Nazma Anwar

Nazma Anwar (c. 1941 – 14 December 2004) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress, and drama activist. She performed in Bengali films including Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005), Dukhai (1997) Joyjatra (2004), Shonkhonil Karagar (1992), Chittagong: The Last Stopover (2000), Shankhonad (2004) and also in television drama plays including Iblish, Kothao Keu Nei, and Tahara.^[1][2]

Nazma Anwar
নাজমা আনোয়ার
Born	c. 1941 Munshiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	14 December 2004(2004-12-14) (aged 62–63) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981-2004
Children	Ishrat Nishat (d. 2020) Manzur Kalam Nuzhat Anwar Nisbat Anwar Nusrat Naheed

Early life

Anwar was born in 1941 in Munshiganj District in the-then British India. Her father was a professor of Arabic in the Government Haraganga College.^[1] She moved to Dhaka with her family when she finished her sixth grade in school.^[1][3][4]

Career

Anwar started her career as a theater activist by joining Dhaka Drama Circle in 1960s. In 1981, she joined in Aranyak Natyadal, a theater group in Bangladesh.^[1][5][6]

In 2001, she played in the tele drama Kariman Bewa (2001), based on the biography of freedom fighter Taramon Bibi.^[1]

Personal life

Anwar had five children. Her daughter, Ishrat Nishat, was a theatre activist.^[7] Ishrat Nishat died on January 19, 2020 from a cardiac arrest at around 11:00 pm.

Works

Films

• Shonkhonil Karagar (1992)
• Dukhai (1997)
• Chittagong: The Last Stopover (2000)
• Joyjatra (2004)
• Shankhonad (2004)
• Hajar Bachhor Dhore (2005)