Bangladeshi cinema, popularly known as Dhallywood is a big set of various Bengali language based movie that is situated in the capital of the country, Dhaka.
The cinema is a huge success rate and recognition among the people of the country and takes a lot of inspiration from Indian cinema or popularly known by the name Bollywood. The mainstream movies produced are more towards the drama genres, which can still be associated with a lot of films today. Major cinematic and commercial movies saga began in the early 1980s and then came some of the most beautiful actresses of all time.You will not only know about their personalities, but also their contribution to the cinema and the industry.
And when it comes to the definition of beauty, the Bangladeshi actresses definitely fall into the list and to commemorate such beauty and talented actresses, we have brought you the list of top prettiest Bangladeshi actresses of all times.
Here the Most Beautiful & Gorgeous Bangladeshi Film Actress:
Nusrat Faria Mazhar
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Nusrat Faria is also a very beautiful Bangla actress and quite famous in the country for her work. She was born in the year 1985 and never thought of becoming a model or an actress in the first place during her childhood and instead wanted to be recruited as an army officer.
But her journey took her to another fame and level where she became as versatile in her career as she can, including an actress, model, television presenter and a radio jockey as well. Her career took off as a TV presenter as a debater participating in a BTV debate show, which was a hit in the country. The woman is no short of a talent, as she has also won the National Debate Championship in two consecutive years, 2010 and 2011.
Further she came into the industry by way of modelling in various television commercials and has been a part of several of commercials and radio programs in her entire journey. Her contribution to the Bangladeshi cinema includes films like Ashiqui, Badsha: The Don, Inspector Notty K, Hero 420, Bibaho Obhijaan, Premi O Premi and many more.
Alisha Pradhan
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Being a film actress, a model, this versatile woman is also a TV presenter and an entrepreneur in real life. She is the daughter of the very successful business cosmopolitan Mr. Monir Pradhan & another successful female businesswoman Hosna Pradhan.
She is a beautiful Bangladeshi woman who started off her career as an actress with TV commercials and dramas when she was just a teenager. When she was not an actress, she was being a model during her teenage years and became really popular really fast with her character Aditi madam from the TV series ‘1st Date’. Her debut film was Eito Bhalobasha, where she has a celebrity guest appearance, but her first main movie was ‘Antaranga’, in the year 2015.
The movie won various awards, including Best Debutante Female and more. Her other attributes are also remarkable as she is a trained classical and also a Salsa dancer. Being a huge admirer of Hip-hop and Free-Style dances, she can also play Piano, Guitar and Harmony.
Bidya Sinha Saha Mim
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Bidya Sinha Saha Mim is again a beautiful woman who is mostly known for her contribution in the Bangladeshi cinema as an actress and a model.
She gained much of her fame from the 2007 contest, ‘Lux Channel I’, which she won and has since been working as an important part of the media industry. Not just this, she has also worked in Tollywood, the South India cinema of the India and has won hearts of many Indians as well.
Her projects in Dhallywood include Amar Ache Jol, Podmo Patar Jol, Amar Praner Priya, Yeti Obhijaan, Sultan: The saviour and many more. She also took part in the creation of many TV series as well and some of her works include Bou Shashuri Not Out, Cholona Brishtite Viji, Chondona, Jodha Akbar, Seat Khali Hai and more.
Afies Nusrat Barsha
Afies Nusrat Barsha was born on 28 February 1991, and is popularly known as Barsha by her fans. She started her career as a model and has since been an established Dhallywood actress.
Her first debut film was a feature film, Khoj: The Search, directed by Iftakar Chowdhury in the year 2010. Though she hasn’t been very active in the film industry, but has done some noticeable work in the recent years including projects like Hridoy Bhanga Dheu, Speed and Most Welcome. All her projects are well renowned in the country by the people, with Speed being the most successful film till date.
She is also the brand ambassador of ‘Grameen Phone’, the biggest cell phone telecom company in the country. Also, she has appeared in some TV commercials and is also the MD of Monsoon Films production house in Bangladesh.
Apu Biswas
Born on 11th October, 1989, in Bogra district of Bangladesh to Upendronath Bishwas and Shefali Bishwas, Apu Biswas is a famous Dhallywood actress and a model.
Apu Biswas was married to Shakib Khan, but then got separated from the latter. She started of her Dhallywood career with the film ‘Kal Shokale’ in the year 2006. She also took over many film projects in the recent years and TV commercials that came her way.
