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{{ | {{Short description|Bangladeshi actress (1950–2021)}} | ||
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| name = Kabori | | name = Kabori | ||
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| birth_name = Mina Pal | | birth_name = Mina Pal | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|7|19|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|7|19|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Boalkhali]] ,[[Chittagong]], [[East Bengal]], Pakistan | | birth_place = [[Boalkhali]], [[Chittagong]], [[East Bengal]], Pakistan | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|17|1950|7|19|df=y}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|17|1950|7|19|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | | death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | ||
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'''Sarah Begum Kabori''' (also '''Kabori Sarwar'''; born '''Mina Pal''',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/06/d505061403105.htm |title=Tit Bits – The celebrity name game |author=Afsar Ahmed |date=6 May 2005 |access-date=28 December 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> 19 July 1950 – 17 April 2021)<ref name=50years/><ref name=nomore>{{Cite news |date=2021 | '''Sarah Begum Kabori''' (also '''Kabori Sarwar'''; born '''Mina Pal''',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/06/d505061403105.htm |title=Tit Bits – The celebrity name game |author=Afsar Ahmed |date=6 May 2005 |access-date=28 December 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> 19 July 1950 – 17 April 2021)<ref name=50years/><ref name=nomore>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2021 |title=Silver screen legend Kabori no more |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/kabori-no-more-2078853 |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> was a<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2021 |title=Actress Kabori dies of Covid-19 |url=http://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/actress-kabari-no-more-232678 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> Bangladeshi film actress and politician.<ref name=asiaone>{{cite web |url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20081121-102458.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123023/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20081121-102458.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2015 |title=Political career spells divorce for Bangladeshi actress |date=23 November 2008 |publisher=asiaone news |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> Her notable films include ''Sutorang'', ''Sareng Bou'', ''Abhirbhab'', ''Shat Bhai Champa'', ''Sujon Sokhi'' and ''Lalon Fokir''.<ref name=nomore/> She received the [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress]] for her role in the film ''[[Sareng Bou]]'' (1978) and [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement|Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2013.<ref name=nfa>{{cite web |url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২ |title=জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) |language=bn |trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012) |accessdate=19 June 2020 |publisher=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation |work=Government of Bangladesh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2015 |title=Film Mrittika Maya wins national award 2013 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/film-mrittika-maya-wins-national-award-2013-70772 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Kabori got involved into politics later in her life. She became an elected member of parliament from the [[Narayanganj-4]] constituency as an [[Awami League]] politician in 2008 and served until 2014.<ref name=mp>{{Cite web|title=Constituency 207|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla?layout=edit&id=856|access-date=2021 | Kabori got involved into politics later in her life. She became an elected member of parliament from the [[Narayanganj-4]] constituency as an [[Awami League]] politician in 2008 and served until 2014.<ref name=mp>{{Cite web |title=Constituency 207 |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla?layout=edit&id=856 |access-date=18 April 2021 |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Kabori was born in [[Boalkhali Upazila|Boalkhali]], [[Chittagong, East Bengal]], Pakistan.