Parveen Sultana (Bengali: পারভীন সুলতানা দিতি known by her stage name Diti; March 31, 1965 – March 20, 2016) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in Swami Stree.[1][2][3] She acted in more than 200 films in her career.[4]

Diti
দিতি
Born
Parveen Sultana

(1965-03-31)31 March 1965
Died20 March 2016(2016-03-20) (aged 50)
Resting placeSonargaon, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Sohel Chowdhury (m. 1986 - div. 1995)
Ilias Kanchan (divorced)
ChildrenLamia Chowdhury (b.1987)
Dipta Chowdhury (b.1989)
AwardsBangladesh National Film Awards

Early life and education

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Diti was born in Sonargaon, Narayanganj district to her parents Abul Hossain and Nurjahan Begum.[5] She completed higher secondary examination from Eden Mohila College and bachelor's from Lalmatia Women College.[6]

Career

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As a singer, Diti got an award at a national competition by the Bangladesh Shishu Academy.[7] While she was singing for Bangladesh Television, she was noticed by actor Al Mansur. He cast her in the television drama "Laili Majnu" opposite of actor Manas Bandopadhyay.[7] Diti came to the film industry through the talent hunt competition "Notun Mukher Sondhane" in 1984.[7]

Diti debuted her acting career in the film Daak Diye Jai, directed by Udayon Chowdhury.[4] The film was never released. Her first released film was Ami-i Ostad.[4] She acted in television dramas. She also hosted a television show on cooking lessons.[4]

Personal life

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Diti married actor Sohel Chowdhury in 1986.[6] Chowdhury was also a winner of the competition "Notun Mukher Sondhane" in the same year as Diti was.[6] Chowdhury died from gun shots in 1998 at Trumps Club in Banani.[8] The couple were divorced before this incident.[6] Together they had a daughter, Lamia Chowdhury (b.1987), and a son, Shafayet Chowdhury Dipto (b. 1989).[9][10] Later Diti married actor Ilias Kanchan which ended up in divorce as well.[4][11]

Cancer and death

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Diti was diagnosed with brain cancer on 25 July 2015.[12] She was treated in Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Chennai, India,[12][13] and died on 20 March 2016 in the United Hospital in Dhaka.[14]

Selected filmography

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Awards

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Year Award Category Film Results
1987 National Film Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Swami Stree Won

References

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  1. ^ "Diti directed first play on Channel i soon". Priyo News. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Alamgir-Diti in five movies at a time". Priyo News. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e দিতি আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Actress Diti buried beside her parents at Sonargaon home". bdnews24.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Diti: The screen diva". Dhaka Tribune. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Diti laid to rest at village home". The Daily Star. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  8. ^ "No trial even 17 years after actor Sohel Chowdhury's murder". bdnews24.com. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Diti again starts acting after returning from Canada". Priyo News. 8 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Diti leaves home for Canada". Priyo News. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Diti - A Dhallywood trailblazer". The Daily Star. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Actress Diti's condition unchanged". The Daily Star. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Cancer can't defeat my mom, says Diti's daughter". The Daily Star. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Actress Diti loses battle with cancer". The Daily Star. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  15. ^ a b c d e "2nd death anniversary of Diti today". The Independent. Dhaka. 20 March 2018.
  16. ^ চলে গেলেন চিত্রনায়িকা দিতি. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 21 March 2016.
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