Shabnam (Bengali actress)
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| Native name | শবনম |
| Born |
Jharna Basak 17 August Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1961–1999 |
| Spouse(s) | Robin Ghosh (1964–2016) |
| Awards | Nigar Awards |
Jharna Basak (known by the stage name Shabnam (Urdu: شبنم; born 17 August) is a Bangladeshi stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968. Shabnam remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. She has been nominated for Nigar awards several times, winning it 13 times (the most for an actress). She has appeared in over 180 films.
Her father is Nani Basak, a football referee from Dhaka. Shabnam was married to Robin Ghosh, a music composer.
Around 1988, she switched on to character acting and was again doing films in her native Dhaka and Lahore.
Shabnam lastly performed in movie 'Ammajan,’ directed by Kazi Hayat. She performed in that movie in the central role and it was released in 1999. In 2012 she visited Pakistan along with her husband after 13 years where they were awarded life time achievement award by Pakistani government.
Shabnam worked in total 160 films, including 152 Urdu films, 14 Bengali and 4 Punjabi films. Her debut film was a Bengali film. Her first Urdu film, i.e., Chanda was also picturised in Bangladesh.
No. Year Film Language Actors
61 1974 Aabroo Urdu Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Lahri, Mustafa Qureshi
62 1975 Anari Urdu Shabnam, Nadeem, Sangeeta, Mustafa Qureshi
63 1975 Badal Gaya Insaan Urdu Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Haidar, Saiqa, Lehri, Talish
64 1975 Be-misal Urdu Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Allauddin, Ali Raza, Saiqa
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