Shawdesh desk:
Several actresses made headlines through their work or personal lives throughout the year. As 2024 draws to a close, here are the highlights of the actresses who ruled the year or have been discussed in various incidents.
Mehazabien Chowdhury: Popular small-screen actor Mehazabien Chowdhury has garnered her career with praises over the years through her performance. After a long wait, the actor debuted on the big screen this year. Mehazabien-starrer film “Priyo Maloti” released in the country’s theatres on 20 December.
The Shankh Dasgupta-directed film was also screened at number of prestigious international film festivals, including Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and Red Sea International Film Festival prior to hit the theatres.
Mehazabein starrer another film “Saba” directed by Maksud Hossain had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year.
Tasnia Farin: Tasnia Farin has been busy with her work throughout the year. Her debut Bangladeshi film “Fatima” was selected for the Eastern Vista competition at the 42nd edition Iran’s Fajr Film Festival last year. Not only did the film participate, but it was also awarded at the festival.
Additionally, Farin was awarded Tollywood’s prestigious Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla-2024 as Best Debut Actress for her performance in the film “Aro Ek Prithibi”. The actress was also praised for her role performance in the web film “Kachher Manus Dure Thuiya”.
Sadia Ayman: On October 21, while going live on Facebook at midnight, the actress that said she was forced to go live at midnight to share an incident. She said while crying that she has been going through a bad experience for a while now. She came live after seeing it happen a few times and showed it to the viewers. But later it was revealed she was only acting for a web film’s promotion. Soon after, Sadia Ayman came under heavy criticism for her tactics for “promotion”.
Sadia Ayman also discussed for a viral video earlier in September. An entertainment journalist from one of the country’s leading media outlets has been fired for publishing Sadia Ayman’s videos without permission.
Mahiya Mahi: Outside of cinema, film actress Mahiya Mahi was discussed for politics. She was an active worker of the Awami League. She wanted to participate in the 12th National Parliament Elections. But the party could not give her the nomination. She contested the election as an independent candidate from the Rajshahi-1 constituency with the truck symbol. There, the actress lost the election and lost her deposit too.
Meanwhile, losing the election affected her family life. Mahi’s second marriage also broke up.
Pori Moni, Bubly and Apu Biswas: Pori Moni, Apu Biswas, and Shobnom Bubly, three Dhallywood actresses have been making headlines several times this year. They have been discussed more for their personal lives than for their film work. They have posted on social media alluding to each other, which netizens are finding disrespectful.
A few months ago, Pori and Bubly, engaged in a virtual war on Facebook. Pori alleged that Bubly had copied a video made about her child. Bubly did not delay in responding to the allegations with a counter post. A few months have passed since that incident. However, in a recent interview on a private television channel, Pori talked about her conflict with Bubly. She also mentioned her relationship with Apu Biswas at the event.
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