Kabori Sarwar

Background

Sarwar was born in Chittagong.

Education

She studied at Sir Ashutosh College of Chittagong.

Career

Sarwar stepped into the field of cinema as an amateur artist at the age of 13. In 1964 Kabori acted in her first film, Shutorang, under Subhash Dutta"s direction, and coincidentally after 40 years, in 2004, Subhash Dutta acted in the movie Aaina under Kabori"s direction. Sarwar acted in several movies (eg Sujon Sokhi and Sareng Bou) with Farooque in 1970s.

She also performed with Bulbul Ahmed in Devdas.

She acted another important role in Titash Ekti Nadir Naam directed by Ritwik Ghatak, an Indian filmmaker. She also acted in a Urdu film Bahana by Zahir Raihan with co-actor Rahman.

Sarwar also worked with actors like Razzak, Alamgir, Sohel Rana, Ujjal, Wasim, Khan Ataur Rahman, Golam Mustafa, Anwar Hossain and A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman. Sarwar was elected to the National Parliament in Bangladesh serving as an Member of Parliament representing Narayanganj District northern

4. She was an active participant in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 in India.

She is also the first woman broadcast by Radio India during the war.

Achievements

• She received the National award for her performance in the movie Sareng Bou (The Captain"s Wife).

Membership

She is a Member of Parliament and was elected to her post in December 2008 from the Awami League.