Moushumi | |
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Native name | মৌসুমী |
Born |
Arifa Parvin Moushumi 3 November 1973 (age 43) Khulna, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Actress, model, director |
Years active | 1993–present |
Notable work | Meghla Akash, Devdas |
Spouse(s) | Omar Sunny (m. 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Awards |
National Film Awards (2 times) Meril Prothom Alo Awards (3 times) |
Arifa Parvin Moushumi (born November 3, 1973), better known by her stage name Moushumi, is a Bangladeshi film actress and director, who got the National Film Award for Meghla Akash (2002). She has acted in over 150 films and made her directorial debut with Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003).
Moushumi began working as an actress and singer from an early age. She won the Anonda Bichittra Photo Beauty Contest, which led to appearances in television commercials in the 1990s. She first appeared in the movie Keyamat Thake Keyamat in Bangladesh.
In 1996, she took a break from acting and announced her engagement to actor Omar Sunny. After six months, she returned to acting. The couple has two children.
In September 2013, Moushimi was named a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
Moushumi runs a production house, Kopotakhsma Cholochitra. She is the associated with Projapoti Cholochitra and she looks after her own foundation, the "Moushumi Welfare Foundation".