Ankhi Alamgir
{{Short description|Bangladeshi singer and actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ankhi Alamgir
| native_name = আঁখি আলমগীর
| image = Akhi Alamgir (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ankhi Alamgir in 2019
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Actor, singer
| father = Mohiuddin Ahmad Alamgir
| mother = Khoshnur Alamgir
}}
Ankhi Alamgir is a Bangladeshi singer and actress.{{cite news |author=Shah Alam Shazu|title=Akhi |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/akhi|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-17|date=2013-11-01}} She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance in the film Bhat De (1984) and Best Female Playback Singer for the film Ekti Cinemar Golpo (2018).{{cite web|url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২|script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)|language=bn|trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)|access-date=2019-03-25 |publisher=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation|work=Government of Bangladesh}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/national-film-awards-2017-and-2018-announced-1824415|title=National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced|date=2019-11-08|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}} As of 2016, she has released 18 albums.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/interview/%E2%80%9Cmy-ideal-weekend-would-definitely-be-not-working%E2%80%9D-1271914|title="My ideal weekend would definitely be not working"|date=2016-08-19|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en}} She is the daughter of actor-director Alamgir.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/runa-laila-explores-new-grounds-1442089|title=Runa Laila explores new grounds|date=2017-08-02|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en}}
Career
Alamgir debuted singing playback in 1994.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/showbiz-column/chat-akhi-alamgir-199045|title=A Chat With Akhi Alamgir|date=2016-01-09|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en}} Her first album was launched in 1997 and the second one, titled Bisher Kata in 1998.
Alamgir emceed a reality television show Power Voice.
Alamgir returned to acting as an adult through a television drama serial in mid-2010.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-168866|title=2010 in Music|date=2011-01-06|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en}} She performed as a guest actor in the film Ek Cup Cha (2014).{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/release-of-ek-cup-cha-gets-underway-50842|title=Release of "Ek Cup Cha" gets underway|date=2014-11-18|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en}}
Award
National Award recipient as “Best Child Artist” in 1984, which was awarded by President of Bangladesh.{{Cite news |url= https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/femme-fabulous/akhi-alamgir-1593868 |title= Akhi Alamgir started her career as a child artist in the 80s. She won a National Award for Best Child Artist for her performance in the film 'Bhat De'. She has also released many songs and also done many shows both inside and outside the country. |date=1994-11-08|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2018-06-23}}
National Award recipient as “Best Female Singer” in 2018, which was awarded by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.{{Cite news |url= https://archive.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2019/12/08/pm-distributes-national-film-award-among-winners |title= PM distributes National Film Award among winners |date=1994-11-08|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-12-08}}
Bangladesh Film Journalist Organizations’ ‘‘Best Female Playback Singer’’ in the years 2000, 2005 and 2018.{{Cite news |url= https://www.thedailystar.net/news/akhi |title= Akhi |date=2012-10-17|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2013-11-01}}{{Cite news |url= https://archive.dailytribunal24.com/2022/03/06/akhi-alamgir-awarded-international-honors-for-fifth-time/ |title= Akhi Alamgir, the star musician of Bangladesh's music scene|date=2012-10-17 |work= Daily Tribunal 24|language=en|access-date=2022-03-06}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm7656664}}
- {{Facebook|ankhialamgirsinger}}
- {{Instagram|ankhi_alamgir_}}
{{Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist}}
{{Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer}}
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Category:20th-century Bangladeshi women singers
Category:20th-century Bangladeshi singers
Category:Bangladeshi film actresses
Category:Bangladeshi playback singers
Category:Bangladeshi television personalities
Category:Best Child Artist National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Category:Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Nabinagar Upazila
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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