Shirin Jahan Shanta popularly known as Shanta Jahan (Bengali: শান্তা জাহান) is a famous television host,[1] model[2] and actress[3][4] from Bangladesh. She started her career from 2012 and has more than seven years of experience in anchoring and hosting for Bangladesh's most leading TV channels and live events.

Shanta Jahan
শান্তা জাহান
Born (1993-04-20) April 20, 1993 (age 31)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Other namesShirin Jahan Shanta
EducationMarketing Hon’s from Eden Mohila College
Occupation(s)TV host, model and actress
Years active2012-present
ChildrenSon (1)
Websitewww.shantajahan.com

Early life

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Daughter of Late Abdush Satter and Jahanara Begum, Shanta Jahan born on 20 April,[5] 1993 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She passed her Secondary School Certificate(SSC) from New model bohumukhi High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate(HSC) from Mirpur Bangla College. Shanta Jahan completed her Graduation from Eden Mohila College in Marketing. She is a mother of one son.

Career

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She began her career as a TV host in the year 2012 through a program named "সোনার বাংলা" telecast in Channel 9 (Bangladesh).[6] She never looked back after that time. She hosted many mainstream stage shows both in Bangladesh and in foreign countries.[7] Apart from hosting different TV programs she did more than 30 TV commercials[8][9] and Press Ads including BSRM, BKash, Standard Chartered and other companies. She also featured with Shakib Al Hasan in a commercial.[10] She is known as BKash girl in town. She was the brand ambassador of RFL. Shanta Jahan also featured in various Government Programs i.e. Ministry of Finance (Bangladesh), Ministry of Textiles and Jute etc. where she played her role as an honorable host. She is a successful model and featured in many mainstream news portals.[11][12] She started her acting debut in Mabrur Rashid Bannah's serial named Nine & Half.[13] Sources say that she will soon be seen in the films.[14][15]

Television

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Year Title Role Television
2012 Sonar Bangla Host Channel 9 (Bangladesh)
Good Morning Bangladesh Host Boishakhi TV
2013–Present Shornali Shada Kalo Host ATN Bangla
2014-2016 Celebrity Talk Show Host Boishakhi TV
2014-2017 Chaya Chondo Host BTV (Bangladesh)
2014-2017 Tara kothon Host BTV (Bangladesh)
2014-2017 Olpo Sholpo Golpo Host BTV (Bangladesh)
2016 Shoshur Bari Modhur Hari Host ATN Bangla
2016-2018 Crime Patrol Host ATN Bangla
2016–Present Gahiner Gaan Host SA TV
2016–Present Music Station Live Host RTV (Indonesian TV network)
2017 EID Special "Tarar Jibon" Host ATN Bangla
2017 Pran Premium Ghee Star Cook[16] Host Banglavision, Channel 9 (Bangladesh),

Desh TV, Asian TV, Mohona TV, Independent Television (Bangladesh)

2017 Football World-cup Live

Sambar tale

Host SA TV
2017-2018 Fold Station Host SA TV
2017-2018 Boka Baksher Karkhana Host News24 (Bangladesh)
2017–Present Movie Bazar Host Asian TV
2017–Present Golden Song Host Boishakhi TV
2018 Folk Lounge Host SA TV
2018 Celebrity Cafe Host Asian TV
2018 Heem Shader Ranna Host Channel 24 (Bangladesh)
2018-2019 Shotorko Songket Host Channel 24 (Bangladesh)
2018-2020 Shokal Belar Roddur[17] Host Banglavision
2020 Bijoyini Host Channel 9 (Bangladesh)
2020 Godhulir Amontrone Host Channel 9 (Bangladesh)
2020 Alap Host Boishakhi TV

Drama

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Year Drama Co-stars Director Channel
2013 Opekkhar Photography[18] Afran Nisho, Mehazabien Chowdhury Shikhor Shahoniat Web series
2016 Five Female Friends GTV (Bangladesh)
2015 Nine & Half Hasan Imam, Kumkum Hasan, Mumtahina Toya,

Siyam Ahmed, Tawsif Mahbub, Salman Muktadir

Mabrur Rashid Bannah Desh TV

Short film

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Year Drama Co-stars Director
2018 Madam You Are Mine[19] Mushfiq R. Farhan Iftakhar Ahmed Oshin

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Result
2013 BABISAS   Won
2019 CJFB  Won
2019 BABISAS Won

References

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  1. ^ "Somoy Tv News" সেরা উপস্থাপিকা হলেন শান্তা জাহান. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. ^ "Shanta Jahan again in TVC". The New Nation. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  3. ^ উপস্থাপনার জন্য অভিনয়ের অনেক প্রস্তাব ফিরিয়েছি -শান্তা জাহান. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  4. ^ "Shuvo Shondha | Shanta Jahan | Tasnuva Mohona | EP 5283 | NT". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Shanta Jahan in Australia for hosting". The New Nation. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  6. ^ "Somoy Tv News" সেরা উপস্থাপিকা হলেন শান্তা জাহান. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  7. ^ "Shanta to anchor 10 shows across the country". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  8. ^ "Shanta Jahan awaits to work in film". The New Nation. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  9. ^ আবারও বিজ্ঞাপনে শান্তা জাহান. The Sangbad (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  10. ^ শিশির নয়, শান্তার সঙ্গে জুটি সাকিবের. Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  11. ^ স্নিগ্ধতা ছড়ালেন শান্তা. NTV (in Bengali). 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  12. ^ শেষ বিকেলের শান্তা. NTV (in Bengali). 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  13. ^ ""Nine & a Half" on Desh TV". The Daily Star. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  14. ^ "Shanta interested in film with apt story, character". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  15. ^ "Shanta Jahan wants to work in big screen". The New Nation. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  16. ^ "PRAN Premium Ghee launches 'Star Cook' on six TV channels". NTV. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  17. ^ "Sokal Belar Roddur". YouTube.
  18. ^ অপেক্ষায় শান্তা. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  19. ^ "Madam You Are Mine". YouTube.