{{short description|Bangladeshi actress (born 1947)}} {{Infobox person | name = Shuchanda | native_name = সুচন্দা | native_name_lang = bn | image = Shuchanda in BFDC (cropped).jpg | caption = Actress Suchanda is speaking in Dhaka on the relief collection program for flood victims in 2024 | birth_name = Kohinoor Akhter | birth_date = {{b-da|19 September 1947}} | birth_place = Jashore, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan<ref name=dhaka>{{Cite web|url=http://old.dhakatimes24.com/2013/09/26/557|title=চম্পা, চন্দা আর ববি|trans-title=Champa, Chhanda and Bobby|website=dhakatimes24.com|date=2013-09-26|access-date=2017-10-29|language=bn}}</ref> | years_active = 1965-present | relatives = {{ubl|Bobita (sister)|Champa (sister)|Riaz (cousin)}} | spouse = {{marriage|Zahir Raihan|19 September 1967|1972|end=disappeared}} | father = ASM Nizamuddin Ayub | mother = Jahan Ara Begum }}
'''Kohinoor Akhter'''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/06/d505061403105.htm|title=Tit Bits - The celebrity name game|author=Afsar Ahmed|date= 2005-05-06|accessdate=2015-12-28|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> (known by her stage name '''Shuchanda''') is a Bangladeshi film actress and director. She started her career in the mid 1960s and acted in about 100 movies.<ref name=hajar/> She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film ''Hajar Bachhor Dhore'' (2005)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-52684|title=National Film Awards for the last fours years announced|date=2008-09-01|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en}}</ref> and Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title='জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০১৯' জয়ী যারা|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/entertainment/news/bd/827222.details|access-date=2020-12-03|website=banglanews24.com|date=3 December 2020|language=bn}}</ref>
==Career== Shuchanda debuted in acting with the film ''Kagojer Nouka'' (1966), directed by Subhash Dutta.<ref name=hajar>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-54202|title=Shuchanda on her National Award winning film "Hajar Bochhor Dhorey"|date=2008-09-11|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en}}</ref> She acted in films like "Behula" (1966), "Shuorani Duorani" (1968) and "Jibon Theke Neya" (1970) — directed by her future husband Zahir Raihan.<ref name=grief/>
As an actor, Shuchanda won a Nigar Award from Pakistan in 1987 for her role in the film ''Hum Ek Hain''.<ref name=hajar/>
In 1985, Shuchanda debuted as a film producer and produced ''Teen Kanya'', ''Taka Ana Pai'' and ''Protishodh'', from her production house "Suchanda Cholochitra".<ref name=dhaka/><ref name=grief/>
Shuchanda debuted as a director with the film ''Bidesh Jatra'' in 1998.<ref name=hajar/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Director !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="1"| 1966 || ''Behula'' ||||||||<ref name=lifetime/> |- | rowspan="2"| 1967 || ''Anwara'' ||||||||<ref name=lifetime/> |- |''Nayan Tara'' ||||||||<ref name=grief/> |- | rowspan="11"| 1968 || ''Chawa Pawa'' || || Narayan Ghosh Mita || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p262">{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=262 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref><ref name=grief/> |- | ''Dui Bhai'' || || Noorul Haq || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p262" /> |- | ''Jahan Baje Shehnai'' || || Rahman || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p262" /> |- | ''Janglee Phool'' || || M. Shahjehan || || <ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=260 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> |- | ''Koonch Baran Kanya'' || || Zule Rahman || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p262" /> |- | ''Nishi Holo Bhor'' || || Nur-e-Alam || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p262" /> |- | ''Parashmani'' || || Zahir Choudhry || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p262" /> |- | ''Rakhan Bandhu'' || || Ibne Meezan || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p262" /> |- | ''Sangsar'' || Jahan Ara|| Fazal Haq || || <ref name=lifetime/><ref name="Gazdar1997p262" /> |- | ''Shuryo Rani Duyo Rani'' || || Matiul Haq || || <ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=263 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> |- | ''Zuleekha'' || || Zahir Raihan || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p262" /> |- | rowspan="3"| 1969 || ''Moner Moto Bou'' || || Nurul Haq || || <ref name=lifetime/><ref name="Gazdar1997p265">{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=265 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> |- | ''Natun Name Daku'' || || Mumtaz || || <ref name="Gazdar1997p265" /> |- | ''Piyasa'' || || N. Islam || || <ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=263 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 1970 || ''Jibon Theke Neya'' || || Zahir Raihan || || <ref name=lifetime/><ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=268 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> |- |''Je Agune Puri'' ||||||||<ref name=grief/> |- | rowspan="1"| 1972 || ''Asru Diye Lekha'' ||||||||<ref name=lifetime/><ref name=grief/> |- | rowspan="1"| 1973 || ''Dhire Bohe Meghna'' ||||||||<ref name=grief/> |- | rowspan="1"| 1974 || ''Sangram'' |||||||| |- | rowspan="1"| 1985 || ''Teen Kanya'' |||||||| |- | rowspan="1"| 1987 || ''Behula Lakhshimdar'' |||||||| |- | rowspan="1"| 1990 || ''Jhinuk Mala'' |||||||| |- | rowspan="1"| 1993 || ''Basona'' |||||||| |- | rowspan="1"| 1995 || ''Prem Preeti'' |||||||| |- | rowspan="1"| 1996 || ''Sabuj Coat Kalo Chashma'' |||||||| |- | rowspan="1"| 2005 || ''Hajar Bachhor Dhore'' |||||||| <ref name=hajar/> |- |Unknown||Kacher Shwargo ||||||||<ref name=grief/> |}
==Personal life== Shuchanda was married to Zahir Raihan until his disappearance in 1972, immediately after the liberation war of 1971.<ref name=hajar/> She has a daughter, Lisa Malik and a son, Arafat Raihan Opu.<ref name=grief>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-23|title=Suchanda's Lifetime Achievement Award: A day of elation and grief|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/suchandas-lifetime-achievement-award-day-elation-and-grief-2032437|access-date=2021-01-24|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>
==Awards== * Standard Chartered-The Daily Star's "Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award" (2017)<ref name=lifetime>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/cover-story/lifetime-achievement-award-winners-1482631|title=Lifetime Achievement Award Winners!|date=2017-10-28|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en}}</ref> * Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director (2005) * Nigar Award for Best Actress (1987) *Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019)<ref name=":0" /> *5th BIFA Lifetime Achievement (2026).[https://www.somoynews.tv/news/2026-05-10/7IsGN9IU]
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{commons-inline}} * {{IMDb name|2596180}}
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Category:1947 birthsCategory:Living people Category:People from Satkhira District Category:People from Jessore Category:Bangladeshi film actresses Category:Michael Madhusudan College alumni Category:20th-century Bangladeshi actresses Category:Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Category:Best Film Directing Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award winners Category:Best Supporting Actress Bachsas Award winners Category:National Film Award (Bangladesh) for Lifetime Achievement recipients Category:BIFA Lifetime Achievement Award winners
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