Pori Moni

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Pori Moni
পরীমনি
Pori Moni in 2018
Born	Shamsunnahar Smrity (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992 (age 28) Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh[1]
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Actress Model
Years active	2013–present
Awards	Babisas Award for Featured Actor (Female), Meril Prothom Alo Special Critic Award

Shamsunnahar Smrity, known by her stage name Pori Moni, is a Bangladeshi actress and model. Her notable films include Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay, Rokto, Pure Jay Mon and Swapnajaal. She was listed on Forbes Asia’s "100 Digital Stars" magazine in December 2020.^[2]

Early life[]

Pori Moni was born on 24 October 1992 as Smriti Shamsunnahar,^[3][4] in Satkhira District. After losing her parents in childhood, she grew up in her maternal grandparents' house in Pirojpur where she completed her Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools Certificates.^[5]

Career[]

Pori Moni's first film, Rana Plaza, based on Rana Plaza disaster,^[6] was denied certification by the Bangladesh Film Censor Board stating that this was a national disaster and people might get wrong notions about it.^[7] Her second film Bhalobasha Shimaheen was released on 13 February 2015. She co-starred with Shakib Khan in Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay and Dhumketu.^[8]

Personal life[]

Pori Moni married her cousin Ismail Hossain in 2010 but they ended up in divorce after 2 years.^[9] She then married footballer Ferdous Kabir Sourav in April 2012.^[10] In 2019, Pori was engaged to RJ Tamim Hasan, but later they broke up.^[11][12][13] In March 2020, she married film director Kamruzzaman Roni.^[14]

Controversies[]

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On June 8, 2021, Pori Moni accused Nasir Uddin Mahmood, a businessman and politician of Jatiya Party, of sexual assault on her at the Boat Club in Ashulia, Uttara ^[15][16] and asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for justice on Facebook.^[17][18] On June 14, the main accused Mahmood along with another businessman Tuhin Siddique Omi were arrested by Bangladesh Police.^[19] A week later, Pori Moni was accused of vandalism at the Gulshan All Community Club. Club President, K.M. Alamgir Iqbal, accused Pori Moni of vandalizing the club on June 7 night at a press conference.^[20][21] Later accused Nasir Uddin Mahmood got bailed^[22][23][24]

Detention[]

On 4 August 2021, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raided Pori Moni's house in Banani. She was arrested with alleged charge of Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Crystal methamphetamine and 30 bottles of foreign liquor from the house.^{[25][26][27][28][29][30]} According to witnesses, Lt Col Khairul Islam, in-charge of RAB’s intelligence wing, was seen entering the premises of the residence along with several plain-clothed DB officials.^[25][26] She had been under the spotlight since she made allegations of attempted rape and murder against Nasir Uddin Mahmood.^[31] On 5 August, A Dhaka court magistrate Mamunur Rashid granted a 4-day remand against Pori Moni, the film producer Nazrul Islam Raj who was director of her first film and two of their associates in connection with separate narcotics cases filed under the Narcotics Control Act 1990.^{[32][33][34][35][36]}

On 31 August, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayes granted Pori Moni bail and she was released the next morning after a total 27 days of detention.^[37][38]

Filmography[]

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Director	Ref(s)
2015	Bhalobasha Simahin	Simana	Shah Alam Mondol	[39]
	Rana Plaza	Reshma	Nazrul Islam Khan	[40][41]
	Pagla Deewana	Layla	Wazed Ali Sumon	[42]
	Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay	Nolok	SA Haque Alik	[43]
	Lover Number One	Dola	Faruq Hossain
	Nogor Mastan	-	Rakibul Alam Rakib
	Mohua Sundori	Mohua	Rowshon Ara Nipa	[44]
2016	Rokto		Wazed Ali Sumon
	Pure Jay Mon	Kiron	Apurba Rana
	Dhumketu		Shafiq Hasan
2017	Koto Shopno Koto Asha	Pori	Wakil Ahmed	[45][46]
	Shona Bondhu		Jahangir Alam Sumon
	Antor Jala		Malek Afsary
2018	Amar Prem Amar Priya	Jannat	Shamimul Islam Shamim
	Swapnajaal	Shuvra	Giasuddin Selim
2020	Bishwoshundori	Shova	Chayanika Chowdhury	[47]
	Nodir Buke Chaad	Nodi	Shawkat Islam	[48]
2021	Sphulingo	TBA	Tauquir Ahmed	[49]
2021	1971 Shei Shab Din	TBA	Hridi Haq	[50]
2021	Adventure of Sundarban	Trisha	Abu Raihan Jewel	[51]
2021	Amar Mon Jure Tui	TBA	Wazed Ali Sumon	[52]
2021	Bahaduri	TBA	Shafiq Hasan	[53]
2021	Dorodiya	TBA	Wazed Ali Sumon	[54]
TBA		Pritilata Waddedar	Rashid Palash	[51]
TBA	Probashi Don	TBA	Shahin Sumon	[54][55]
TBA	Surprise	TBA	F I Manik	[54]

Television[]

• 2nd Innings (2013–2014) - Directed by Idris Haider ^[56]
• Exclusive
• Extra Bachelor
• Nari
• Nabanita Tomar Jonno
• Oshomapto Valobasha
• Mon Bhalo Nai
• Kotha Dilam
• Apar Opar
• Keno Miche Nokkhotrera

Short films[]

Awards[]

References[]