Some of her renowned works include movies like Koti Takar Kabin, Devdas, My Name is Khan, Bajaw Biyer Bajna and Samraat. Her film My Name is Khan became one of the top grossers of the country in the year 2013 and gave the actress huge success.
Airin Sultana
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Airin Sultana definitely made it big in Dhallywood within just one year of her start in the media career.
Her popularity rose when she won the best smile award in the Pantene You Got The Look 2008 contes and started off her early career as a ramp model representing in the country as well as abroad. Her debut movie was Bhalobasha Zindabad, in the year 2013, and was directed by Debashish Biswas.
Not just this, other renowned films include Priyotoma-Ami Dari Tumi Koma, Cheleti Abol Tabol, Meyeti Pagol, A Kemon Premer Golpo, Achena Tumi, and Shei Tumi, after which she also has many upcoming projects to come. She has also appeared in many TV commercials and dramas which were well appreciated in the country.
Mahiya Mahi
Popularly known as Mahiya Mahi, this beautiful actress was born on 27th of October and is an established Bangladeshi actress, who is currently a top paid personality in Dhallywood.
She has taken a lot of movies and TV serials and dramas in her recent career and has been appreciated for her work in the same. Mahiya has also been considered as one of the most beautiful and attractive actresses of all time by the Bangladeshi media. Her career started with the debut film Bhalobashar Rong in the year 2012, which gave her immense fame and success.
This movie is also been stated to be the first Bangladeshi digital cinema according to the media.Some of her projects in movies include Agnee, Romeo vs Juliet, Warning, Bhalobasar Rong, Tui Sudhu Amar, Dhaka Attack and many more.
Tisha
Nusrat Imrose Tisha is one of the most popular faces in the Television media in the country. She started her career with a TV drama, ‘Shat Prohorer Kabbo that was directed by Ahsan Habib.
In the Bangladesh TV’s show Notun Kuri, the actress took second place and even won a gold cup two years down the lane. She also started her modelling contract with Meril Lipiel and won the Meril Prothom Alo award fir modelling, two years straight.
In just a small age of Five, she started learning classical music and also formed a band named Angel four. Tisha has been a National awardee two times and has done tonnes of movies. Her most acclaimed movies include Doob: No Bed of Roses, Television, Sincerely Yours Dhaka and Third Person Singular Number.
Her first commercial movie has to be Rana Pagla: The Mental, released in the year 2016. She has also been a part of various TV commercials over the course of her career, for big companies like Coca-Cola, City cell, Parachute, Bombay Sweets and Keya Cosmetics and many more.
Purnima
Born on 11th July, 1981, Dilara Hanif Purnima, popularly known as Purnima in the country is a popular Bangladeshi Actress, known for her beauty all across the country.
She has two other siblings named, Brishty and Dilruba, with her mother and father in Dhaka. She made an entrance in Dhallywood from the movie E Jibon Tomar Amar, released in the year 1997. Her work in the film Ora Amake Bhalo Hote Dilo Na , released in the year 2010, was appreciated a lot for which she won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress.
Her other renowned projects include Moner Majhe Tumi, Megher Por Megh, Hridoyer Kotha, Chaya Chobi, Shasti, Badfha, Taka, Shuva and many more. Not just this, she has also worked in some fine TV dramas including Laboratory, Nilimar Prante, Omanisha, Ekhono Bhalobashi and more.
Jaya Ahsan
Jaya Ahsan was born on 1st of July, 1972, is a beautiful Bangladeshi actress, model and producer in the Dhallywood industry. The family includes her father AS Maswood, mother Rehana Maswood and also has two other siblings in Dhaka. Within her many talents, major ones include crafting, painting and singing (classical music) in which she has even acquired a diploma.
She started off her career with modelling at an early age and entered the cinema with TV dramas. The actress has won four National awards for her brilliant work in movies including, Guerrilla (debut movie), Chorabali, Zero Degree and Debi. She has been actively working in many Bangladeshi film projects and even Indian Bangladeshi movies all this time and has also won several awards in her field.
Her debut Tv drama was Panchami and also got the opportunity to work for the Coco-Cola commercial. Some of her additional projects in films and teledrama include Labonyo Probha, Shonkhobash and Bachelor.
Pori Moni
Pori Moni is the pen name or the professional name of the famous Bangladeshi actress, originally called as Shamsunnahar Smriti. She was born on the 24th of October, 1992, in Shatkhira in Khulna, Bangladesh.
