Purnima (Bangladeshi actress)


Dilara Hanif Rita, known by her stage name Purnima, is a Bangladeshi film actress. Her notable films include "Moner Majhe Tumi", "Megher Pore Megh", "Shuva", "Hridoyer Kotha", and "Akash Chonya Valobasha". She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress in 2010.
She continued to act in films as a lead actress after her debut. Initially, her career was not successful, as many of her films were flops, including Modhu Purnima, Seyana Pagol, Tumi Je Amar, and Jibon Chabi.
Her career finally surged with the successful movie Mastaner Upor Mastan, which became the highest grosser of the 2000s until 2008, and the National Award-winning film Meghla Akash. With the movie Moner Majhe Tumi, Purnima rapidly became a successful leading actress of Dhallywood and her success continued with her most prominent movie partner Riaz. Her other notable films include Ajker Somaj, Ajker Dapot, Bhalobashar Lal Golap, Nishashe Tumi Bishashe Tumi, Tok Jhal Misti, Meyer Jonno Pagol, Bidrohi Salauddin, Bastob, Amar Shopno, Biyer Prostab, Ma Amar Shorgo, Sobai To Bhalobasha Chai , Ke Ami, Sokhi Tumi Kar, Tomakey Khujchi, Mone Rekho Amai, Bondhu Tumi Amar, Khobordar, and ''Pita Matar Amanat.''
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Early life

Purnima was born in 1981 in Fatikchhari, Chittagong. Her parents are Mohammad Hanif and Sufia Begum. She has one sister Dilruba Hanif. She is also an actress.

Career

Purnima made her film debut with E Jibon Tomar Amar in 1997, which was released in 1998. She acted alongside Riaz in Indian-Bangladeshi film Moner Majhe Tumi in 2003, which became immensely popular. She did many movies with actors Riaz, Manna, Shakib Khan, Ferdous, and Amin Khan.
Her notable performance includes Megher Por Megh based on the liberation war of Pakistani and directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. Shasti, based on a story of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore directed by the same director earned her critical acclaim. In August 2005, she appeared with Shakib Khan in Shuva also directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam, based on the short story Shuva by Rabindranath Tagore. The film received highly positive reviews from critics as well as her performance. Purnima played a mute girl in this movie.
Her other notable commercial successes include Hridoyer Kotha 2006 and Akash Chhoa Bhalobasa. Both were directed by S A Haque Alik.
She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in 'Ora Amake Valo Hote Dilo Na'.
Apart from acting in films, Purnima has also worked regularly in TV dramas. She has presented star talk shows "Ebong Purnima", "Purnima Alo" and "Boro Mancher Tarokara". She also presented "Merri Prothom Alo Award 2016" and "Merrill Prothom Alo Award 2017" with Ferdous.
She made her web-film debut in 2021 with Amitabh Reza Chowdhury's 'Munsigiri', where she acted alongside Chanchal Chowdhury.

Personal life

Purnima has been married 3 times. She married her 1st husband, Mostaq Kibria, on September 6, 2005, but they divorced on May 15, 2007. After that, she married Ahmed Jalal Fahad on November 4, 2007. They have a daughter named Arshia Umaiza. After their divorce in 2022, she married again to Ashfakur Rahman Robin in May 27, 2022.

Television

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  • Tomar Haath Pakhar Batashe with Akbar Ali Gazi

Awards

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[Meril Prothom Alo Awards]