Rani Sarker


Mosammat Amirun Nesa Khanam, known by her stage name Rani Sarker was a Bangladeshi film actress. She started her acting career in Bengali cinema in the 1960s.
In 2014, she was awarded Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement for her contribution to Bengali films.

Early life

Sarker was born on Sonatola village of Kaliganj Upazila of Satkhira District to Solaiman Mollah and Asia Khatun. She completed her primary education from Satkhira Sonatala UP school. Afterward, she passed the matriculation examination from Khulna Coronation Girls High School.

Career

Sarker debuted her acting career as a stage performer in 1958. In the same year, she got her breakthrough in the film Dur Hai Shukh Ka Gao, directed by A. J. Kardar. In 1962, she performed at Ehtesham's Urdu film Chanda. She got to play the lead role in two other notable films Talash and Notun Sur.

Filmography