<ref name=50years>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মিষ্টি মেয়ের ৫০ বছর |url=http://www.bdtimes71.com/?p=32376 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018204554/http://www.bdtimes71.com/?p=32376|archive-date=2016 | Kabori was born in [[Boalkhali Upazila|Boalkhali]], [[Chittagong, East Bengal]], Pakistan.<ref name=50years>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মিষ্টি মেয়ের ৫০ বছর |url=http://www.bdtimes71.com/?p=32376 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018204554/http://www.bdtimes71.com/?p=32376 |archive-date=18 October 2016 |newspaper=BD Times 71 |language=bn |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref> She studied until 8th grade.<ref name=mp/> Her father, Krisna Das Paul, was a [[Bhajan]] singer and her mother used to recite verses from religious books. Kabori was born in a cultural based family. Her siblings knew how to dance and sing. And her brother could play the [[tabla]].<ref name=muniments>{{cite news |title=Muniments of my life |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/news/muniments-my-life-1661470 |access-date=17 April 2021 |date=17 November 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Film career== | ==Film career== | ||
[[File:Subhash Dutta and Kabori.jpg|thumb|[[Subhash Dutta]] and Kabori in the film set "Sutorang" (1964)]] | [[File:Subhash Dutta and Kabori.jpg|thumb|[[Subhash Dutta]] and Kabori in the film set "Sutorang" (1964)]] | ||
Kabori debuted in film industry at the age of 13. Her first film ''[[Sutorang]]'', directed by [[Subhash Dutta]], was released in 1964.<ref name=palo>{{cite news |date=4 June 2014 |script-title=bn:অভিনেত্রী কবরীর ৫০ বছর |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/232978/‘অভিনেত্রী-কবরীর-৫০-বছর’|publisher=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref> She earned the role through the music director [[Satya Saha]].<ref name=muniments/> Kabori starred with [[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Razzak]] in more than 20 films together since Dutta's ''Abirbhab'' in 1968; the films include ''[[Nil Akasher Niche]]'' (1969), ''[[Deep Nebhe Nai]]'' (1970), and ''[[Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo]]'' (1970).<ref name=razzak/> | Kabori debuted in film industry at the age of 13. Her first film ''[[Sutorang]]'', directed by [[Subhash Dutta]], was released in 1964.<ref name=palo>{{cite news |date=4 June 2014 |script-title=bn:অভিনেত্রী কবরীর ৫০ বছর |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/232978/‘অভিনেত্রী-কবরীর-৫০-বছর’ |publisher=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref> She earned the role through the music director [[Satya Saha]].<ref name=muniments/> Kabori starred with [[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Razzak]] in more than 20 films together since Dutta's ''Abirbhab'' in 1968; the films include ''[[Nil Akasher Niche]]'' (1969), ''[[Deep Nebhe Nai]]'' (1970), and ''[[Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo]]'' (1970).<ref name=razzak/> | ||
Kabori acted in several films with [[Farooque]] in the 1970s, notably ''Sujon Sokhi'' and ''Sareng Bou''.<ref name=nomore/> She also starred with [[Bulbul Ahmed]] in [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]]'s ''[[Devdas (1982 film)|Devdas]]'' (1982).<ref name=nomore/> She acted in the 1973 film [[Titash Ekti Nadir Naam]] by [[Ritwik Ghatak]], an Indian filmmaker.<ref name=nomore/> She also acted in an [[Urdu]] film ''Bahana'' by [[Zahir Raihan]] with co-actor [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]].<ref name=nomore/> She also worked with other actors including [[Alamgir (actor)|Alamgir]], [[Sohel Rana (actor)|Sohel Rana]], [[Uzzal]], [[Wasim (actor)|Wasim]], [[Khan Ataur Rahman]], [[Golam Mustafa]], [[Anwar Hossain (actor)|Anwar Hossain]] and [[A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman]].<ref name=nomore/> | Kabori acted in several films with [[Farooque]] in the 1970s, notably ''Sujon Sokhi'' and ''Sareng Bou''.<ref name=nomore/> She also starred with [[Bulbul Ahmed]] in [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]]'s ''[[Devdas (1982 film)|Devdas]]'' (1982).<ref name=nomore/> She acted in the 1973 film [[Titash Ekti Nadir Naam]] by [[Ritwik Ghatak]], an Indian filmmaker.<ref name=nomore/> She also acted in an [[Urdu]] film ''Bahana'' by [[Zahir Raihan]] with co-actor [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]].<ref name=nomore/> She also worked with other actors including [[Alamgir (actor)|Alamgir]], [[Sohel Rana (actor)|Sohel Rana]], [[Uzzal]], [[Wasim (actor)|Wasim]], [[Khan Ataur Rahman]], [[Golam Mustafa]], [[Anwar Hossain (actor)|Anwar Hossain]] and [[A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman]].<ref name=nomore/> | ||
