Dilara Hanif Rita (born 1981),[1][2] known by her stage name Purnima, is a Bangladeshi film actress. Her notable films are Moner Majhe Tumi (2003), Megher Pore Megh (2004), Shuva (2005), Hridoyer Kotha (2006), Akash Chonya Valobasha (2008) etc. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress in 2010.[3]
Early life
Purnima was born in 1981 in Fatikchhari, Chittagong.[4] Her parents are Mohammad Hanif and Sufia Begum.[5][6] She has one sister Dilruba Hanif. She is also an actress.[7]
Career
Purnima made her film debut with E Jibon Tomar Amar in 1997 which was releasedin1998.. She acted alongside Riaz in Indian-Bangladeshi film Moner Majhe Tumi in 2003 which became immensely popular. She did many movies with actor Riaz, Manna, Shakib Khan, Ferdous, Amin Khan.
Her notable performance includes Megher Por Megh (2004) based on the liberation war of Pakistani and directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. Shasti (2004), based on a story of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore directed by the same director earned her critical acclaim.[8] In August 2005, she appeared with Shakib Khan in Shuva also directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam, based on the short story Shuva by Rabindranath Tagore. The film received highly positive reviews from critics as well as her performance. Purnima played a mute girl in this movie.
Apart from acting in films, Purnima has also worked regularly in TV dramas. He has presented star talk shows "Ebong Purnima", "Purnima Alo" and "Boro Mancher Tarokara". Also presented "Merri Prothom Alo Award 2016" and "Merrill Prothom Alo Award 2017" with Ferdous.
She made her web-film debut in 2021 with Amitabh Reza Chowdhury's 'Munsigiri', where she acted alongside Chanchal Chowdhury.
Personal life
Purnima married 3 times.Her 1st husband was Mostaq (2005)and divorced them.[9] After that she married Fahad (2007).[10][11] After their divorce in 2022, she married again Robin on 2022.[12][13]
^Golam Sabbir (2013-01-21). মেয়েকে নিয়ে পূর্ণিমা. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2015.