She had a rough childhood, wherein her parents died in early childhood and was raised by her grandfather. She started her career as a model in the country itself. Her debut movie is Rana Plaza, which was directed by Nazrul Islam Khan, but due to reasons it had a postponed release, due to which her first movie was actually named Bhalobasha Shimaheen, in the year 2015.
She also learnt dance from Bafa, situated in Dhaka, the capital of the country. Her renowned works also include four Bangla TV drama , for which she was highly appreciated and displayed some of the actor’s finest acting. In addition to that, she has also worked in some other films including Mohua Sundori, Rokto and Purey Jai Mon.
Anika Kabir Shokh
Anika Kabir Shokh is definitely a versatile woman in the Bangladeshi cinema, Dhallywood, being an actress, a dancer and a model. She started off with modelling in an early age, in the year 2002.
She gained a lot of fame and popularity by acting as the brand ambassador of the Banglalink and working in its Television commercial played on a national level. Her debut was made in a Television drama series FnF: Friends & Family, directed by Redoyan Roni, in the year 2008. Her film debut happened in the movie named Bolo Na Tumi Amar, in which she partnered with her co-star Shakib Khan, after which she has been a part of many Bengali films as well. Her first Bengali movie in which she acted was Bolona Tumi Amar.
Other noticeable TV drama projects include Fifty Fifty, Diba Ratri Khola Thake, Rong, and College. She has also taken part in many TV commercials that include BD Gura Moshola, Uro Lemon, Toshin Fan, and also worked in several other Telefilms.
Sabila Nur
Sabila Nur was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh and is one of the most beautiful women in the country. As an admirer of dancing since childhood, the actress later on learnt the art from Bulbul Lalitakala Academy. Sabila is currently a popular model and an actress in the Bangladeshi cinema industry.
She started off her career with modelling with the largest telecom company, ‘Grameenphone’, in the country. Her debut in the cinema world happened with the tele film U-Turn in the year 2014 and was much appreciated for her role in it. The actress gained more fame and popularity after she was seen as the Imaginary girl in a romcom tele film ‘Monkey Bizness’, released in the year 2015.
She has been a part of various in Bengali TV dramas and several TV commercials broadcasted. The actress has been an active TV presenter or a host in various reality shows including Gazi TV‘s competition on teen bands, GTV Fanta Band, Lux Style fine on Bangla vision and some others. Her career also sets the course for an amazing documentary based on a European University was also well appreciated. Mainstream TV series projects include, Chemistry, Teen Teen, Chup, Cross connection and many more.
Naila Nayem
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Naila Nayem was born on the 14th of December, 1981, in the city of Barisal in Bangladesh. At first, she didn’t have this idea of getting into the show business, which is why she dedicated her teen years pursuing the Bachelor degree in Dental Surgery in the capital city of Dhaka.
She is a beautiful young actress in the Dhallywood industry and is also a model in the country. She started off her career as a runway model and is one of the hottest models in the country. With this she also entered the Dhallywood industry with a lot of scope in hands.
Some of her movies include Run Out and Maruf Taka Dhorena. The actress has featured in as many as three music videos and TV programs. One of the most well-known TV programs that she has featured in is a Bangla drama called Ghat Babu Nitai.
Kusum Sikder
Kushum Sikder was born on 12th April, 1983 in the city of Dhaka and is a beautiful woman with many talents. She is a popular Bangladeshi actress, a singer and a model in the country.
Her career graph spiked instantly after winning the Lux Anondodhara Miss Photogenic in the year 2002. The actress started her journey as a singer, after which she stepped into the TV dramas genre in her career line.
She has acted in a lot of TV drama projects like Ghater Kotha, Tin Purush, Meghbalika, Noukadubi, Jogajog, Boi Pagol, Bondi, Astha and more.
In the year 2010, she started out as a mainstream actress in Dhallywood with her first film named Gohine Shobdo, for which she won a National Award too and another National Film Award for her role in the film Shankhachil.
The actress is considered as one of the major drama actresses in Bangladesh.
Nipun Akter
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Nasrin Akter Nipun or most commonly known by her fans as Nipun Akter was born on 9th June, 1984, in the Cumilla city of the country and is a very popular Bangladeshi actress.
She is also considered as one of the most beautiful and prettiest actors in the country with many talents. She is very much praised for her acting skills in whatever projects she delves in.
