Shimul Yousuf
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Shimul Yousuf (born 24 March 1957) is a Bangladesh
i actress and singer.
on 24 March 1957 and is the youngest of seven siblings. Her father Mehter Billah from Bikrampur
was a singer and instigated his children in cultural activities. Her mother also had a nag of singing. Surrounded by the culture atmosphere of her neighbourhood in Kamlapur, Shimul started singing at the age of five.
She introduced performing on radio and television and went on to sing in a children show named "Kochi Kanchar Mela". She trained in classical and traditional songs from virtuosos of music like Ustad Helaluddin, P C Gomez, Altaf Mahmud
, Abdul Latif and others. Shimul completed her Honours in Social Science. She was admitted to the Institute of Fine Arts and also went to Baroda School of Fine Arts for schooling.
on Kasai (1976), Char Khakra (1977), Shakuntala (1978), Phani Monosa (1980), Kitton Khola (1981), Keramot Mongol (1985), Hat Hadai (1989) and Chaka (1990). During 1990s her performances in Joiboti Kannyar Mon (1995) and Bono Pangshul (1998) were also acclaimed critical admiration. With nearly 33 years of her career she acted in 30 stage plays and 400 television dramas. Besides acting in 2000 stage shows, she composed, sang, designed costumes and choreographed in most of them. She considers drama is a form of art far distinguished from a source of amusement or social reform. She said … I am showing people a form of art. It’s like a painting that you want people to remember much later after seeing it.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i actress and singer.
Early life
Shimul Yousuf was born in DhakaDhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
on 24 March 1957 and is the youngest of seven siblings. Her father Mehter Billah from Bikrampur
Bikrampur
Bikrampur pargana is situated 12 miles south of Dhaka, the modern-day capital of Bangladesh. It lies in the Munshiganj District of Bangladesh. It is a historic region in Bengal. The region is famous for its early Buddhist scholarships and in the later period for its cultural influences...
was a singer and instigated his children in cultural activities. Her mother also had a nag of singing. Surrounded by the culture atmosphere of her neighbourhood in Kamlapur, Shimul started singing at the age of five.
She introduced performing on radio and television and went on to sing in a children show named "Kochi Kanchar Mela". She trained in classical and traditional songs from virtuosos of music like Ustad Helaluddin, P C Gomez, Altaf Mahmud
Altaf Mahmud
Altaf Mahmud was a musician, cultural activist and martyred freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War...
, Abdul Latif and others. Shimul completed her Honours in Social Science. She was admitted to the Institute of Fine Arts and also went to Baroda School of Fine Arts for schooling.
Career
Shimul first appeared in theatre in one of the Abdullah Al Mamun’s plays to raise funds for the freedom fighters in 1972. In 1974 she incorporated her in Dhaka Theatre after her siblings asked to be a proxy for another actress. Shimul began to take acting seriously after her famous 1975 drama “Muntasir Fantasy” for which she had composed 18 songs. She workedon Kasai (1976), Char Khakra (1977), Shakuntala (1978), Phani Monosa (1980), Kitton Khola (1981), Keramot Mongol (1985), Hat Hadai (1989) and Chaka (1990). During 1990s her performances in Joiboti Kannyar Mon (1995) and Bono Pangshul (1998) were also acclaimed critical admiration. With nearly 33 years of her career she acted in 30 stage plays and 400 television dramas. Besides acting in 2000 stage shows, she composed, sang, designed costumes and choreographed in most of them. She considers drama is a form of art far distinguished from a source of amusement or social reform. She said … I am showing people a form of art. It’s like a painting that you want people to remember much later after seeing it.