Bijaya Ratnabali Barua () is a Bangladeshi costume designer and production designer known for her work in Bangladeshi cinema and streaming productions. She has worked on films including Surongo, Saba, Master, and Pressure Cooker, Suraiya as well as the streaming title Forget Me Not.
Her work has received recognition at the Blenders Choice–The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards and the Chorki Awards.
Career
Barua began her career in Bangladesh's film industry as a costume designer before expanding into production design.
She served as the costume designer for Surongo (2023), directed by Raihan Rafi. The film became one of Bangladesh's highest-grossing releases of 2023 and received critical recognition. For her work on the film, Barua won the Best Costume Design award at the Blenders Choice–The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards.
Barua also worked as costume designer on Forget Me Not directed by Robiul Alam Robi. She worked on Saba, directed by Maksud Hossain, which premiered in the Discovery programme of the Toronto International Film Festival. Barua subsequently worked on Rezwan Shahriar Sumit's Master, a feature film selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2026. She is also credited as costume designer for the Raihan Rafi's 2026 feature film Pressure Cooker, released in Eid al-Fitr 2026.
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes2021MunshigiriCostume designerChanchal Chowdhury starrer OTT series released on Chorki, directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury. 2023 Surongo Costume designer Feature film 2023 Forget Me Not Costume designer Streaming original, One of the film of the Ministry of Love (film project)2025JimmiCostume designerReleased on Hoichoi. 2025 Pressure Cooker Costume designer Feature film 2025 Saba Costume designer Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026 Master Costume designer Selected for the International Film Festival RotterdamTBASuraiyaCostume designer
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result 2023 Blenders Choice–The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards Best Costume Design Surongo 2025 Chorki Awards Best Costume Design Forget Me Not
References
External links
Filmweb biography
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