Shabnam turns 76

Today is the birthday of renowned film actress Shabnam. The actress turns 76. Shabnam frankly admitted her age. Shabnam was not seen in any other film after ‘Ammajan’. Several years ago, she lost her husband, renowned composer, and music director Robin Ghosh. She is now living with her only son Roni Ghosh.

When asked what she will do on this birthday, Shabnam said, “I have passed 75 years. But still, it seems that this is about that day, spending time with parents, going to school, and doing films. And now I feel how much time has passed in life. I have seen many forms of life, and I have enjoyed the beauty of life at different ages. I have met so many people, and I have learned many things in one life. I have received the love of millions of people and at the same time lost many loved ones. Life is a game of happiness and sorrow till death. I’m still healthy, I’m fine - that’s all. The age is not less. Already I have completed 75 years. At this age, there is no excitement about the birthday. Maybe I will go somewhere outside the house with my only son Roni and have a meal together. I want everyone’s prayers and love.”

Born on August 17 in 1946 in Dhaka, Shabnam began her career when her father got her admitted into the Bulbul Lalitakala Academy. A close friend of her father got her a role in a dance sequence in the movie ‘Ei Desh Tomar Amar’. Her next role was as a dancer in the movie ‘Rajdhanir Bukey’. When the song became a hit,
then Ehtesham cast Shabnam as a lead actress. That was when she starred in her Bengali debut film as a heroine, ‘Harano Din’.

Shabnam was a leading actress in the Pakistani film industry for 28 years. She has been nominated for Nigar awards several times, winning it 13 times (the most for an actress). Shabnam worked in over 180 films, including 152 Urdu films, 14 Bengali, and 4 Punjabi films. Her debut film was a Bengali film. Her first Urdu film, ‘Chanda’ was filmed in Bangladesh.

Shabnam-starrer notable films are ‘Ayna’, ‘Nacher Putul’, ‘Sondhi’, ‘Sondeho’, ‘Karon’, ‘Sohodhormini’, ‘Shorto’, ‘Jogajog’, ‘Juli’, ‘Bashira’, ‘Dil’, ‘Edesh Tomar Amar’, ‘Rajdhanir Buke’ and ‘Harano Din’.