Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress

Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress
Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress
	The 2019 recipient: Puja Cherry Roy
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Country	Bangladesh
Presented by	Meril-Prothom Alo
First awarded	Shabnur ()
Currently held by	Puja Cherry Roy, ; PoraMon 2 ()
Most awards	Shabnur (10)
Most nominations	Shabnur (13)

Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress is given by Meril-Prothom Alo as part of its annual Meril-Prothom Alo Awards for Bengali films, to recognise the female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1999.

Multiple winners[]

10 Wins: Shabnur,
2 Wins: Moushumi, Purnima, Jaya Ahsan

Multiple nominees[]

13 Nominations: Shabnur
10 Nominations: Moushumi, Apu Biswas
09 Nominations: Purnima
06 Nominations: Jaya Ahsan
04 Nominations: Mahiya Mahi, Nusrat Imrose Tisha
03 Nominations: Bidya Sinha Saha Mim
02 Nominations: Pori Moni, Zakia Bari Mamo

Winners and nominees[]

Table key
	Indicates the winner

1990s[]

Year	Actress	Role(s)	Film
1998	Shabnur	N/a	N/a
1999	Shabnur	N/a	N/a
	Sadika Parvin Popy	N/A	N/A
	Moushumi	N/A	N/A

2000s[]

Year	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2000	Shabnur	N/a	N/a
2001	Shabnur	Prema Chodhury	Shoshurbari Zindabad (2001)
	Purnima		Shikari (2001)
	Moushumi	Meghla	Veja Biral (2001)
2002	Shabnur		Shami Strir Juddho (2002)
	Purnima		Shami Strir Juddho (2002)
	Moushumi	Meghla	Meghla Akash (2002)
	Shimla		(2002)
2003	Purnima	Renu (Anu)	Moner Majhe Tumi
	Moushumi	Nodi	Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti
	Shabnur	Barsha	Bou Shashurir Juddho
2004	Shabnur	Parul	Fuler Moto Bou (2004)
	Aupee Karim	Sathi	Bachelor (2004)
	Bipasha Hayat	Hawa	Joyjatra (2004)
2005	Shabnur	Parul	Molla Barir Bou (2005)
		Athoi	Wrong Number (2004)
	Purnima	Mouli Chowdhury	Taka (2004)
	Moushumi	Bokul	Molla Barir Bou (2005)
2006	Purnima	Adhora	Hridoyer Kotha (2006)
	Apu Biswas		Caccu (2006)
	Moushumi		Mayer Morjada (2006)
	Shabnur	Tithi	Forever Flows (2006)
2007	Shabnur		Amar Praner Swami (2007)
	Apu Biswas		Machineman (2007)
	Zakia Bari Mamo	Jori	Daruchini Dip (2007)
	Purnima	Chhoa	Moner Sathe Juddho (2007)
2008 (11th)	Shabnur	Kajol	Ek Takar Bou	^[1]
	Apu Biswas		Ek Buk Valobasha
	Purnima	Chhoa	Akash Chhoa Bhalobasa
	Meher Afroz Shaon	Nishad	Amar Ache Jol
2009 (12th)	Shabnur		Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghore (2009)	^[2]
	Apu Biswas		(2009)
	Nusrat Imrose Tisha	Ruba Haque	Third Person Singular Number (2009)
	Farhana Mili	Pori	Monpura (2008)
	Bidya Sinha Saha Mim	Priyanka	Amar Praner Priya (2008)

2010s[]

