Notun Kuri

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| native_name = নতুন কুঁড়ি

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| genre = Talent contest

| creator = Mustafa Monwar

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| presenter = Masuma Khatun
Mustafa Monwar

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| country = Bangladesh

| language = Bengali

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| executive_producer = Kazi Kayum

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| network = 1966-1971 Pakistan Television
1976-2006 Bangladesh Television

| first_aired = {{start date|1966}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2006}}

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Notun Kuri ({{langx|bn|নতুন কুঁড়ি|lit=New Bud}}) is a Bangladeshi reality television competition series for child artistes created by Mustafa Monwar.{{cite news |author=Faridur Reza Sagor |date=May 31, 2014 |title=Notun Kuri |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/notun-kuri-26229 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=April 17, 2016}} The show debuted in 1966 which ran on Pakistan Television from 1966 to 1971. After the independence of Bangladesh, the competition was relaunched by Ziaur Rahman and ran on Bangladesh Television from 1976 to 2006.{{cite news |author=Novera Deepita |date=February 4, 2006 |title=From BTV to ETV and beyond: The television revolution |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/celebrating_bd/celeb_bd18.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=April 17, 2016}}

The name of the show comes from a poem named "Kishor (Teenager)" by Golam Mostofa.

Judges

  • Anil Kishon Sinha{{cite news |author=Iqbal Siddiquee |date=September 1, 2007 |title=Anil Kishon Sinha : A Man for Monipuri Culture |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2007/09/01/behind.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=April 18, 2016 }}

Talented Children raised from Notun Kuri

Winners of the show were child artists like Tarana Halim, Rumana Rashid Ishita, Tarin Ahmed, Meher Afroz Shaon, Firoz Mahmud, Sabrin Saka Meem and Nusrat Imroz Tisha.{{cite news |author=Sadya Afreen Mallick |date=January 1, 2005 |title=Notun Kuri's wasted opportunity |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/01/01/d50101140185.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=April 17, 2016}}

  • Tamalika Karmakar (dance){{cite news |title=Valentine's Day Specials on TV |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-174039 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=February 14, 2011 |accessdate=April 17, 2016}}
  • Mehbooba Mahnoor Chandni (dance){{cite web|title=Bangladeshi Actress Mehbooba Mahnoor Chandni|url=http://www.bdalltime.com/2014/07/bangladeshi-actress-mehbooba-mahnoor-chandni.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064737/http://www.bdalltime.com/2014/07/bangladeshi-actress-mehbooba-mahnoor-chandni.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 March 2016|work=bdalltime|accessdate=October 14, 2005}}{{self-published inline|date=December 2016}}
  • Samina Chowdhury (singing) 1977{{cite web |url=http://amaderkotha.com.bd/2014/03/04/game-changers/ |title=Game-Changers |publisher=Amader Kotha |date=March 4, 2014 |accessdate=October 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115100035/http://amaderkotha.com.bd/2014/03/04/game-changers/ |archive-date=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}
  • Azad Rahman Shakil (Master Shakil, film actor)
  • Firoz Mahmud (Art/painting)
  • Tareen Jahan (acting, dancing and storytelling divisions)
  • Rumana Rashid Ishita (dance, song, Art, acting)
  • Tisha (actress) (Acting)
  • Sabrin Saka Meem (Acting)

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