In 2006, Kabori directed the film ''Ayna''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Heroine searching for heroine |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/59791/Heroine-searching-for-heroine |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=27 February | In 2006, Kabori directed the film ''Ayna''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Heroine searching for heroine |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/59791/Heroine-searching-for-heroine |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=27 February 2022}}</ref> | ||
Kabori authored a book titled ''"Sritituku Thaak"''.<ref name=nomore/> | Kabori authored a book titled ''"Sritituku Thaak"''.<ref name=nomore/> | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Kabori first married Chitta Chowdhury.<ref name=divorce/> After the divorce from Chowdhury, she married Shafiuddin Sarwar in 1978. Sarwar is an uncle of politician [[Shamim Osman]].<ref name=divorce/> The couple was divorced in 2008.<ref name=divorce>{{Cite news |date=2008 | Kabori first married Chitta Chowdhury.<ref name=divorce/> After the divorce from Chowdhury, she married Shafiuddin Sarwar in 1978. Sarwar is an uncle of politician [[Shamim Osman]].<ref name=divorce/> The couple was divorced in 2008.<ref name=divorce>{{Cite news |date=20 November 2008 |title=Actress Kabori divorced |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-64152 |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Entry into politics sours Kabari's marriage |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/entry-into-politics-sours-kabaris-marriage-1.144259 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=Gulf News |language=en}}</ref> She had five sons.<ref name=asiaone /> | ||
== Death and legacy == | == Death and legacy == | ||
After testing positive for [[COVID-19]], Kabori was first admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital and later, was shifted to the ICU in Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital where she died on 17 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021 | After testing positive for [[COVID-19]], Kabori was first admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital and later, was shifted to the ICU in Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital where she died on 17 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2021 |title=Veteran actress Kabori passes away |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/04/17/veteran-actress-kabori-passes-away |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref><ref name=nomore/> She had been working on a film titled ''Ei Tumi Shei Tumi'' since 2019. | ||
<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021 | <ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2021 |title="I feel very proud to have been born in Bangladesh" - Kabori |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/i-feel-very-proud-have-been-born-bangladesh-kabori-2078969 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> | ||
The 1969 [[Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo]] film was shot in [[Chuadanga Sadar Upazila|Chuadanga]]. The crew stayed at a house called Setab Manzil. The road around the house started going by the name ''Kabori Road'' after Kabori which became official in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021 | The 1969 [[Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo]] film was shot in [[Chuadanga Sadar Upazila|Chuadanga]]. The crew stayed at a house called Setab Manzil. The road around the house started going by the name ''Kabori Road'' after Kabori which became official in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 April 2021 |title=Revisiting 'Kabori Road' |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/revisiting-kabori-road-2079501 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Year | !Year | ||
!Film | |||
!Role | |||
!Director | |||
!Co-artists | |||
