Dilara Zaman

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{{Short description|Bangladeshi actress}}
{{infobox person
| name = Dilara Zaman
| native_name = দিলারা জামান
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|06|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bardhaman District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| education = [[University of Dhaka]]
| occupation = Actor
| spouses = {{marriage|[[Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury]]|1966|2022}}
}}

'''Dilara Zaman''' (born 19 June 1943)<ref name=priyo>{{cite news |url=http://www.priyo.com/2013/08/01/25902.html|script-title=bn:একজন নিঃসঙ্গ মায়ের ঈদ|author=Nusrat Sharmin Liza|date=August 9, 2013|work=Priyo.com|language=bn|access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi film and television actress.<ref name=jaijaidin>{{cite news |url=http://www.jjdin.com/?view=details&archiev=yes&arch_date=10-02-2014&type=single&pub_no=743&cat_id=1&menu_id=63&news_type_id=1&index=9|script-title=bn:নিজের জন্য সময় নেই|work=Jaijaidin|date=February 10, 2014|language=bn|access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref> She was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1993 and [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 2008.<ref name=star>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=133968|title=National Film Award winners' reactions|date=April 12, 2010|work=The Daily Star|access-date= February 27, 2022}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Dilara Zaman was born on 19 June 1943 in [[Bardhaman District]] in [[British India]] to Rafiquddin Ahmed and Sitara Begum.<ref name=star2/> Her family then moved to [[Asansol]]. After the [[partition of India]] in 1947 they finally moved to [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]]. She studied in Bangla Bazar Government Girls High School in [[Dhaka]].<ref name=star2/> She acted her first stage play in this school. She went on to study in [[Eden Mohila College|Eden College]].<ref name=star2/> She was under the mentorship of her Guru [[Natyaguru]] Professor [[Nurul Momen]]. She was a master's student of Bangla at the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref name=oldtimes>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/tv/dilara-zaman-reminisces-old-times-1578268|title=Dilara Zaman reminisces old times|date=2018-05-19|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-05-19|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hi Zaman was married to [[Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury]] in 1966.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/interview/acting-my-loyal-companion-1485523|title=Acting is my loyal companion|date=2017-11-03|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-11-03|language=en}}</ref> They have two daughters, Tanira and Zubayra.<ref name=jaijaidin/> Her niece was an actress [[Tazin Ahmed]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/entertainment/2018/05/22/actress-tazin-ahmed-dies-of-heart-attack|title=Actress Tazin Ahmed dies of heart attack|work=bdnews24.com|date=2018-05-22|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>

==Career==
Zaman started acting in theatre in 1962.<ref name=oldtimes/> Her first play was ''Mayabi Prohor'', scripted by [[Alauddin Al-Azad]].<ref name=oldtimes/> In 1966, she acted her first television drama ''Tridhara'', directed by Tahmina Banu. She was also a school teacher of Chattogram Cantonment Public College from 1973-1980
<ref name=star2/> She acted in numerous Bengali films and dramas over the course of 40 years.<ref name=jaijaidin/> They include ''The Wheel'', ''[[Chandragrohon]]''.<ref name=star/> She became a school instructor in 1967 and stayed in the job until 1993.<ref name=star2>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/now-i-dont-hear-the-twittering-birds-dilara-zaman-45049 |title='Now I don't hear the twittering birds'...Dilara Zaman |date=October 11, 2014 |work=The Daily Star |author=Shah Alam Shazu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014015659/http://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/now-i-dont-hear-the-twittering-birds-dilara-zaman-45049 |archive-date=2014-10-14 }}</ref>

== Works ==
=== Television ===

=== Films ===
* ''[[Raat Jaga Phool]]'' (2021)

==Awards==
* [[Ekushey Padak]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article886508.bdnews|script-title=bn:ফারুকীর সঙ্গে কাজ নয়: দিলারা জামান|date=2014-11-24|work=bdnews24.com|author=Jayanta Saha|language=bn|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] (2008)<ref name=star/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1115670}}

{{Bangladesh National Film Award Best Supporting Actress}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]]
[[Category:Eden Mohila College alumni]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi film actresses]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi television actresses]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
[[Category:Best Supporting Actress National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners]]
[[Category:Chittagong Cantonment Public College alumni]]

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