Farzana Chowdhury Ria
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| Farzana Chowdhury Ria | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ফারজানা চৌধুরী রিয়া |
| Born | Farzana Chowdhury Ria |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Eden Mohila College, Lalmatia Women's College |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 1992–2014 |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Evan Chowdhury (m. 2013) Minhaz (m. 2008, divorced) |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
Farzana Chowdhury Ria (better known as Farzana Riya Chowdhury) is a Bangladeshi model, dancer, choreographer and actress.[1] She is also a teacher and a judge on several dance shows aired on TV.[2] She made her debut as a model in the advertisement of Cocola Biscuits. Her first TV drama appearance was in “Ekaki Ekela”, followed by several short plays and tele films. During that time, she played on drama serials, “Hajar Ronger Shopno”, “Shopno Shomudro” and “Kagoj er Nouka” which lead her to stardom.[3][4]
Early Life[edit]
Ria started her journey to stardom from the age of five or six years. She was taught dance from Shahidul Islam Khokon, Sohel Rahman and Rahiza Khanom Jhunu.[5] After she finished her certificate course at Bulbul Lalitakala Academy she learnt Kathak under Anup Das.[6] After SSC and HSC from Agrani School and College, she completed her Bachelor's degree in Social Welfare from Eden Mohila College and her Master's degree in the same subject from Lalmatia Women's College.[7]
Career[edit]
Ria ventured out into the world of entertainment as a teenager. She started appearing in the media with TVCs from 1992.[8] She made her debut with a TVC of Cocola Biscuits advrtisement when she was in class IX. She continued her modelling career with successive appearances in several TVCs.[4] Her performance in TVCs lead her fame in the media and steered her towards acting. Ria's first television appearance was in "Ekaki Ekela", followed by several short films and TV series.[8] Meanwhile, BTV has aired two Ria series - “Hajar Ronger Shopno” and “Shopno Shomudro” that made her a star.[4] She was host in sevaral TV prorams.[9] In Addition to these, she has appeared on TV many times in various dance programs, videos of which are still found on YouTube.[10] Last she apeard in TV as a judge in a dance reality show named Nacho Bangladesh Nacho.[11][12]
Personal Life[edit]
Her father Zahurul Haque Chowdhury was a lawyer and her mother Ela Zahur Chowdhury was a housewife.[7] Her hometown is Subid Bazar, Sylhet. She has an elder sister named Jaya, who is a doctor by profession.[13] Riya married a pilot named Minhaz in 2008. Then the marriage ended in divorce. In 7 March 2013, she married Evan Chowdhury, an American expatriate software engineer.[14] Together they have a son.[15][8] She currently resides in New York, USA.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ Shazu, Shah Alam (2013-05-03). "Ria: Dancing her way to fame". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ লিটন, তোফাজ্জল; ডটকম, বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর. "'নাচো বাংলাদেশ নাচো'র চূড়ান্ত আয়োজন". bangla.bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ "Ria". Celebrities of Bangladesh. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Correspondent, Staff (2014-01-06). "Ria". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ "রাহিজা খানম ঝুনু" (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 281". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Four Beautiful Ladies, বাংলাদেশী মডেলিং জগতে যাদের তুলনা ছিল শুধুই তারা - ওরা চারজন (পেছনে ফিরে দেখা) - hasras80's bangla blog". www.somewhereinblog.net. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "স্বামী সন্তান নিয়ে আমেরিকায় কেমন আছেন রিয়া...?". প্রিয়.কম. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ লিটন, তোফাজ্জল; ডেস্ক, বিনোদন; ডটকম, বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর. "সঞ্চালনায় শাহেদ-রিয়া". bangla.bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ↑ "Farzana Riya Chowdhury's Dance Show-Mayabono Biharini, Co-ordinated By Shamim Shahed, Banglavision". IndiaTimes. 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ↑ Barisal, Wherever you are, stay with. "'হানিমুনে যাওয়ার পরিকল্পনা নেই' – রিয়া". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ↑ "'ম্যাঙ্গোলি নাচো বাংলাদেশ নাচো'-এর কোটি টাকা লোপাটের অভিযোগ". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ↑ Correspondent. "চলে গেলেন রিয়ার বাবা". Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ Barisal, Wherever you are, stay with. "দ্বিতীয়বারের মতো বিয়ের পিঁড়িতে রিয়া!". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ↑ "পরিবারের সিদ্ধান্তেই বিয়ে করেছেন রিয়া". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ↑ NewsOne24. "'তার' জন্য সুন্দরীদের যেন চোখেই পরে না!". NewsOne24. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
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