Television Now and Then . The Daily Star . 30 November 2015.
6. News: The Five Generations of TV Heroines. The Daily Star. October 31, 2014. November 30, 2015. Shah Alam Shazu.
7. News: Sharmili Ahmed, symbol of an 'ideal mother'. May 12, 2013. November 30, 2015. Dhaka Tribune. Punny Kabir.
8. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Pakistan Cinema, 1947–1997 . Oxford University Press . 260 . 0-19-577817-0.
9. News: Wahida Mollick Jolly. September 6, 2014. November 30, 2015. The Daily Star. Mohammad Zahidul Islam.