# Zakia Bari Mamo

Zakia Bari Mamo (born 19 December 1985) is a Bangladeshi actress and model. She gained recognition after winning the Lux Channel I Superstar beauty pageant in 2006. Mamo made her film debut in Daruchini Dip in 2007, for which she received critical acclaim and won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Bangladesh National Film Awards. She later appeared in Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe in 2014 and Chuye Dile Mon in 2015.

## Early life

Mamo was born on 19 December 1985. In 1995, she won Notun Kuri, the largest cultural program for children in Bangladesh, which was aired on Bangladesh Television. She rose to nationwide fame after winning the Lux Channel I Superstar pageant. Mamo pursued higher education at Jahangirnagar University, where she completed both her bachelor's and master's degrees in drama and dramatics.

## Career

Mamo made her acting debut in the 2007 film Daruchini Dip, where her performance was widely praised. For this role, she won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Bangladesh National Film Awards. After a long break from cinema, she returned in 2014 with the film Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe. In 2015, she starred in Chuye Dile Mon, alongside Arefin Shuvo.

## Personal life

Mamo married film producer Ejaz Munna in 2010. Together they had a son, Udbhas. The couple got divorced in 2013. Mamo later married filmmaker Shihab Shaheen in November 2015; the couple publicly revealed their marriage on their fourth wedding anniversary. They got divorced in September 2020.

## Works
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2007 | Daruchini Dip | Jori | Tauquir Ahmed | Won Bangladesh National Film Awards as Best Actress |
| 2014 | Prem Korbo Tomar Sathe | Shopna | Rakibul Alam Rakib | |
| 2015 | Chuye Dile Mon | Nila | Shihab Shaheen | |
| 2018 | Alta Banu | Alta | Arun Chowdhury | |
| 2018 | Dahan | Maya | Raihan Rafi | |
| 2018 | Shopner Ghor | Taneem Rahman Angshu | | Based on Rosemary's Baby |
| 2019 | Max Ki Gun | Sameer Khan | Hindi film |
| 2022 | Agamikal | | Anjan Aich | |
| 2023 | Ora 7 Jon | Aporna | Khijir Hayat Khan | |
| 2023 | Radio | Anonno Mamun | |

### Television dramas

| Year | Title | Director |
| 2012 | Fushka | Nuzhat Alvi Ahmed |
| 2012 | Ekti Suitcase Abong | Ishmot Ara Choudhury Shanti |
| 2013 | Nil Projapoti | Shihab Shaheen |
| 2013 | Lukochuri | Shahin Kabir Tutul |
| 2013 | Nilpori Nilanjona | Shihab Shahin |
| 2013 | Mayer Jonno | |
| 2013 | Meyeti Kotha Bolebe Prem Koribena | Salauddin Lavlu |
| 2013 | Rongtuli | Ilias Khan Tomal |
| 2013 | Chapkhanai Ekta Bhoot Thake | Shokal Ahmed |
| 2013 | Eclipse | Mabrur Rashid Bannah |
| 2013 | Shodho Ekta Minute | Ziauddin Alam |
| 2013 | Bhalobashar Chotokhoron | Shihab Shahin |
| 2015 | Utshorgo | Mizanur Rahman Aryan |
| | Jole Tar Chaya | Mahmudur Rahman Hime |
| | Feelings | Mahmudur Rahman Hime |
| | Shesh Porjonto | Shihab Shaheen |
| | Jalshaghor | Jakaria Showkhin |

### Web series

| Year | Title | OTT | Character | Director |
| 2019 | Beauty and the Bullet | Bioscope | ASP Tamanna | Animesh Aich |
| 2019 | Chena Pother Oporichita | | | Shihab Shaheen |
| 2021 | Contract | ZEE5 | Meena | Tanim Noor and Krishnendu Chattopadhyay |
| 2021 | Bilaap | Cinematic | | Sunny Sanwar and Faisal Ahmed |
| 2021 | Platform | Bongo BD | | Sarder Rokon |
| 2021 | Mohanagar | Hoichoi | Shahana Huda | Ashfaque Nipun |
| 2022 | 9 April | Binge | | Kaushik Shankar Das |

## Awards

Daruchini Dip won the National Film Awards total seven categories in the year of 2007.
* Winner Best Actress selected : 'Zakia Bari Momo' 2007
* Winner Best Supporting Actor Female (Bangladesh) for Mohanagar in 2021.