Year	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2010	Moushumi	Golapi	Golapi Ekhon Bilatey (2010)
	Apu Biswas	Aleya Alo	Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na (2010)
	Anika Kabir Shokh		(2010)
	Purnima	Bilkish Banu	Poran Jai Jolia Re (2010)
	Shabnur	Bilkish Banu	(2010)
2011 (14th)	Moushumi	Rita	Projapoti (2011)
	Apu Biswas	Munia	King Khan (2011)
	Jaya Ahsan	Bilkish Banu	Guerrilla (2011)
	Purnima	Bilkish Banu	(2011)
2012 (15th)	Kusum Sikder	Nidhi	Lal Tip (2012)
	Jaya Ahsan	Noboni Afroz	Chorabali (2012)
	Apu Biswas		(2012)
	Afiea Nusrat Barsha	Adhora	Most Welcome (2012)
2013 (16th)	Jaya Ahsan	Zara Haque	Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013)	^[3]
	Nusrat Imrose Tisha	Kohinoor	Television (2012)
	Mahiya Mahi	Misti	(2012)
	Moushumi	Chandramukhi	Devdas (2013)
2014 (17th)	Mahiya Mahi	Tanisha	Agnee (2014)	^[4]
	Apu Biswas	Priya	Daring Lover (2014)	^[5]
	Bidya Sinha Saha Mim	Chad	Taarkata (2014)
	Moushumi	Deepa	Ek Cup Cha (2014)
2015	Zakia Bari Mamo	Nila Khan	Chuye Dile Mon (2015)
	Apu Biswas	Monica	Love Marriage (2015)
	Bidya Sinha Saha Mim	Phooleswari / Rupak	Podmo Patar Jol (2015)
	Mahiya Mahi	Juliet	Romeo vs Juliet (2015)
2016 (19th)	Masuma Rahman Nabila	Hridi	Aynabaji (2016)	^[6]
	Jaya Ahsan	Mitu	Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini 2 (2016)
	Nusrat Imrose Tisha	Pori	Ostitto (2016)
	Pori Moni	Pori / Saniya	Rokto (2016)
2017	Nusrat Imrose Tisha	Saberi	No Bed of Roses (2017)
	Apu Biswas	Arshha	Rajneeti (2017)
	Jaya Ahsan	Sarojini	The Cage (2017)
	Mahiya Mahi	Chaiti	Dhaka Attack (2017)
2018	Puja Cherry Roy	Pori	PoraMon 2	^[7]
	Jaya Ahsan	Ranu	Debi
	Pori Moni	Shuvra	Swapnajaal
	Sabnam Faria	Nilu	Debi

References[]

^ Staff Correspondent (11 April 2009). "Meril-Prothom Alo Award ceremony held". The Daily Star. Dhaka: Transcom Group. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ Zahangir, Alom (11 April 2010). "12th Meril Prothom Alo Awards 2010". The Daily Star. Dhaka: Transcom Group. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "16th Meril-Prothom Awards 2013". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "17th Meril Prothom Alo Awards Gala Night". Prothom Alo. Matiur Rahman. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "মেরিল-প্রথম আলো তারকা জরিপ পুরস্কার ২০১৪". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "Meril-Prothom Alo awards the best in TV and film". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. April 24, 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2018". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

External links[]

[DS-11thMRAA2008-1] Staff Correspondent (11 April 2009). "Meril-Prothom Alo Award ceremony held". The Daily Star. Dhaka: Transcom Group. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[DS-12thMRAA2010-2] Zahangir, Alom (11 April 2010). "12th Meril Prothom Alo Awards 2010". The Daily Star. Dhaka: Transcom Group. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[DS-16thMPAA2013-3] "16th Meril-Prothom Awards 2013". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[PA-MPAA2015-4] "17th Meril Prothom Alo Awards Gala Night". Prothom Alo. Matiur Rahman. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[NB-MPAANOM2014-5] "মেরিল-প্রথম আলো তারকা জরিপ পুরস্কার ২০১৪". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[DS-19thMPAA2017-6] "Meril-Prothom Alo awards the best in TV and film". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. April 24, 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[DS-21stMPAA2019-7] "Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2018". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

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v t Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
Category History of film
Public Choice Awards	Best TV Actress Best Film Actress (TV & Film)
Critics' Choice Awards	Best Film Best Film Director Best Film Actress Best Playwright Best TV Actress
Special awards	Lifetime Achievement
Discontinued categories	Best Male Model Best Female Model Best Musical Band Best TV Program
Ceremonies	2008 (11th) 2009 (12th) 2011 (14th) 2012 (15th) 2013 (16th) 2014 (17th) 2016 (19th)
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