Purnima Sen

Purnima Sen (Full name: Purnima Sengupta; 1930–1997) was a Bengali actress. She was born in Guwahati, Assam. However, her ancestral home was in Patharghata, Barguna District. Later, her family moved to East Bengal and she lived in Patharghata, Chittagong until her death.

She began her artistic career as a dancer.^[1] Later, she began her acting career through Mukh O Mukhosh, the first sound film of then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).^[2][3][4]

In 1962, she married businessman and film producer Mohammad Nasir, converted to Islam and changed her name to Parveen Banu.^[5] Her daughter Nasrin began acting in films and later married renowned actor Jashim.^[6]