Anju Ghosh

Anju Ghosh
Born
Anjali Ghosh

1956[1]
Bhanga, Faridpur, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi (former)
Indian (current)
OccupationActress
Years active1982–2018
Notable workBeder Meye Josna

Anjali "Anju" Ghosh is an actress who has worked in Bangladeshi and Indian (Tollywood) films. She is notable for her role in the film Beder Meye Josna (Josna, the Gypsy Daughter) in 1989.[2][3]

Career

Ghosh debuted in film acting through her role in Soudagor (1982), directed by F. Kabir Chowdhury.[1]

Ghosh acted in around 50 films.[1] Her co-actors included Abdur Razzak, Zafar Iqbal, Wasim and Ilias Kanchan from Bangladesh and Ranjit Mallick, Chiranjeet Chakraborty and Prosenjit Chatterjee from India.[1]

Ghosh released a music album, Malik Chhara Chithi, in 1990 which included 12 songs.[4]

Ghosh left Bangladesh in 1996 and moved to Kolkata, India.[2] She is based at Salt Lake after taking up permanent residence.[1][5] In 2018, she started acting for a Bangladeshi film, Madhur Canteen, directed by Saidur Rahman Said.[6]

Citizenship controversy

After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in June 2019,[7][8] speculation rose about Ghosh's nationality. Later, the BJP claimed that she is a citizen of India and has an Indian passport.[9] West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh released her birth certificate, issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2003.[10][11] According to the certificate, she was born as Anju Ghosh to Sudhanya Ghosh and Binapani Ghosh on 17 September 1966 in East End Nursing Home, Kolkata.[12]

On the other hand, in an interview with Ekushey Television in September 2018, she mentioned about her birth in 1956 in Faridpur District in the-then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and her moving to Chittagong before the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.[1] She had added about her studies in Krishnakumari High School in Chittagong.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Director
1982 Soudagor F. Kabir Chowdhury
1982 Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo[13] Mohammad Mohiuddin
1984 Chondon Diper Raj Konna Ibne Mizan
1989 Beder Meye Josna Tojammel Haque Bokul
1991 Beder Meye Josna[11] Tojammel Haque Bokul
1992 Bedenir Prem Swapan Saha
1992 Garial Bhai Tojammel Hoque Bokul
1993 Kumari Maa Dulal Bhowmick
1993 Rajar Meye Parul[14] Milan Chowdhury
2000 Gariber Samman Swapan Saha
2018 Madhur Canteen Saidur Rahman Said

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g অঞ্জু ঘোষের অজানা কথা. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b ২২ বছরের অভিমান ভুলে ঢাকায় অঞ্জু ঘোষ. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Bangladeshi movie star Anju Ghosh joins Modi's BJP in West Bengal". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ অঞ্জু ঘোষের এই পরিচয় কি জানতেন?. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ বিজেপিতে যোগ দিলেন 'বেদের মেয়ে জোস্না'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 6 June 2019.
  6. ^ "2018 Highlight Reel". The Daily Star. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Bangladeshi actress Anju Ghosh joins BJP". India Today. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Anju Ghosh, popular Bangladeshi actor, joins BJP in Kolkata". Indian Express. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. ^ "'বেদের মেয়ে...' অঞ্জু ঘোষের নাগরিকত্ব নিয়ে বিতর্কের মাঝে নয়া এই দাবি করল বিজেপি". NDTV (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Anju Ghosh is an Indian citizen, West Bengal BJP says amid clamour". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b "BJP produces 'birth certificate' of Bangladeshi actress who joined party". Tribune India. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  12. ^ অঞ্জু ঘোষ কোন দেশের নাগরিক?. The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. ^ "The red and green silver screen". 15th Anniversary Special. The Daily Star. 4 February 2006.
  14. ^ "Rajar Meye Parul VCD". Induna.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.