Joya Ahsan is a Bangladeshi actress and model. She received the National Film Award of Bangladesh twice[1] for her roles in the movies Guerrilla and Chorabali. On the big screen, Ahsan had a special appearance in a film named Bachelor in 2004 which was directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. Ahsan 's first film was Nurul Alam Atik's debut film Dubshatar (English title: In Too Deep) (2010).The film did not do well in boxoffice but her performance was praised by critics. In the same year she acted in Firey Esho Behula (2010). In 2010-2011 she worked in Nasiruddin Yousuff’s big budget film Guerrilla based on the events of the Bangladesh Liberation War, an adaptation of the novel 'Nishiddho Loban' by Sayed Shamsul Huq which was released on April 14, 2011 in Bangladesh. It narrates the tale of Bilkis Banu played by Joya Ahsan, a freedom fighter, who actively participates in the Liberation War while searching for her lost husband. The film was a huge hit and ran over hundred days in many movie theaters around the country. This film won national awards in ten categories, including the best actress award for Joya Ahsan. After the success of this film, she shifted her focus into film industry. In the following year Ahsan worked on Chorabali which is an action thriller directed by Redoan Rony released in 2012.[6] In which she portrayed 'Noboni Afroz', a journalist and won her second National Film Award for her performance. The film performed well in box office and declared as a hit. In 2013, Joya acted in an Indian Bangla film named Aborto directed by Arindam Sil.[7] Joya Ahsan was nominated for the Filmfare Awards East for Best debut Performance Female for her role in the film. In April, 2013 Joya got official invitation to attend 66th Cannes Film Festival. In the same year Ahsan performed in Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (Full Length Love Story) a Bangladeshi romantic film directed by Shafi Uddin Shafi. The original production team had announced plans to make a sequel Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini 2. The sequel has retained leads Shakib Khan and Joya Ahsan while Mamnun Hasan Emon and Mousumi Hamid is a new addition to the cast and is expected to release in October 2015. Joya worked in an Action - science-fiction film named Parle Theka directed by young director samurai Maruf in 2013-14. The film was supposed to be released in 2014 but it has not been released yet. After one-year break, Zero Degree (film) was her following venture. The film was directed by famous director Animesh Aich. It was released in 15 January 2015 in theaters all over the country. She has worked in three other Indian Bangla films- Rajkahini based on the 1947 East and west Bengal separation which is directed by Srijit Mukherji, Ekti Bangali Bhuter Golpo a horror film directed by Indranil Roychowdhury and Kantho directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay. Joya has signed up for a new Bangladeshi film. The actress will be seen as the lead character in director Mahmud Didar's upcoming film Beauty Circus. The shooting for the film is set to begin from November of this month and the entire shoot will take place in the hilly areas. Ahsan is also a singer and did diploma courses in Indian classical music and Rabindra Sangeet. She did playback in several films, including "Tomer Khola Hawa" in Dubshatar and "Jongoler Daak" in Parle Theka.

• published: 27 Jul 2015
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