# Bipasha Hayat

Bipasha Hayat (born 23 March 1971) is a leading Bangladeshi actress, model, painter and playback singer. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Aguner Poroshmoni (1994). She earned Meril Prothom Alo Awards in 1998, 1999 and 2002.

## Early life and education

Hayat completed her master's from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka in 1998.

## Career

During the 90's Hayat played many popular television dramas. She wrote her first TV play "Shudhui Tomake Jani" in 1997.
She acted in two liberation war related movies Aguner Poroshmoni and Joyjatra. The first of those which was directed by Humayun Ahmed, she portrayed the role of a young girl who was blocked in her house with her family inside the city of Dhaka. Ratri as her characters name fell in love with a guerrilla freedom fighter (played by Asaduzzaman Noor) who lived in their house during the war for shelter. Her affection towards the fighter reflects the support and contribution of the civilians to the guerrilla fighters of the war. In Joyjatra, her character was much more different as she acted as a middle-aged mother who lost her son as she tried to escape from an army attack.

### Painting

Hayat's art works were displayed at Miniature Painting Exhibition in Gallery Tone in Dhaka in 1996. In 1998, she took part in a group art exhibition at Divine Art Gallery in Pan Pacific Sonergaon Hotel. Later, she took part in Nine Contemporary Young Artists Exhibition at Zainul Gallery, FFA in 2002.
Hayat's 6th solo art exhibition titled "Mindscape" held during 14–24 January 2017 in Rome. It showcased 50 of her work, which included acrylics, drawings and cardboard acrylics.

## Personal life

Hayat married Tauquir Ahmed, an actor and film director. She is the daughter of actor and director Abul Hayat. Her sister Natasha Hayat and brother-in-law Shahed Sharif Khan both have acting careers. Bipasha and Natasha invested on a boutique house in 2008. She has a daughter named Arisha Ahmed and a son named Aareeb Ahmed. The couple Bipasha Hayat and Touquir Ahmed is currently living in USA.

## Works
### Television dramas

| Year | Title | Director & Playwright | Co-stars | Notes |
| 1990-1991 | Ayomoy | Nawazish Ali Khan Humayun Ahmed | Asaduzzaman Noor Abul Hayat Abul Khair Dilara Zaman Dr. Enamul Haque Saleh Ahmed Sara Zaker Lucky Enam Suborna Mustafa Afzal Sharif Mozammel Hossain KS Firoz Tarana Halim | |
| 1992 | Shongkito Podojatra | Mansurul Aziz, kha ma harun | Zahid Hassan | Serial Drama |
| 1993 | Rupnagar | | | Serial Drama |
| 1996 | Harjit | Abul Hayat | Tauquir Ahmed | teleplay |
| 1997 | Shudhui Tomake Jani | Bipasha Hayat | | drama serial, debut as a playwright |
| 2000 | Brishty | Morshedul Islam | | |
| | Beli | Abul Hayat | Tauquir Ahmed | teleplay |
| | Pratyasha | Abul Hayat | Tauquir Ahmed | teleplay |
| | Ekjan Aparadhini | Abul Hayat | Tauquir Ahmed | teleplay |
| | Dola | Abul Hayat | Tauquir Ahmed | drama series |
| | Hasuli | Abul Hayat | Tauquir Ahmed | drama series |
| 2006 | Ontormomo | | | drama serial, deals with the complexities of human character |
| 2013 | Mukhsoh Jibon | Mahmud Didar (both) | Tauquir Ahmed, Kumkum Hasan | teleplay, aired on ntv |
| 2015 | Sonali Danar Chil | Abul Hayat (both) | Tauquir Ahmed | teleplay, aired on Channel i on Eid |
| 2015 | Kobita Sundor na | Arif Khan Bipasha Hayat | Afzal Hossain, Mahfuz Ahmed | single episode play, aired on Channel i on Eid |

### Serial dramas

| Year | Film | Director & Playwright | Notes |

### Films

| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Aguner Poroshmoni | Humayun Ahmed | Ratri | Debut Film |
| 2004 | Joyjatra | Tauquir Ahmed | Haowa | |

### Art
#### Art exhibitions

* Spontaneity (2002)
* The Journey Within (2011)
* Realms of Memory (2015)
* Mindscape (2017)

#### Poster designs

* Fagun Haway
* Haldaa

### Music

* Rupkothar Golpo (2006)

## Awards

Bangladesh National Film Awards
* Best Actress - Aguner Poroshmoni (1994)
Meril Prothom Alo Awards
* Best TV Actress (Popular Choice) - 1998, 1999, 2000