Azmeri Haque Badhon

Azmeri Haque Badhon
Badhon at the U.S. Embassy Dhaka (2022)
Born (1983-10-28) 28 October 1983 (age 40)
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationBachelor of Dental Surgery
Alma materBangladesh Dental College
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2006–present
Notable workRehana Maryam Noor
Spouse
Moshrur Hossain Siddiqi Sonet
(m. 2010; div. 2014)
Children1
AwardsSee full list

Azmeri Haque Badhon (known as Badhon; born 28 October 1983) is a Bangladeshi actress who has also worked in Bollywood. She rose to fame after being the 2nd runners-up at the Lux Channel I Superstar in 2006.[1] Later, she made her film debut with a film called Nijhum Oronney in 2010 along with Ilias Kanchan and Champa.[2] She has appeared in a number of TV dramas as well.[3] She got her breakthrough in acting for her lead role at Rehana Maryam Noor (2021), the first officially selected Bangladeshi film in the "Un Certain Regard" section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival.[4] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress, the 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in "Best Actress" category and the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival award in the New Talent category for this film.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Badhon on playing Muskan Zuberi in Srijit Mukherji's thriller adaptation". The Daily Star. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nijhum Oronney (2010)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "New series "Bhalobasha Kare Koy" begins today on ntv". The Daily Star. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Badhon: There is more to this journey than awards". Dhaka Tribune. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Prime Minister confers National Film Awards 2021". The Daily Star. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Rehana Maryam Noor bags 2 awards at Asia Pacific Screen Awards". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong Asian Film Festival: 'Rehana Maryam Noor' bags New Talent Award". Dhaka Tribune. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2021.