|-Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1964 || ''[[Sutorang]]'' || || [[Subhash Dutta]] || Subhash Dutta || | | 1964 || ''[[Sutorang]]'' || Jorina || [[Subhash Dutta]] || [[Subhash Dutta]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1965 || ''Bahana'' || || [[Zahir Raihan]] || [[Abdur Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], Garaj Babu || <ref name="Gazdar1997p254" /> | | 1965 || ''Bahana'' || || [[Zahir Raihan]] || [[Abdur Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], Garaj Babu || <ref name="Gazdar1997p254">{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=254 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="4" | 1967 || ''Heeraramon'' || || || S. Akbar, Anwara, Siraj, Jeshiri, Sadiq Nabi || <ref name="Gazdar1997p259">{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=259 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> | | rowspan="4" | 1967 || ''Heeraramon'' || || || S. Akbar, Anwara, Siraj, Jeshiri, Sadiq Nabi || <ref name="Gazdar1997p259">{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=259 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> | ||
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| ''Kanch Kata Heera'' || || || Razzak || | | ''Kanch Kata Heera'' || || || Razzak || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" | 1971 || ''Jai Bangladesh'' || ||I. S. Johar || ||Hindi | | rowspan="2" | 1971 || ''Jai Bangladesh'' || ||I. S. Johar || || Hindi | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Jolchhobi || || || [[Farooque]] || Debut film of [[Farooque]] | | Jolchhobi || || || [[Farooque]] || Debut film of [[Farooque]] | ||
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| rowspan="4" | 1973 || Lalon Fokir || || || || | | rowspan="4" | 1973 || Lalon Fokir || || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Titash Ekti Nadir Naam]]'' || || Ritwik Ghatak || || | | ''[[Titash Ekti Nadir Naam]]'' || || [[Ritwik Ghatak]] || || Bengali (India-Bangladesh) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Rangbaz (1973 film)|Rangbaz]]'' || || || Razzak || | | ''[[Rangbaz (1973 film)|Rangbaz]]'' || || || Razzak || | ||
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| [[Masud Rana (film)|Masud Rana]] || || || [[Sohel Rana (actor)|Sohel Rana]] || Debut film of Sohel Rana | | [[Masud Rana (film)|Masud Rana]] || || || [[Sohel Rana (actor)|Sohel Rana]] || Debut film of Sohel Rana | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1975 || [[Sujon Sokhi]] || || [[Khan Ataur Rahman]] || [[Farooque]] || | | 1975 || ''[[Sujon Sokhi]]'' || Sokhi || [[Khan Ataur Rahman]] || [[Farooque]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1977 ||''[[MotiMohol]]'' || Firoza || [[Ashok Ghosh]] || [[Razzak,Mahmud Koli]] || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Love | | 1977 ||''[[Love In Simla]]'' || || [[Abul Bashar]] || [[Alamgir (actor)|Alamgir]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1978 || [[Sareng Bou]] || || [[Abdullah al Mamun (playwright)|Abdullah al Mamun]] || [[Farooque]] || | | 1978 || [[Sareng Bou]] || || [[Abdullah al Mamun (playwright)|Abdullah al Mamun]] || [[Farooque]] || | ||
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| 2008 || Bachsas Awards || Honorary Award || || <ref name=50years /> | | 2008 || Bachsas Awards || Honorary Award || || <ref name=50years /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2009 || Bachsas Awards || Lifetime Achievement || || <ref>{{cite news |date=27 December 2014 |script-title=bn:বাচসাস চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার পেলেন রাজ্জাক-কবরী জুটি |url=http://www.kalerkantho.com/online/entertainment/2014/12/27/168306 |newspaper=Kaler Kantho |language=bn |access-date=7 October | | 2009 || Bachsas Awards || Lifetime Achievement || || <ref>{{cite news |date=27 December 2014 |script-title=bn:বাচসাস চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার পেলেন রাজ্জাক-কবরী জুটি |url=http://www.kalerkantho.com/online/entertainment/2014/12/27/168306 |newspaper=Kaler Kantho |language=bn |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2013 || National Film Awards || Lifetime Achievement || || <ref>{{cite news |date=10 March 2015 |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার-২০১৩ ঘোষণা |url=http://www.dhakatimes24.com/2015/03/10/57348 |newspaper=Dhaka Times |language=bn |access-date=1 October | | 2013 || National Film Awards || Lifetime Achievement || || <ref>{{cite news |date=10 March 2015 |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার-২০১৩ ঘোষণা |url=http://www.dhakatimes24.com/2015/03/10/57348 |newspaper=Dhaka Times |language=bn |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2019 || Nayakraj Razzak Award || || || <ref name=razzak>{{Cite news |date=2019 | |2019 || Nayakraj Razzak Award || || || <ref name=razzak>{{Cite news |date=23 April 2019 |title=Kabori honoured with Nayakraj Razzak Award |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/film/news/kabori-honoured-nayakraj-razzak-award-1733149 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh]] | [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh]] | ||
