Anju Ghosh is a Bangladeshi and Indian (Tollywood) film actress. She is notable for her role in the film Beder Meye Josna (Josna, The Gypsey Daughter) in 1989.[3][4]
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Anju Ghosh | |
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অঞ্জু ঘোষ | |
Born | Anjali Ghosh 1956 or 1966 (see Citizenship controversy) Bhanga, Faridpur District, Bangladesh[1] |
Nationality | Bangladeshi[1]/Indian[2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1972-present |
Notable work | Beder Meye Josna |
Ghosh debuted in film acting through her role in Soudagor (1982), directed by F. Kabir Chowdhury.[1]
Ghosh acted in around 50 films.[1] Her co-actors included Abdur Razzak, Zafar Iqbal, Wasim and Ilias Kanchan from Bangladesh and Ranjit Mallick, Chiranjeet Chakraborty and Prosenjit Chatterjee from India.[1]
Ghosh left Bangladesh in 1996 and moved to Kolkata, India.[3] In 2018, she started acting for a Bangladeshi film, Madhur Canteen, directed by Saidur Rahman Said.[5]
Ghosh released a music album, Malik Chhara Chithi, in 1990 which included 12 songs.[6]
After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in June 2019, speculation rose about Ghosh's nationality. Later, the BJP claimed that she is a citizen of India and has an Indian passport.[2] West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh released her birth certificate, issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in 2003.[7][8] According to the certificate, she was born as Anju Ghosh to Sudhanya Ghosh and Binapani Ghosh on 17 September 1966 in East End Nursing Home, Kolkata.[9] On the other hand, in an interview with Ekushey Television in September 2018, she mentioned about her birth in 1956 in Faridpur District in the-then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and her moving to Chittagong before the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.[1] She had added about her studies in Krishnakumari High School in Chittagong.[1]
Year | Title | Director |
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1982 | Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo[10] | Mohammad Mohiuddin |
1984 | Chondon Diper Raj Konna | Ibne Mizan |
1989 | Beder Meye Josna | Tojammel Haque Bokul |
1991 | Beder Meye Josna[8] | Tojammel Haque Bokul |
1992 | Bedenir Prem | Swapan Saha |
1992 | Garial Bhai | Tojammel Hoque Bokul |
1993 | Kumari Maa | Dulal Bhowmick |
1993 | Rajar Meye Parul[11] | Milan Chowdhury |
2000 | Gariber Sansar | Swapan Saha |