Shampa Reza

Shampa Reza
শম্পা রেজা
Reza in 2017
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, model
Parents
  • Ahmed Reza (father)
  • Ranu Reza (mother)

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

Early life and education

Shampa Reza was born to Ahmed Reza and Ranu Reza (d. 2022), a singer.[4][5] Her siblings are Rini Reza, Nipa Reza, Masum Reza and Azam Reza.[5] Shampa started singing at the age of four.[6] During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, her family sheltered in Kalyani refugee camp in India.[4]

Reza studied in Holy Cross School, Dhaka and BAF Shaheen College Dhaka.[7][8] She went to Shantiniketan to study in Visva-Bharati University in 1976. Her instructor was Guru Pandit Dhruva Tara Joshi.[6][9]

Career

In 1975, when Reza was in grade 10, her acting career began with a role in the play Ostrotogandha, directed by Selim Al Deen.[6] She got her acting breakthrough in the television drama Idiot.[9][10] In January 2015, she was conferred A Showbiz Fashion Icon by the newspaper The Daily Star.[11]

Reza hosted a chat show, Alor Atithi O Shampa, for RTV in 2006.[4]

Reza won 33rd Bachsas Awards of Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Guerilla (2011).[12][13] She then performed in the 2016 film Rina Brown, based on Bangladesh Liberation War.[14] She completed an action thriller film Before I Die, a late 2022 release.[15] In 2023, she appeared in Chorki's web series Internsheep.

Personal life

Reza has two sons – Dhrubo and Tiash.[9] She also has a granddaughter.[16]

Reza is the founder of the school Rodela Chottor.[9] She founded another school in Sylhet, Anandaniketan, which enrolled around 800 students in 2006.[4]

References

  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 d Charanji, Kavita (27 March 2006). "Reminiscing with Shampa : On days gone by..." The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Hasina Reza's chehlam on Friday". New Age. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Muhammad Zahidul Islam (12 July 2014). "Through the Eyes of Shampa Reza". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. ^ "BAF Shaheen College reunion held". The Daily Star. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  8. ^ "'What makes us friends'". Prothom Alo. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "Shampa Reza's Undying Love For Music". The Daily Star. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. ^ Rafi Hossain (30 November 2013). "Living with the Stars". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Showbiz Fashion Icon". The Daily Star. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  12. ^ "5 Films for the Spirit of Liberation". The Daily Star. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  13. ^ "বাচসাস পুরষ্কার প্রদান". Sylhet Today 24. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Team Rina Brown". The Daily Star. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  15. ^ ""Before I Die": the first British Bangladeshi martial arts film to release internationally". The Business Standard. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  16. ^ "GRAPE VINE". The Daily Star. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2017.


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