Mahiya Mahi

Mahiya Mahi
Mahiya Mahi
Born	(1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Residence	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012 - Present
Religion	Islam

Mahiya Mahi (Bengali: মাহিয়া মাহি) (born on 27 October 1993) ^[1] is a Bangladeshi film actress. She has established a successful career in Bangladeshi films, and is cited in the media as one of the most popular and attractive Bangladeshi heroine.^[2] She made her debut through the film Bhalobashar Rong in 2012 which was a huge financial success.^[3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh; Mahiya Mahi was raised up in the capital city of Dhaka.^[7][8] She has completed her Secondary schooling from Uttara High School in 2010 and Higher Secondary schooling from Dhaka City College in 2012 with brilliant results. She is currently studying Fashion Designing at Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology.

Initially Mahi had no interest to work in films. She only had intention in modelling. But after she got an offer from Jaaz Multimedia, however, her perception changed.^[9]

Career

2012

Mahi made her acting debut with Bhalobashar Rong in 2012, opposite to another debutante Bappy Chowdhury. Bhalobashar Rong is referred as the first Bangladeshi digital cinema according to Jaaz Multimedia, although Khoj: The Search featuring Ananta-Barsha was released back in 2011. The film was declared as a huge financial success.^[10]

2013

In 2013, Mahi appeared in four films. Her first release was Onnorokom Bhalobasha. Again opposite to Bappy Chowdhury. Her next release was PoraMon, opposite to Saimon Sadik.

Her third film of the year marked her first collobaration with Bangladeshi Cinema's leading actor Shakib Khan as they were paired up in Bhalobasha Aaj Kal for the first time. The couple was well received by the audience and the film was declared as a major box-office success. The Daily Star noted about the film, "The Shakib Khan and Mahiya Mahi duo was adorable".^[11] New Age reported, "‘Shakib-Mahi duo is very well-matched. Paired up with heartthrob Shakib Khan, Mahi won the hearts of the film lovers through her acting in Bhalobasha Aaj Kal".^[12][13]

Mahi's last release was Tobuo Bhalobashi, once again opposite to Bappy Chowdhury.

2014

Mahi's first release in 2014 is Ki Darun Dekhte'.^[14] It did quite good in the box office. Her upcoming film in 2014 is Agnee, a women-centric crime thriller film.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

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In popular media

Mahi is reported as a "a new sensation" by all Bangladeshi media.^[21][22] The Daily Ittefaq and Asian TV program Movie Bazaar has declared Mahi as the best actress of 2013.^{[23][24][25][26][27]}

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

References