Being a two times recipient of the Bangladesh National Film awards and several other awards, she also has an engineering degree from Moscow University.
The National awards were received for her outstanding performance in the movies ‘Shajghor’ and ‘Chader Moto Bou’. She started off her career with the first film titled ‘Rotnogarva Ma’, which was not actually released in the country, so the credit of her first film goes to ‘Pitar Ason’.
Other than that, the actress has also been a part of various TV drama series including Confusion, Biye Ta Amar Khub Dorkar, Dwidha Dando O Bhalobasha, Shubhagomon, Shanibarer Chor, Leis Fita, The New Hatem Ali and many more.
Sohana Saba
Sohana Saba is a famous Bangladeshi film and television actress, who was born in the capital city of Dhaka. She always loved dancing and also devoted 14 years of her life learning the art form from Bulbul Lalitakala Academy and Chhayanaut, while completing her education.
The actress started off her career as a dancer and then moved on in the show business by acting out in television commercials. She appeared in many TV commercials before moving onto television plays.
Her debut film was titled ‘Aaina’, which was directed by Kabori Sarwar and was released in the year 2006. The actress was also seen in various other film projects like Khelaghor, Chandragrohon, Shororipu, Priyotomeshu and Brihonnola.
Mehazabien Chowdhury
Born on the 19th of April, 1989, Mehazabien Chowdhury was also conceived in Chittagong, just like Sabila Nur. She started off her career in show business after winning the Lux Superstar beauty pageant in the year 2009 after which there was no stopping.
The actress, model and fashion designer, has been a part of various movies and TV shows during the period of her career and also has many upcoming projects. She has been gaining a lot of popularity for her amazing acting skills and performance in whatever project she is in. She also has the greatest number of followers on Instagram.
Her debut in the TV world was Tumi Thako Shindhu Parey and other noticeable TV projects include Call Center, Moner Moto Mon, Metro Politon Bivrom, Vondo Jamai, Ami Kar, Jamai Dhora, Odhora and more. One of her critically acclaimed TV dramas was Boro Chele, released in the year 2017. Not just this, she has been a part of various brand commercials including D’damas, Lux soap, Pepsi, 7 Up, Ponds, Maggi and Aarong.
Sadia Jahan Prova
The actress, Sadia Jahan Prova, was born on the 13th of February, 1988, in the district of Shaiatpur, is a famous and beautiful Bangladeshi model and actress. Other than an actress and a model, the woman is also a fashion designer in life.
The actress has been more actively involved in the tele dramas as compared to the films and therefore, also called as a TV series actress by many people. She started off her career as a model in the year 2005 and was gaining a lot of popularity and fame since then. Sadia also gained further fame by acting out in various Tele dramas and plays and films broadcasted in the country.
Some of her well known and renowned TV series include Dhup Chaaya, Lucky Thirteen, Version Z, Khunsuti, U-Turn, Shasti, Fera, Lucky Thirteen, Loss Project, Neva Deep, T-20, Rasta and many more.
Azmeri Haque Badhon
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Azmeri Haque Badhon was born on the 18th of October, 1983 in Bangladesh and is a popular actress, a famous model and even an approved dentist in the country.
Her debut movie in Dhallywood was titled Nijhum Aranya, that was released in the year 2010 and was also well appreciated. She gained fame and popular majorly after becoming the 1st runner up in the Lux channel I Miss Photogenic contest in the year 2006. Before becoming an actress, she was working as a model and till date can be seen into modelling for various events.
The actress has worked in a lot of TV dramas and mostly stays busy with those projects now a days. Some of her best works include drama serials like Choita Pagla, Shuvo Bibaho, Chand ful Omaboshsha, Rong, Hijibiji Nothing and more.
Bipasha Hayat
The actress Bipasha Hayat was born on the 23rd of March, 1971 in the country of Bangladesh and is one of the prettiest women in the country. She is an established actress, model and other than being one of the top persons in Dhallywood, she is also a painter. The actress has a master’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.
Besides an actress, she is also a script writer and wrote her first TV play titled ‘Shudhui Tomake Jani in the year 1997 and has herself been a part of various TV dramas over the years. Some of her fine works include projects like Kobita Sundor na, Sonali Danar Chil, Hasuli, Dola, Beli and more.
