Shabana (actress)

Afroza Sultana Ratna (known by her stage name Shabana) is a Bangladeshi film actress. She earned total of ten Bangladesh National Film Awards. Her national film award-winning roles were in "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). Throughout her three-decade career, she appeared in 299 films among which, she co-starred with Alamgir in 130 of them.
Early life and career.
Shabana's family has originated in Dabua, Raozan area in Chittagong. She started her acting career co-starring with Pakistani actor Nadeem in Urdu film "Chakori" in 1967. She acted in 299 films in Bengali and Urdu, and one in Hindi titled "Shatru" where she starred with Indian actor Rajesh Khanna in 1986. The film was directed by Pramod Chakravorty. She acted with actors like Nadeem, Razzak, Bulbul Ahmed, Prabir Mitra, Shawkat Akbar, Subhash Dutta, Rahman, Syed Hasan Imam, Ujjal, Alamgir, Jashim, ATM Shamsuzzaman, Khasru, Sohel Rana, Mahmud Koli, Ilyas Kanchan, Wasim (actor), Humayun Faridi, Javed Sheikh and Rajesh Khanna.
Shabana-Nadeem pair.
Shabana first acted with Pakistani film actor Nadeem in her debut Urdu film Chakori in 1967. Her cosmopolitan roles included Anari, Chotey Sahab, Chand aur Chandni and Chand Suraj, an experimental film, with the first half devoted to the relationship between Waheed Murad and Rozina and the unconnected second half focused on Shabana and Nadeem.
She resurfaced in Pakistani movies during the 80's, when co-productions among South Asian countries became popular, including roles in Basera (1984) and Aandhi (1991), both co-starring Nadeem. She also starred in the Pakistan-Turkey co-production "Halchal" with Javed Sheikh in 1986.
Personal life.
Shabana retired from acting in 1998 and immigrated to the United States to live with her family members. She has been married to Bangladeshi film producer Wahid Sadik since 1973. They have two daughters and one son.