Mahbuba Islam Rakhi

Rakhi Mahbuba
রাখী মাহবুবা
Rakhi Mahbuba posing for a photoshoot in January 2021
Born	(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 28) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Australian, Bangladeshi
Occupation	Engineer, Actress, Model, Television Host, Singer, Dancer
Years active	2011–present
Awards	Lux Channel I Superstar 2010, Diamond World Channel i best Model
Website	Mahbuba Islam Rakhi on Facebook

Rakhi Mahbuba is an Australian engineer, actress, model, singer and artist. Originally from Bangladesh, she currently lives in Perth, Western Australia. She won the title of most prestigious beauty pageant in Bangladesh- Lux Channel I Superstar 2010. Rakhi graduated with first class honours in Civil engineering in 2017 and the same year started working as a full time consultant graduate structural engineer in a multinational company John Wood Group. In 2019, Rakhi graduated in Screen acting course from one of the most prestigious performing arts institute in Australia Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Diploma of Screen Performance degree.

Biography[]

Also known by her birth name Mahbuba Islam Rakhi, in her teens Rakhi has been a renowned public figure when she became the winner of the most prestigious beauty pageant in Bangladesh- Lux Channel I Superstar 2010.^[1] Her experience as an actress, model, dancer and television host has been well noted in Bangladeshi media. She has received critical acclaims for her performance as lead in over 50 TV dramas; TV commercial 'Seylon Gold Tea', and hosting the reality show Handsome the ultimate man. She moved to Australia in 2013 to pursue her higher studies and graduated with a first class honours from Edith Cowan University as a Civil Engineer^[2] in 2017. She stepped into the media in 2011 through the drama "Bishmoy" written by renowned actress, artist, writer Bipasha Hayat and directed by award-winning actor, director and architect Tauquir Ahmed. She has received critical acclaim for her performance Television commercial Seylon Gold Tea; in dramas ‘Chena Mukh Ochena Mukh’, ‘Bichcheder por’; and hosting the reality TV show ‘Handsome the ultimate man’.

Education[]

Rakhi studied in English medium. She went to Eminent International College in Gulshan and completed her O levels and A levels in Dhaka under the British Council. In 2013 Rakhi came to Australia to pursue higher studies in Civil Engineering. Later she graduated from Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) degree from the Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia with a first class honours. During her degree she constantly held her position in the top 100 university students, was the top civil engineering student and volunteered relentlessly as the vice present of the women in engineering committee (WIEECU) to increase participation of women in STEMM.

In 2019 Rakhi graduated with a Diploma of Screen Performance degree in screen acting from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, one of the most prestigious performing arts institute in Australia. Rakhi auditioned and applied for the diploma of acting course in WAAPA in November 2018 and was selected as one of the potential 26 out of some 300 plus applicants from all over Australia. Rakhi is now currently signed with one of the prominent agents in Perth- Moore Creative Artists (MCA).^[3]

Career[]

Rakhi Mahbuba is a structural engineer and has worked in the mining industry as a graduate engineer in a world recognised oil, gas and mining consultancy company John Wood Group. Some of the multimillion dollar projects she has worked on are the Gruyere Gold mine project and Kemerton Lithium Project in Western Australia.^[4] Rakhi continued both working as a full time engineer and a full time student at WAPPA in 2019 - going to work in the morning and attending classes in the evening 5 days a week. Completing her degree successfully in November 2019 by showcasing her showreel in halls in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.

While in Bangladesh, Rakhi had a career as an actress, model and host and worked from 2011 and 2013 before moving to Australia. Rakhi started her acting career with 'Bisshoy', a TV drama written by Bipasha Hayat and directed by Tauquir Ahmed. The she worked on TV drama 'Aronno Monjuri' directed by Abul Hayat. Rakhi has worked in several dramas directed by Chayanika Chowdhury with her co-actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba including 'Chena Mukh Achena Mukh', 'Bisseder por'. She was a cast in 'Terminal', a TV series on NTV. Besides her acting in dramas, Rakhi has a guest appearance in the music video 'Your Love' sang by Kona on her third album 'Simply Kona', which was collaboration with other internal artists.^[5]

Rakhi and popular actor Mosharraf Karim have appeared together in a few dramas, and on 2013 Eid season, they were paired against each other for an Eid special six episode drama “Mirzafar Mir”.^[6] The 2013 Eid season was a busy time for her as she also starred in five other TV shows including Emotional Abdur Motin, Ekta Gopon Kotha Chhilo Bolbar, and Adhare Aalo.^[7]

Awards and nominations[]

• Best Model Female - Diamond World Channel I Best Award 2011 : Won
• Lux Channel I Superstar 2010: Won^[8]
• Diamond World-Channel i Best Award: Won Best female model.^[9]

Dramas[]

References[]

External links[]

• Mahbuba Islam Rakhi on Facebook