The actress has also won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for the movie named ‘Aguner Poroshmoni’ in the year 1994 and has also won several other awards. Not just this, her art works are also displayed proudly at the Miniature Painting Exhibition in Gallery Tone in Dhaka, in the year 1996, after which she also participated in the Nine Contemporary Young Artists Exhibition at Zainul Gallery, FFA in the year 2002. The actress is no doubt a powerhouse of talent with many upcoming projects in her way.
Sadika Parvin Popy
Sadika Parvin Popy was born on the 10th of September, 1979, in the district of Khulna, Bangladesh. Her studies were completed from National Girls school at Gobar Chaka in the district of Khulna. She is popularly known as ‘Popy’ in the film industry and is an established actress and a model in the country.
The actress started her career in the show business via program titled ‘Lux Ananda Bichitra’, in the year 1995. Her debut in Dhallywood was with the movie named Coolie, in the year 1997 and has since worked in a lot of Bengali movies over the years.
She has also won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress thrice for her performance in the movies Karagar, Megher Koley Roud and Gangajatra. In TV dramas, her first show was titled Nayak, that gained a lot of appreciation around the country.
Shabnom Bubly
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Born on the 20th of November, 1988, in the capital city of Dhaka, Shabnom Yesmin Bubly is a beautiful Bangladeshi film actress and an established news anchor. In fact, she started her career as a news presenter and eventually made way into the show business. She has completed her bachelor degree in Economics Honours from the National University and an additional degree of MBA from the Dhaka University itself.
One of her elder sisters’, Sharmin Sweety, is a news anchor, from which the actress got inspired and got selected for the Banglavision television channel, ‘Banglavision’, as the news presenter or anchor in the year 2013, which kickstarted her career. Eventually she found her way in the Dhallywood industry by featuring in her debut movie titled, ‘Bossgiri’.
Other noticeable and upcoming movie projects of the actress include Shooter, Rangbaz, Ahankar Priyotoma, Password, Super Hero, Ohongkar, Rangbaz, and more.
Rafiath Rashid Mithila
Rafiath Rashid Mithila is definitely a powerpack of talent in the industry, as she is not just an established Bangladeshi actress, but also a singer, model and development worker. She has completed her Bachelor degree as well as the Master’s degree in the field of Political Science from the University of Dhaka, with the addition of the second Master’s degree in Early Childhood Development from BRAC International. Looking at this, it won’t be a surprise that the actress is also currently the Head of Early Childhood Development programme in BRAC International.
Moreover, she has also achieved the Chancellor’s gold medal in the area of academic performance for her master course, in the year 2016. Besides this, the actress is also pursuing her PhD from the University of Geneva, since 2019. Other interests would include Kathak, Manipuri and Bharat Natyam and was also a student in the art school Nandan. When it comes to acting, the actress has also been a part of the People’s Theatre Group as a theatre artist during her childhood.
Her career in the show business started in the year 2002 and soon she became popular, after which she started appearing in various TV commercials for brands like Jui coconut oil, Robi, Banglalink, Hayes and Haier, Bajaj hair oil, Close up tooth paste, Huawei and many more. In addition to this, she has also contributed her acting skills in several TV dramas like Housefull, Anti Clock, Punch Clip, Anger Story, Mr and Mrs. He and She, Proof Reader and more.
Achol
Born on the 28th of September, in Khulna, Bangladesh, Nafisa Jahan Achol Akhe, popularly known as Achol, is a famous Bangladeshi actress and model. Her family includes her parents, Md.
Hafizur Rahman and Salma Begum and she has also completed the bachelor degree in Business Administration from Stamford University in Dhaka. She started her career with modelling and soon entered Dhallywood in the year 2011 with her debut movie titled ‘Bhool’. The actress did not start off very well with her movies, but later in the year 2013, gave her first hit film of her career, named ‘Jotil Prem’, which became one of the superhit movies of the year.
The actress did gain success and fame in an early age and was determined to continue giving tough competition in the industry. Other movie projects of her include Baily Road, Jotil Prem, Kistimaat, Mental, Besharam, Indubala and many more. She also worked in many TV commercials as well as teledrama on the side.
Conclusion:
These actresses are popularly recognised in the whole country as well as outside the country, With their talents and beauty been captured well in the cinema over the years.
There are many critically acclaimed movies produced by the country, featuring these actors, that have received many national awards and been acclaimed abroad as well.
With many of them claiming a lot of awards multiple times, we surely know that these beauties are well celebrated in the country for their contribution to the Bangladeshi cinema or Dhallywood.
