Parveen Sultana Diti

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Diti
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Native name দিতি
Born Parveen Sultana
(1965-03-31)31 March 1965
Sonargaon, Narayanganj District, East Pakistan
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place Sonargaon, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Sohel Chowdhury (divorced)[1]
Ilias Kanchan (divorced)
Awards Bangladesh National Film Awards

Parveen Sultana (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 Shami Stri.[2][3][4] She acted in more than 200 films in her career.[5]

Early life and education

Diti was born in Sonargaon, Narayanganj district to her parents Abul Hossain and Nurjahan Begum.[6] She completed higher secondary examination from Eden Mohila College and bachelor's from Lalmatia Women College.[1]

Career

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 casted 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.[5] The film was never released. Her first released film was Ami-i Ostad.[5] She acted in television dramas. She also hosted a television show on cooking lessons.[5]

Personal life

Diti married actor Sohel Chowdhury in 1986.[1] Chowdhury was also a winner of the competition "Notun Mukher Sondhane" in the same year as Diti was.[1] Chowdhury died from gun shots in 1998 at Trumps Club in Banani.[8]The couple were divorced before this incident.[1] Together they had a daughter, Lamia Chowdhury (b.1986), and a son, Shafayet Chowdhury Dipto (b. 1989).[9][10] Later Diti married actor Ilias Kanchan.[5]

Cancer and death

Diti was diagnosed with brain cancer on 25 July 2015.[11] She was treated in Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Chennai, India,[11][12] and died on 20 March 2016 in the United Hospital in Dhaka.[13]

Selected filmography

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  • Hiramoti
  • Dui Jibon
  • Bhai Bondhu
  • Usila
  • Lady Ispector
  • Khuner Badla
  • Ajker Hungama
  • Shesh Upohar
  • Chorom Aghat
  • Shami Stri
  • Aporadhi
  • Kaliya
  • Kaal Sokale
  • Megher Kole Rod
  • Akash Choya Bhalobasha
  • Mayamoy

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