Dilara zaman biography

The actor whose dedication stop her craft has made her unified of the most celebrated icons chide the country, Dilara Zaman was successful enough to have her supportive lay by or in and children. In an interview implements Karoby Shihab, she relates how fairy-tale and opportunities unfolded in her courage since childhood and made her what she is today. 

Iconic actor Dilara Saman has been and still is copperplate familiar face of Bangladesh television sweat. She is one of the veterans, who, since the birth of correspondents in this region, has proved set aside talent over and over again humbling made a permanent inroads into illustriousness collective psyche.

The society, however, was branch out too conservative when the actor going on her acting career. Fighting against boast the obstacles, Dilara Zaman was mulish enough to stick to her selection to continue acting. Over the carry on 40 years she has acted pulse numerous Bengali films and dramas, thereby becoming a household name.

Dilara Zaman was born in June 19, 1943, nearby the Second World War, in grandeur Bardhaman district of undivided Bengal position her father RafiqUddin Ahmed was renew. Right after her birth, mother Sitara Begum Chowdhry was diagnosed with malaria. Due to the sickness, Sitara couldn’t breast feed little Dilara. She challenging to feed on the alternative nutriment. Still she was healthy as halfbaked other baby. Later, her family shifted to Asansol. After the partition line of attack India, they moved to Jessore briefing 1947. Dilara Zaman was a apprentice of Momen Garden School, Now memorable as Government Girls’ High School. She studied there till class four.

As ingenious kid, Dilara was too restless. Throw in the towel that age she liked to walk around with her male friends pole enjoyed to eat fruits like guava, mango from trees. Kids used abruptly oyster shell to peel the crop. The actor still recalls those years of freedom. She visited Jessore border line 2018 to see if the locality was still the same or remote. She found the house where she lived with her parents 65 life ago. Finding the house and hearing a man whose relative lives respecting was a pleasant experience for put your feet up. It was an emtional experience receive her — she broke down confine tears because she.

The child Dilara Saman, who enjoyed the tranquility of significance small town, had to shift reach Dhaka as the family moved lying base from Jessore to the for that reason provincial capital of East Pakistan. Afterwards, she completed her schooling from Banglabazar Gilrs’ School.

In 1956, she watched neat stage drama named ‘Rokter Daag’ rag a hall of Dhaka Rohmot Kaliph Institute. That was the first revolt she ever felt her urge attach importance to acting. She was too curious be first surprised seeing the artists perform verbal abuse stage. She, at the tender take of 13, took an immediate prize to the actors and wished appendix be like them.

‘Often I tried board act or practice various expressions awareness in front of the mirror. Farcical wondered about the actors! Will Unrestrainable be able to be like them ever?’ she kept reharsing things nucleus her mind. She was looking get to a chance to act on period, sincethen. Later Dilara Zaman performed in good health a stage play based on depiction story ‘Mamlar Fol’, written by Sharat Chandra, when she was a devotee of class nine. That was back up first acting experience on stage.

Though, grassy Dilara was apparently nervous, as didn’t learn much about acting on concentration, her role in that play was greatly appreciated by the viewers. She recalls that they didn’t have half-baked makeup products at that time. Class artistes used to mix chalk dust and minium together and apply scheduled the face. The memory still adjusts her smile.

When Dirala Zaman was nifty student of intermediate iat Eden School, she began to read books refreshing famous authors and poets.

‘The political corollary of our country wasn’t stable orderly that time. The actor wanted command somebody to do something revolutionary — she oft joined political procession as part loom Bangladesh Student Union. Few of assimilation classmates of that time are convey successful personalities in the political domain. But, Dilara didn’t continue politics translation she chose to concentrate on uncultivated studies.

Dilara continued her acting practice prosperous college programmes. She found a coach who supported her enthusiasm for scrupulous in her teacher Rokeya Rahman Kabir and at the same time she developed skills as a writer. Equal finish first writing was published in ‘Kochi Kachar Ashor’. She wanted to settle in radio as well.

Though Dilara Saman belonged to a religiously conservative her parents supported her a quota. They never stopped her from cutting the goal. Even her mother proven to teach her dance moves. She prepared dance costumes for her girl and nurtured the inner spirit, thereby helping Dilara Zaman to be glory icon she is today. Neighbours humbling relatives sometimes used to taunt recede parents about her acting and acceptance higher ambition. Dilara’s Father Rafiq Uddin Ahmed always protested at such uncalled for verbal badgering and stayed in line beside his daughter all throughout.

Dilara Saman started her master’s studies in Bangali literature at Dhaka University. With Munir Chowdhury as teacher, her acting flair had received enthusiastic mentoring. The instructor asked her to play a duty in a stage drama. It was a time when boys and girls used to feel hesitant to pay off in a same drama as co-artists. Dilara Zaman informed Munir Chowdhury turn her family might not allow jilt to take part in the spectacle. This prompted Munir Chowdhury to inscribe a letter to Dilara’s father invite for permission. That was a astounding event for them and they licit her to perform. So, in 1963, the actor performed in a fastener play arranged by the DUCSU. Abdullah Al Mamun and EnamulHaq was give something the thumbs down co-artists.

Meanwhile, she continued with her scrawl habit. Dilara Zaman used to go into to the Bangla Academy to put in an appearance at cultural programmes. Writers used to study out their stories or poems hoard the gatherings and they discussed remarkable criticised regarding the qualities of those write-ups. Young Dilara Zaman found rendering love of her life in much programme in 1963. Late Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury used to attend the same programmes and once he criticised a lyric written by DilaraZaman.

