Anwara Begum (known as Anwara) is a Bangladeshi film actress. She has acted in more than 600 films as of 2015. She earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2020) from Bangladesh government. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress a record seven times for her roles in Golapi Ekhon Traine (1978), Sundori (1979), Sokhinar Juddho (1984), Moroner Pore (1990), Radha Krishna (1992), Banglar Badhu (1993) and Ontore Ontore (1994), and Best Actress award once for Shuvoda (1986).
Career In 1961, while Anwara was a student of seventh grade in Palasi Girls' School, she performed as a dancer in a group for the film Aajan. The film was never released. In 1963, Anwara acted as a dancer in two films Nachghor and Preeti Na Jane Reet. She then acted as a supporting actress in the film Sangam (1964). She performed as an actress in a lead role for Bala (1967). She got her breakthrough in 1967 for her Aleya role in the film Nawab Sirajuddaula.
Since 1972, Anwara started performing in roles of mothers, aunts and mothers-in-law.
Personal life Anwara married to Muhitul Islam Muhit in 1972. Anwara has a daughter, Rumana Islam Mukti. She has a granddaughter named Karima Darodi.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1964 Sangam Zahir Raihan 1965 Janajani Ekaler Rupkotha 1967Nawab Sirajuddaula Aleya Khan Ataur Rahman Bala 1976 Nayanmoni Padma Kaki 1978 Golapi Ekhon Traine Moina Amjad Hossain won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1979 Sundori Amjad Hossain won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1980Kosai Goriber Meye Bashori 1982 Devdas Chandramukhi Chashi Nazrul Islam JoboraajChadni1984 Sokhinar Juddo won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1986 Shuvoda Chashi Nazrul Islam won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress 1989Bouma1990 Moroner Pore won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1991 Danga Amena Begum Kazi Hayat 1992 Radha Krishna won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1993 Banglar Badhu won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1994 Ontore Ontore Dadi won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1999 Srabon Megher Din Kusum's Mother Humayun Ahmed 2013 Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini Rokeya Begum/Dadi Safi Uddin Safi 2014 Chini Bibi Dadi Nazrul Islam Babu 2016Ojante BhalobashaPrem's grandmaA J Rana
References
External links
Anwara Begum at the Bangla Movie Database