Background and career
Afroza Sultana Ratna (born 15 June 1952), known professionally as Shabana, is a retired Bangladeshi film actress. She was among the highest-paid actresses in post-independence Bangladesh. Over a career of about three decades, she appeared in 299 films, 130 of them opposite of the actor Alamgir.
She began acting as a child in the 1961 film Notun Sur and rose to prominence in the 1980s. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress a record eight times, for Janani (1977), Sokhi Tumi Kar (1980), Dui Poisar Alta (1982), Nazma (1983), Bhat De (1984), Apeksha (1987), Ranga Bhabi (1989), Moroner Pore (1990) and Achena (1991). In July 2017, the Government of Bangladesh presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Bangladeshi cinema.
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