Parveen Sultana Diti

Diti
Native name দিতি
Born Parveen Sultana
(1965-03-31)31 March 1965
Sonargaon, Narayanganj District, East Pakistan
Died 20 March 2016(2016-03-20) (aged 50)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place Sonargaon, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Sohel Chowdhury (divorced)
Awards Bangladesh National Film Awards

Parveen Sultana (known by her stage name Diti; 31 March 1965 – 20 March 2016) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in Shami Stri.[1][2][3] She acted in more than 200 films in her career.[4]

Early life and education

Diti was born in Sonargaon, Narayanganj district to her parents Abul Hossain and Nurjahan Begum.[5] She completed higher secondary examination from Eden Mohila College and bachelor's from Lalmatia Women College.[6]

Career

As a singer, Diti got an award at a national competition by the Bangladesh Shishu Academy.[7] While she was singing for Bangladesh Television, she was noticed by actor Al Mansur. He casted her in the television drama "Laili Majnu" opposite of actor Manas Bandopadhyay.[7] Diti came to the film industry through the talent hunt competition "Notun Mukher Sondhane" in 1984.[7]

Diti debuted her acting career in the film Daak Diye Jai, directed by Udayon Chowdhury.[4] The film was never released. Her first released film was Ami-i Ostad.[4] She acted in television dramas. She also hosted a television show on cooking lessons.[4]

Personal life

Diti married actor Sohel Chowdhury in 1986.[6] Chowdhury was also a winner of the competition "Notun Mukher Sondhane" in the same year as Diti was.[6] Chowdhury died from gun shots in 1998 at Trumps Club in Banani.[8]The couple were divorced before this incident.[6] Together they had a daughter, Lamia Chowdhury (b.1987), and a son, Shafayet Chowdhury Dipto (b. 1989).[9][10] Later Diti married actor Ilias Kanchan.[4]

Cancer and death

Diti was diagnosed with brain cancer on 25 July 2015.[11] She was treated in Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Chennai, India,[11][12] and died on 20 March 2016 in the United Hospital in Dhaka.[13]

Selected filmography

  • Hiramoti
  • Dui Jibon
  • Bhai Bondhu
  • Usila
  • Lady Ispector
  • Khuner Badla
  • Ajker Hungama
  • Shesh Upohar
  • Chorom Aghat
  • Shami Stri
  • Aporadhi
  • Kaliya
  • Kaal Sokale
  • Megher Kole Rod
  • Akash Choya Bhalobasha
  • Mayamoy

References

  1. "Diti directed first play on Channel i soon". Priyo News. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. "Alamgir-Diti in five movies at a time". Priyo News. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. Rashed Shawon (14 August 2012). "চার দশকে আমাদের সেরা চলচ্চিত্রগুলো". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "দিতি আর নেই". Prothom Alo. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. "Actress Diti buried beside her parents at Sonargaon home". bdnews24.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Diti: The screen diva". Dhaka Tribune. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "Diti laid to rest at village home". The Daily Star. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  8. "No trial even 17 years after actor Sohel Chowdhury's murder". bdnews24.com. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  9. "Diti again starts acting after returning from Canada". Priyo News. 8 September 2013.
  10. "Diti leaves home for Canada". Priyo News. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Actress Diti's condition unchanged". The Daily Star. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. "Cancer can't defeat my mom, says Diti's daughter". The Daily Star. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  13. "Actress Diti loses battle with cancer". The Daily Star. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

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