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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


Kaiser married Ringo in 1999 and divorced two years later.<ref name=wedding>{{cite news|url=http://www.news-bangla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1158 |script-title= প্রয়াত বুদ্ধিজীবী শহীদুল্লাহ কায়সারের কন্যা |language=bn |date=October 6, 2008|publisher=Bangla News from Washington DC}}</ref> On July 24, 2008 she married Mohammad A Arafat.<ref name=wedding/>
Currently busy with social works and involved with many business organization like FBCCCI, e-commerce association of Bangladesh.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 21:44, 15 October 2018

Shomi Kaiser
শমী কায়সার
BornJanuary 15[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Actress, model, producer
Spouse(s)
Ringo
(m. 1999, divorced)

Mohammad A Arafat
(m. 2008)
[2]
Parents

Shomi Kaiser is a Bangladeshi actress and producer.

Early life and family

Kaiser was born to Shahidullah Kaiser and Panna Kaiser.[3] Shahidullah was a writer-novelist. Panna is a writer and a former member of the parliament. Kaiser has a younger brother Amitabh Kaiser.[4] Former President of Bangladesh A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury's wife Maya is the sister of Panna.[5] That makes Shomi and politician Mahi B. Chowdhury cousins.

Career

In 1989, director Atiqul Haque Chowdhury was looking for a young girl who could speak the native

Imdadul Haque Milon, directed by Abdullah al Mamun and got the break-through.[6]
She then moved on to act in Nakkhotrer Raat, Chhoto Chhoto Dheu, Sparsho, Ekjona, Ariyana, Akashey Anek Raat, Mukti, Antorey Nirantor, Swapno, Thikana and others.

Kaiser worked for Dhaka Theatre for 12 years.[7] She played Haat Hodai with co-actor Shahiduzzaman Selim. She appeared in movies like Lalon (2004) and Hason Raja. She was featured in another film, The Name of a River (2002), based on the biography of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak.[6]

Kaiser is also a producer. She owns Dhansiri Production since 1997.[7] It produced Mukti and Antorey Nirantor.[6] In November 2013 her firm, Dhanshiri Communication Limited, got license for a private radio channel named Radio Active.[8]

In May 2017, Kaiser was elected as one of the directors of

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). She was nominated in the election as a representative of the Sammilita Ganotantrik Parishad panel.[9]

Personal life

Kaiser married Ringo in 1999 and divorced two years later.[2] On July 24, 2008 she married Mohammad A Arafat.[2]

References

  1. ^ জন্মদিন : শমী কায়সার. Ittefaq (in Bengali). January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2016. {{cite news}}: Invalid |script-title=: missing prefix (help)
  2. ^ a b c প্রয়াত বুদ্ধিজীবী শহীদুল্লাহ কায়সারের কন্যা (in Bengali). Bangla News from Washington DC. October 6, 2008. {{cite news}}: Invalid |script-title=: missing prefix (help)
  3. ^ "Shomi and Panna Kaiser on "Eki Brintey" tonight". The Daily Star. November 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "Shahidullah Kaiser was taken to Mueen, Ashraf". The Daily Star. August 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Anwar Parvez Halim (May 28, 2011). "All in the family". Bengali News from Washington DC.
  6. ^ a b c d Harun ur Rashid (February 7, 2005). "Shomi Kaiser: In search of excellence". The Daily Star.
  7. ^ a b Sadia Khalid (December 14, 2013). "Shomi Kaiser after the curtain falls down". The Daily Star.
  8. ^ Karim, Mohosinul (November 27, 2013). "13 TV, 14 FM radio stations to get licence". Dhaka Tribune.
  9. ^ "Shomi Kaiser elected as FBCCI director". Dhaka Tribune. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.

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