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Kabori | |
|---|---|
কবরী | |
| File:A scene in Sutorang (cropped).jpg Kabori in Sutorang (1964) | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 20 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Gias Uddin |
| Succeeded by | Shamim Osman |
| Constituency | Narayanganj-4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mina Pal 19 July 1950 Boalkhali, Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Died | 17 April 2021 (aged 70) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Spouse(s) | Chitta Chowdhury Shafiuddin Sarwar
( m. 1978; div. 2008) |
| Children | 5 sons |
| Occupation | Actress, politician and social worker |
| Awards | full list |
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Sarah Begum Kabori (also Kabori Sarwar; born Mina Pal,[1] 19 July 1950 – 17 April 2021)[2][3] was a[4] Bangladeshi film actress and politician.[5] Her notable films include Sutorang, Sareng Bou, Abhirbhab, Shat Bhai Champa, Sujon Sokhi and Lalon Fokir.[3] She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Sareng Bou (1978) and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.[6][7]
Kabori got involved into politics later in her life. She became an elected member of parliament from the Narayanganj-4 constituency as an Awami League politician in 2008 and served until 2014.[8]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Kabori was born in Boalkhali, Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2] She studied until 8th grade.[8] Her father, Krisna Das Paul, was a Bhajan singer and her mother used to recite verses from religious books. Kabori was born in a cultural based family. Her siblings knew how to dance and sing. And her brother could play the tabla.[9]
Film career[edit | edit source]
Kabori debuted in film industry at the age of 13. Her first film Sutorang, directed by Subhash Dutta, was released in 1964.[10] She earned the role through the music director Satya Saha.[9] Kabori starred with Razzak in more than 20 films together since Dutta's Abirbhab in 1968; the films include Nil Akasher Niche (1969), Deep Nebhe Nai (1970), and Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo (1970).[11]
Kabori acted in several films with Farooque in the 1970s, notably Sujon Sokhi and Sareng Bou.[3] She also starred with Bulbul Ahmed in Chashi Nazrul Islam's Devdas (1982).[3] She acted in the 1973 film Titash Ekti Nadir Naam by Ritwik Ghatak, an Indian filmmaker.[3] She also acted in an Urdu film Bahana by Zahir Raihan with co-actor Rahman.[3] She also worked with other actors including Alamgir, Sohel Rana, Uzzal, Wasim, Khan Ataur Rahman, Golam Mustafa, Anwar Hossain and A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman.[3]
In 2006, Kabori directed the film Ayna.[12]
Kabori authored a book titled "Sritituku Thaak".[3]
Political career[edit | edit source]
In 2008, Kabori was elected to the National Parliament in Bangladesh from Narayanganj-4 for 9th Bangladesh Parliament. During 1971 Liberation War, she participated by donating blood to help the freedom fighters.[5] She had fled to India during the war and worked on a film, "Joy Bangladesh", in Mumbai.[3]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Kabori first married Chitta Chowdhury.[13] After the divorce from Chowdhury, she married Shafiuddin Sarwar in 1978. Sarwar is an uncle of politician Shamim Osman.[13] The couple was divorced in 2008.[13][14] She had five sons.[5]
Death and legacy[edit | edit source]
After testing positive for COVID-19, Kabori was first admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital and later, was shifted to the ICU in Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital where she died on 17 April 2021.[15][3] She had been working on a film titled Ei Tumi Shei Tumi since 2019. [16]
The 1969 Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo film was shot in Chuadanga. The crew stayed at a house called Setab Manzil. The road around the house started going by the name Kabori Road after Kabori which became official in February 2017.[17]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Co-artists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Sutorang | Jorina | Subhash Dutta | Subhash Dutta | |
| 1965 | Bahana | Zahir Raihan | Rahman, Garaj Babu | [18] | |
| 1967 | Heeraramon | S. Akbar, Anwara, Siraj, Jeshiri, Sadiq Nabi | [19] | ||
