Nazifa Anjum Tushi[2] (Bengali: নাজিফা আনজুম তুষি; born 14 October 1996) is a Bangladeshi actress, model and TV presenter. She was the first runner-up 2014 in the Lux Channel I Superstar beauty pageant of Bangladesh.[3] She is known for her roles in films like Hawa and Networker Baire and in series like Syndicate.[4][5][6]

Nazifa Tushi
নাজিফা তুষি
Tushi in 2023
Born (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28)
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Actress, model, and TV presenter
Years active2014–present
Notable workHawa, Networker Baire, Syndicate
Awards1st Runner-Up 2014 at Lux Channel I Superstar[1]

She graduated from the Independent University, Bangladesh.[7]

Career

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Tushi was the first runner-up in the 2014 Lux Channel I Superstar beauty pageant.[1] She then starred in the 2016 romantic drama film Ice Cream, directed by Redoan Rony. The film also features Sariful Razz and Kumar Uday.[8]

In the twelve months after the release of Ice Cream, she made a television commercial in which she rode on the back of a scooter in Dhaka's Kuril Flyover area,[1] and modeled in a music video for the rock song "Na".[9][10] Not until late 2019 did she work in another film, Mejbaur Rahman Sumon's Hawa.[11] She explained the several year break by saying she wanted to concentrate on her studies.[12]

While awaiting the release of Hawa, she played Samia in the 2021 web film Networker Baire, again working alongside Razz.[6] Shortly after the release of the film, she and three of her co-stars were hospitalized after an early hours road traffic accident in Dhaka.[13] She later traveled to India for related surgery.[12]

She has also appeared in the web series Syndicate.[12] She has worked in the film is Hawa.[14]

Filmography

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Year Film/Series Role Notes
2016 Ice Cream Nazifa Debut Film
2021 Networker Baire Samiya Chorki Web Film
Othoba Premer Golpo Short Film
The Dark Side Of Dhaka iTheatre Web Film
2022 Scooty Chorki ShortFilm
Syndicate Chorki Web Series
Crossroads Binge Web Series
Nishiddho Bashor
Hawa Gulti

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nazifa Tushi models in TVC for first time". The Independent. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ "Nadia new Lux Channel i superstar". Prothom Alo. November 8, 2014. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16.
  3. ^ Alom, Zahangir (November 10, 2014). "Beauty, glamour and glitz". The Daily Star.
  4. ^ "Nazifa Tushi: Fell in love with method acting after Hawa". The Business Standard. September 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Samaddar, Ashley Shoptorshi (July 30, 2022). "Getting to know 'Gulti'". The Daily Star.
  6. ^ a b Samaddar, Ashley Shoptorshi (21 August 2021). "A scintillating story of love and friendship". The Daily Star.
  7. ^ অপেক্ষার ফল পেলেন তুষি. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16.
  8. ^ "Nazifa Tushi-starrer 'Ice-Cream' releasing today". The Independent. 29 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Nazifa Tushi in new venture". The Independent. 14 March 2017.
  10. ^ "CMV releases musical thriller Naa". Dhaka Tribune. 1 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Hawa wraps up shooting". The Business Standard. 23 November 2019.
  12. ^ a b c Samaddar, Ashley Shoptorshi (5 March 2022). "Targeting celebrities just for 'clout' is wrong: Nazifa Tushi". The Daily Star.
  13. ^ "Actors among five injured as speeding car crashes into pole in Gulshan". Dhaka Tribune. 27 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Mejbaur Rahman Sumon's 'Hawa' trailer released". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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