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Jaya Ahsan

actress · Bangladeshi

Jaya Ahsan

Five Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Actress: Guerrilla (2011), Chorabali (2012), Zero Degree (2015), Debi (2018), Beauty Circus (2022); multiple Filmfare Awards Bangla

Jaya Ahsan is the defining cross-border figure of modern Bengali cinema, working continuously in both Dhaka and Kolkata since her Indian debut in Arindam Sil’s Aborto (2013). She has won Bangladesh’s National Film Award for Best Actress five times, and multiple Filmfare Awards Bangla for her Indian work including Bishorjan and Binisutoy. She also produces.

Known for

Guerrilla (2011) · Aborto (2013) · Rajkahini (2015) · Bishorjan (2017) · Ek Je Chhilo Raja (2018) · Debi (2018)

Films