Shomi Kaiser
| Shomi Kaiser | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | শমী কায়সার |
| Born | January 15, 1969[1] |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Actress, model, producer |
| Spouse(s) |
Ringo (m. 1999) Mohammad A Arafat (m. 2008)[2] |
| Parent(s) |
Shahidullah Kaiser Panna Kaiser |
Shomi Kaiser is a Bangladeshi actress and producer.[3]
Early life and family
Shomi was born to Shahidullah Kaiser and Panna Kaiser.[4] Shahidullah was a writer-novelist. Panna is a writer and a former member of the parliament. Shomi has a younger brother Amitabh Kaiser.[5] Former President of Bangladesh A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury's wife Maya is the sister of Panna.[6] That makes Shomi and politician Mahi B. Chowdhury cousins.
Career
In 1989, director Atiqul Haque Chowdhury was looking for a young girl who could speak the native Noakhali dialect for his play Keba Apon Keba Por.[7] And that's how Shomi got her first role in acting. Next she worked on three episode play Joto Durey Jai, based on a novel of Imdadul Haque Milon, directed by Abdullah al Mamun and got the break-through.[7] She then moved on to act in Nakkhotrer Raat, Chhoto Chhoto Dheu, Sparsho, Ekjona, Ariyana, Akashey Anek Raat, Mukti, Antorey Nirantor, Swapno, Thikana and others.
Shomi worked for Dhaka Theatre for 12 years.[8] She played Haat Hodai with co-actor Shahiduzzaman Selim. She appeared in movies like Lalon (2004) and Hason Raja. She was featured in another film, The Name of a River (2002), based on the biography of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak.[7][9]
Shomi is also a producer. She owns Dhansiri Production since 1997.[8] It produced Mukti and Antorey Nirantor.[7] In November 2013 her firm, Dhanshiri Communication Limited, got license for a private radio channel named Radio Active.[10]
Personal life
Shomi married Ringo in 1999 and divorced two years later.[2] On July 24, 2008 she married Mohammad A Arafat.[2]
References
- ↑ "জন্মদিন : শমী কায়সার". Ittefaq. January 10, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "শমী কায়সার আবারো বিয়ে করলেন". Bangla News from Washington DC. October 6, 2008.
- ↑ "BD actress Shomi Kaiser image gallery". bdactors.com.
- ↑ "Shomi and Panna Kaiser on "Eki Brintey" tonight". The Daily Star. Nov 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Shahidullah Kaiser was taken to Mueen, Ashraf". The Daily Star. August 20, 2013.
- ↑ Anwar Parvez Halim (28 May 2011). "All in the family". Bengali News from Washington DC.
- 1 2 3 4 Harun ur Rashid (February 7, 2005). "Shomi Kaiser: In search of excellence".
- 1 2 Sadia Khalid (December 14, 2013). "Shomi Kaiser after the curtain falls down". The Daily Star.
- ↑ Biography for Shomi Kaiser at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "রেডিওর মালিক হচ্ছেন শমী-নাদের: আসছে আরও ১৪". November 16, 2013.