Parveen Sultana (Bengali: পারভীন সুলতানা দিতি 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 Swami Stree.[1][2][3] She acted in more than 200 films in her career.[4]
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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 (m 1986) (divorced 1995) Ilias Kanchan (divorced) |
Children | Lamia Chowdhury (b.1987) Dipta Chowdhury (b.1989) |
Awards | Bangladesh National Film Awards |
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]
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 cast 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]
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 which ended up in divorce as well.[4][11]
Diti was diagnosed with brain cancer on 25 July 2015.[12] She was treated in Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Chennai, India,[12][13] and died on 20 March 2016 in the United Hospital in Dhaka.[14]
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1987 | National Film Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Swami Stree | Won |
Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
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1975–1985 |
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1986–2000 |
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2001–present |
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Bachsas Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
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1973-2000 |
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2001-present |
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