| Momir Elo | Kazi Khaliq | Razzak, Siraj, Anwar, Jalil, Chitra, Wahida | [19] | ||
| Sat Bhai Champa | Khan Ataur Rahman | Azim, Raj, Attiya, K. A. Khan | [19] | ||
| Bashori | Radha | Abdul Jabbar Khan | Razzak | ||
| 1968 | Abirbhab | Subhash Dutta | Razzak | [20] | |
| Arun Borun Kiranmala | Azim | ||||
| Soeey Nadya Jage Pani | Khan Ataur Rahman | Syed Hasan Imam, Rosy Afsari, Jalil Afghani | [21] | ||
| 1969 | Nil Akasher Niche | Razzak | |||
| Moina Moti | Qazi Zaheer | [22] | |||
| 1970 | Deep Nebhe Nai | Razzak | |||
| Binimoy | Uzzal | Debut film of Uzzal | |||
| Dorpo Churno | |||||
| Jey Aguney Puri | Amir Hussain | [23] | |||
| Ka Kha Ga Gha Umo | Narayan Ghosh Mita | [23] | |||
| Nayika | U. Chowdhury | [23] | |||
| Sontan | E. R. Khan | [23] | |||
| Aka Baka | Razzak | ||||
| Kanch Kata Heera | Razzak | ||||
| 1971 | Jai Bangladesh | I. S. Johar | Hindi | ||
| Jolchhobi | Farooque | Debut film of Farooque | |||
| 1972 | Apon Por | Khan Ataur Rahman | Zafar Iqbal | ||
| 1973 | Lalon Fokir | ||||
| Titash Ekti Nadir Naam | Ritwik Ghatak | Bengali (India-Bangladesh) | |||
| Rangbaz | Razzak | ||||
| Amar Jonmobhumi | Alamgir | Debut film of Alamgir[2] | |||
| 1974 | Sadharon Meye | Zafar Iqbal | |||
| Masud Rana | Sohel Rana | Debut film of Sohel Rana | |||
| 1975 | Sujon Sokhi | Sokhi | Khan Ataur Rahman | Farooque | |
| 1977 | MotiMohol | Firoza | Ashok Ghosh | Razzak,Mahmud Koli | |
| 1977 | Love In Simla | Abul Bashar | Alamgir | ||
| 1978 | Sareng Bou | Abdullah al Mamun | Farooque | ||
| 1982 | Devdas | Chashi Nazrul Islam | Bulbul Ahmed, Anwara Begum | ||
| 1988 | Dui Jibon | Abdullah al Mamun | Bulbul Ahmed, Diti, Afzal Hossain, Nipa Monalisa |
Awards[edit | edit source]
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Lalon Fokir | |
| 1975 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Sujon Sokhi | |
| 1978 | Bangladesh National Film Awards | Best Actress | Sareng Bou | |
| Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Sareng Bou | ||
| 1988 | Bachsas Awards | Best Actress | Dui Jibon | |
| 2008 | Bachsas Awards | Honorary Award | [2] | |
| 2009 | Bachsas Awards | Lifetime Achievement | [24] | |
| 2013 | National Film Awards | Lifetime Achievement | [25] | |
| 2019 | Nayakraj Razzak Award | [11] |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Afsar Ahmed (6 May 2005). "Tit Bits – The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 মিষ্টি মেয়ের ৫০ বছর. BD Times 71 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 "Silver screen legend Kabori no more". The Daily Star. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ "Actress Kabori dies of Covid-19". The Business Standard. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Political career spells divorce for Bangladeshi actress". asiaone news. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ "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 19 June 2020.
- ↑ "Film Mrittika Maya wins national award 2013". The Daily Star. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Constituency 207". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Muniments of my life". 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ↑ অভিনেত্রী কবরীর ৫০ বছর (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 4 June 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Kabori honoured with Nayakraj Razzak Award". The Daily Star. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "Heroine searching for heroine". Prothom Alo. 27 February 2022.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Actress Kabori divorced". The Daily Star. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ "Entry into politics sours Kabari's marriage". Gulf News. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "Veteran actress Kabori passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ↑ ""I feel very proud to have been born in Bangladesh" - Kabori". The Daily Star. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "Revisiting 'Kabori Road'". The Daily Star. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 254. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 266. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ↑ বাচসাস চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার পেলেন রাজ্জাক-কবরী জুটি. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 27 December 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ↑ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার-২০১৩ ঘোষণা. Dhaka Times (in Bengali). 10 March 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2022.