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Meher Afroz Shaon (born 12 October 1981) is a Bangladeshi actress, director and playback singer. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her performance in the film Krishnopokkho (2016).[2] She was the wife of writer and director Humayun Ahmed.[3]

Meher Afroz Shaon
মেহের আফরোজ শাওন
Shaon in 2018
Born	(1981-10-12) October 12, 1981 (age 40)[1]
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Asia Pacific (B.Arch))
Occupation	Director actress singer dancer
Years active	1988-present
Spouse(s)	Humayun Ahmed ​ ​ (m. 2004; died 2012)​
Children	2
Parents	Mohammad Ali (father) Tahura Ali (mother)

Early life

Shaon was born to Mohammad Ali, an engineer; and Tahura Ali,[4] who was a member of parliament from Constituency 319 of the 9th Bangladesh Parliament.[5]

Shaon studied at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. She obtained a Secondary School Certificate and a Higher Secondary Certificate in 1996 and 1998, respectively. She then enrolled at the University of Asia Pacific and received a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 2008.

Career

Shaon was an enlisted artist of BTV and began her career acting as a child artist in BTV drama Swadhinota Amar Swadhinota in 1988. She started working with Humayun Ahmed in a drama named Jononee in 1991. She was in drama serial Nokkhotrer Raat in 1996 and Aaj Robibar in 1999. She appeared in Srabon Megher Din directed by Humayun Ahmed the same year.

Personal life

Shaon was married to Humayun Ahmed, from 2004 until his death in 2012.[4] She has two sons - Nishad Humayun and Ninith Humayun.[6] She also had a girl named Lilaboti with Humayun Ahmed who didn't survive much longer but a lake was named after this child out of love in Nuhash Polli. Her mother Tahura Ali is a seasoned politician and former MP and her father Mohammad Ali is a reputed business person.

Works

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes and source
1999	Srabon Megher Din	Kusum	Humayun Ahmed
2001	Dui Duari	Toru	Humayun Ahmed
2003	Chandrokotha	Chandra	Humayun Ahmed	Won - Meril Prothom Alo Awards Critics Choice Awards for Best Film Actress
2004	Shyamol Chhaya	Ashalata	Humayun Ahmed
2008	Amar Ache Jol	Nishat	Humayun Ahmed

Television dramas

Actress

Year	Title	Playwright and director	Airdate	Notes and source
1988	Swadhinota Amar Swadhinota		BTV	drama
1989	Shuprobhat Dhaka		BTV	drama
1990	Khowar		BTV	drama
1991	Jononee		BTV	drama
1992	Khadok		BTV	drama
1993	Mohor Ali		BTV	serial drama
1995	Nokkhotrer Raat	Humayun Ahmed	BTV	serial drama
1995	Onyoprishtha		BTV	drama
1997	Sabuj Shathi	Humayun Ahmed	BTV	series drama
1998	Jonok		BTV	drama
1998	Sabuj Chhaya	Humayun Ahmed	BTV	serial drama
1999	Aaj Robibar	Humayun Ahmed and Monir Hossain Jibon	BTV	serial drama
2004	Urey Jay Bok Pokkhi	Humayun Ahmed	NTV	serial drama

Director

Year	Title	Playwright	Channel	Notes and source
2009	Noya Riksha			TV drama, aired on Eid-Ul-Fitr
2011	Shopno o Shopnobhongo	Humayun Ahmed	Channel i	TV play, aired on Pahela Boishakh[7]
2014	Everest Joy	Chowdhury Khaekuzzaman		Aired on Eid-Ul-Fitr
	Osomoye	Chowdhury Khaekuzzaman		Aired on Eid-Ul-Fitr[8]
	Bibhrom	Humayun Ahmed	Channel i	TV play, aired on Eid-Ul-Adha[9]
2016	Krishnopokkho	Meher Afroz Shaon		Only feature film as a director

Beside directing several movies, Shaon also began to script some movies. As of March 2018, she was drafting scripts of Gouripur Junction and Nokkhotrer Raat.[10]

Television host

• Meghe Dhaka Tara on Maasranga Television[11]

Discography

Solo

• Na Manushi Bone[12]

Singles

• Ilshe Guri[13]

Duet

• Je Thake Akhi Pollobe[12]

Singles

• Juboti Radhey[14][15]

Film scores

• Srabon Megher Din
• Dui Duari
• Chandrokotha
• Shyamol Chhaya
• Noy Number Bipod Sanket
• Amar Ache Jol
• Krishnopokkho
• Pita

References

External links

• Meher Afroz Shaon at IMDb

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