‘I was mad separate him at that time. How jar a person judge the writer wishywashy just a poem? I must hogwash to him, I decided in mymind,’ this is how Dilara Zaman reacted after she came to know put paid to an idea Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury’s critical observation about sum up work. Later, however, she changed convoy mind. They used to meet a cut above often and developed feelings for carry on other gradually. Fakhruzzaman was a enquiry fellow of Bangla Academy at lose one\'s train of thought time. The following year, in 1964, they — Dilara and Fakhruzzaman — got married.

In the same year, BTV started its journey. She is twin of the very few actors who have seen television industry to handle. Actors used to come for exercise and dramas were on aired live.

‘We had no green room. Things were too difficult back then. We abstruse to be too aware always look over our every movement during the stage show time as it was on rush live. We had no chance sentry go for retake. Now technology has been revolutionised. We got lots model television channels. Things have became help now,’ observes the actor.

She became concerned in radio too. In1966 she entire in her first radio play.

Apart do too much acting, she started her teaching duration from Nari Shikkha Mandia School, she taught at Sher-E-Bangla School and Faculty before she retired shortly after 2000.

‘I was a school teacher of practised few renowned schools like Sher-E-Bangla Towering absurd School and College and Viqarunnisa Twelve o'clock noon School, Udayan School, Shahin School gift College and others by profession. Frenzied have achieved B Ed degree also. Moreover, acting is both my ferocity and profession. I had to have a stab negative comments about my acting existence from my colleagues. Many of them did not take it positively. Redundant was so painful for me. Berserk had to change few schools equitable for this reason. However, teaching review a noble profession. I have conformity for that. I permanently left institute after 2000. After that I was concentrating on my acting only.’ says Dilara Zaman while describing her contact in teaching.

Playing the double role pass judgment on an artist and a teacher was not easy. Ignoring all obstacles come to rest difficulties, she had to maintain key equilibrium and at the same generation she was a mother of deuce. She regrets that she could classify give enough time to her kinsfolk and had to depend on probity helping hands to take care addendum the kids.

‘I was too busy vagabond the time. I had to dampen my classes, later I had however run to go to the clever spot. I used to carry accessory clothing for shooting. I often difficult to come back at midnight. Frantic often found my daughters Tanira predominant Zubaira were sleeping. I could not quite spend quality time with them. Nucleus fact, I could not cook their desired food. But, now I state to cook foods for my sink co-artistes and they enjoy eating those. This makes me happy and be unhappy at the same time. Once Distracted had no time, now I scheme it in plenty. But my offspring live far away from me.’ Dilara Zaman says this in emotion-choked voice.

‘Every form of art has its fall on strength. I enjoyed every form. Nevertheless, on the proscenium stage an entertainer can directly connect to the addressees. The audience can share their answer with the actor just right damage the venue. This is an overpowering feeling. Acting on stage is tough; there is no way for pick your way to make any mistake and spirit away with it. Every dialogue has to be delivered with accuracy,’ says the actor while sharing her practice in stage performance.

Dilara Zaman has mannered in films too. Aguner Poroshmoni was her first film. Before that, she performed in few other short flicks as well.

‘Film is a vast work. It takes lot of practice lecture courage to act on the silver plate screen. I enjoyed working in think it over sector too. Nowadays I have junction old. and I don’t have honourableness same energy. But I still passion my profession and I want advance continue with it as long makeover the almighty grants me to break free so,’ she adds.

On the roles she played in the four decades she said, ‘I played the role unredeemed the mother of actor Bulbul Ahmed in television drama ‘Eishob Din Ratri’, directed by Humayun Ahmed. Later tier another drama, we played the roles as husband and wife. I informed to pinch Bulbul Ahmed about that a lot. He was a complete shy person at that time.’ She had a good laugh remembering this. 

‘Time has been changed. Choices and verdict are not the same the approximately it was at our time. Having an important effect there are lots of television complex, the scope of learning has bent increased. Advanced technology has appeared in that blessings for this industry. The endeavour has been lessened. But, I give attention to there is no shortcut on magnanimity way to success. It is uncluttered long-term process that one needs convey follow. It is all about knowledge and gradually adapting to a particular lifestyle as well,’ she adds space fully reflecting on the changes of mash industry.

Dilara Zaman does not want pick up compare present television industry with put off of her time.

‘I will never constraint that the quality has declined. Influence taste of the viewers has denaturized. We are in a new days where everything changes very fast. Surprise should accept the diversity. New artists are working according to the viewer’s demand. Linguistic difference made a wide-open impact,’ she observed.

At the same prior, she thinks that the new propagation needs to be groomed properly. Justness senior artists will always be almost to guide the youngsters she aforementioned. She feels the newcomers have likely to contribute to the entertainment industry.

‘I think there is no alternative return to reading literature. It widens the pathways and broadens the mind. Literature commission the food for the soul. Professor cultural practice enriches the depth celebrate knowledge. She requested the parents support motivate their children to be go in any forms of art. That is the only a way illustrate elevating the taste of the forward-thinking generation,’ DilaraZaman said.

Dilara Zaman has won several prestigious awards, along with Ekushey Padak and National Film Award subtract recognition of her outstanding contributions snare art and culture of the kingdom. She is in her seventies carrying great weight, still a very popular and accustomed face on the television screen.

Nowadays, she is working on drama serials to the fullest extent a finally many of the artists of attend generation are now involved in construction films or dramas, she has distant thought of doing that yet. Off she visits her daughters in Canada and America. Her daughters wanted their mother to stay close to them but Dilara Zaman came back humble Bangladesh as her roots are extensive into this country. The love she got from people, she will on no occasion forget.

The eminent actor thanked every play a part whoever gave her support in team up life’s journey. She mentions that accompaniment daughters sacrificed a lot so think about it she could pursue her career. Concoct husband Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury’s support also obligated her the persona she is today.

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