Baby Helen (known by her stage name Shuchorita)[2] is a Bangladeshi film actress.[3] She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997) and Best Supporting Actress for Meghkonna (2018).[4][5] She has acted in over 100 movies.[2]

Shuchorita
Born
Baby Helen

Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1969–present
Notable workJadur Bashi, Hangor Nodi Grenade
Spouse(s)Jashim (div)
KMR Manzoor
(m. 1989; div. 2012)
[1]
RelativesRita (sister)

Background

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Shuchorita was born in Dhaka,[2] the middle child of three siblings. She has an older sister, Rita, and had a younger brother, Manu, who died in a home accident in 1998.[citation needed]

Career

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Shuchorita got into the film industry through the help of her aunt, Panna, a dance artist herself.[2] She started her acting career as a child artist, playing the role of a boy, in the 1969 film Bablu.[2] She was cast as the lead actress in the film Shikriti in 1972.[2] As an actress, she got her breakthrough in the film Jadur Bashi (1977).[2][6]

Works

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  • Jadur Bashi (1977)
  • The Father (1979)
  • Priya Tumi Sukhi Hou [7]
  • Jibon Nowka
  • Jonny
  • Rongila Jorina Sundori
  • Daku Monsur
  • Amtola Amtola
  • Nai Telephone Naire Peon
  • Ekhono Anek Raat
  • Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997)
  • Kotha Dilam
  • Trash
  • Danga (1991)
  • Nagordola
  • Ballo Shikkha
  • Bodla
  • Gaddar
  • Chitkar
  • Megh Bizli Badol
  • Shamsher
  • Duniyadari
  • Mohammad Ali
  • Rocky
  • Mastan
  • Taal Betal
  • Somapti
  • Janowar
  • Alor Pothe
  • Chokka Panja
  • Sonar Horin
  • Sonar Tori
  • Ashami
  • Tufan
  • Noder Chad
  • Ghor Sangchar
  • Kudrat
  • Nam Bodnam
  • Shakkhi
  • Akhi Milon
  • Kusum Koli
  • Mayer Momota
  • Ajante (1996)
  • Taka (2005)
  • Griholokkhi
  • Jiboner Cheye Dami
  • Nishwartha Bhalobasa (2013)[8]
  • Ostitto (2016)

Personal life

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In the early 1980s, Shuchorita was married to actor Jashim for a year.[9] In 1989, she married film producer, KMR Manzoor,[10] and they have three children together.[9] The couple got divorced in December 2012.[9]

Awards

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Beside the Bangladesh National Film Award, Shuchorita won Best Actress award from Bangladesh Film Journalists Association in 1981.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Manzoor Uttara Club president". The Daily Star. December 27, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Khokon, Liakat (February 7, 2011). কিংবদন্তী: যাদুর বাঁশির সেই সুচরিতা [Legendary : Shuchorita, the magic flutist]. Amar Desh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Afsar Ahmed (May 6, 2005). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  4. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced". The Daily Star. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  6. ^ Liakat Hossain Khokon (February 7, 2011). কিংবদন্তী : যাদুর বাঁশির সেই সুচরিতা. Dainik Amar Desh (in Bengali). Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  7. ^ "Five films on Channel i this Eid". The Daily Star. July 7, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Suchorita-সুচরিতা". Bangladesh Film Archive. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  9. ^ a b c Manzoor, Khan (January 24, 2016). "K. M. R. Manzoor's children". dailynayadiganta. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  10. ^ "Mr. KMR Manzoor, Managing Director, Neptune Theatre Ltd., Ovishar Cinema Hall and Neptune Theatre". reflectionnews.com. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  11. ^ Rahat Saiful (August 22, 2015). এখনো ব্যস্ত সুচরিতা. Rising BD (in Bengali). Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  12. ^ Momin Rahman and Nobin Hossain (1998). বাংলাদেশের চলচ্চিত্রে তারকা নায়িকাঃ পপি থেকে পপি. Anyadin, Eid Special (in Bengali). 2 (25). Mazharul Islam: 351.
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