Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya (Bengali: মুমতাহিনা চৌধুরি টয়া, born April 24, 1991), known by her stage name as Toya, is a Bangladeshi model, dancer and television actress, who has worked in various Bengali language television dramas and serials. She has acted in many commercials as well as short films. In 2010, she was ranked fifth on the Lux Channel I Superstar.
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Born | Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 31)[1] Rangamati, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | Holy Cross College |
Alma mater | Eastern University |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Notable work | Bengali Beauty |
Spouse | Sayed Zaman Shawon (m. 2020) |
Mumtaheena Toya was born on April 24, 1991, in Rangamati to a Muslim family.[1] Her family name is Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya, but she is better known as Toya. Her father is a businessman by profession and her mother is a school teacher.[2]
Toya married in her private life. She was married to her boyfriend Sayed Zaman Shawon.[3] Shawon is also an actor by profession. She fell in love with Shawon while attending an acting training workshop in India in late 2019. She married Shawon on February 29, 2020.[4]
Toya competed as a contestant on Lux Channel I Superstar in 2010, where she finished 5th and began her career as a model. Her acting career began with the Odekha Megher Kabya[5] drama directed by Rumana Rashid Ishita. She later worked in many television shows, dramas, telefilms and commercials. She has also done many video songs. Toya is a brand representative of "La Reve".[6]
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Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2018 | Bengali Beauty | Moyna Iftekhar | Rahsaan Noor | Debut in film | [7] |