Shampa Reza is a Bangladeshi singer, model and actress.[1][2][3]

Shampa Reza
শম্পা রেজা
Reza in 2017
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materVisva-Bharati University
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
Holy Cross Girls' High School
Occupation(s)Actor, model, Singer

Early life

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Reza started singing at the age of four.[4] She studied in Holy Cross School, Dhaka and BAF Shaheen College Dhaka.[5][6] She went to Shantiniketan to study in Visva-Bharati University in 1976. Her instructor was Guru Pandit Dhruva Tara Joshi.[4][7]

Career

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In 1975, when she was in grade 10, her acting career began with a role in the play Ostrotogandha, directed by Selim Al Deen.[4] She got her breakthrough by acting in the TV drama Idiot.[7][8] She acted in the 2016 movie Rina Brown based on Bangladesh Liberation war.[9] Reza acted in the movie Guerilla, released in 2011.[10] In January 2015 she was declared a Showbiz Fashion Icon by The Daily Star.[11] Reza has also completed a Bangla action thriller Before I Die, a late 2022 release.[12] in 2023, she appeared in Chorki's web series Internsheep.

Personal life

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Reza has two sons – Dhrubo and Tiash.[7] She also has a granddaughter.[13]

She is the founder of the schools Anando Niketan and Rodela Chottor.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Showbiz Fashion Icon". The Daily Star. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Shampa Reza at 'Bipashar Otithi'". Priyo. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Shampa Reza in "Tea with Tootli"". The Daily Star. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Muhammad Zahidul Islam (12 July 2014). "Through the Eyes of Shampa Reza". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. ^ "BAF Shaheen College reunion held". The Daily Star. 26 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ^ "What makes us friends". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d Khan Nahida Moushumi (30 November 2013). "Shampa Reza's Undying Love for Music". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. ^ Rafi Hossain (30 November 2013). "Living with the Stars". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Team Rina Brown". The Daily Star. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  10. ^ "5 Films for the Spirit of Liberation". The Daily Star. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  11. ^ "SHOWBIZ FASHION ICON". The Daily Star. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  12. ^ ""Before I Die": the first British Bangladeshi martial arts film to release internationally". The Business Standard. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  13. ^ "GRAPE VINE". The Daily Star. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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