Jaya Ahsan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jaya Ahsan
জয়া আহসান
Ahsan in 2018
Born	Jaya Maswood 1 July Gopalganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Film actress model producer playback singer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Faisal Ahsan Ullah ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2012)​
Awards	Full list

Jaya Maswood, known to everyone as Jaya Ahsan, is a super talented actress, model, producer, and singer from Bangladesh. She is famous for her work in movies from both Bangladesh and India (especially Bengali films). Jaya has won many big awards for her acting. She has won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress six times! These awards were for her roles in films like Guerrilla (2011), Chorabali (2012), Zero Degree (2015), Debi (2018), Alatchakra (2021), and Beauty Circus (2022). She has also won four Filmfare Awards East, Zee Cine Awards, and many Meril-Prothom Alo Awards.

Early life

Jaya Ahsan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her parents are A. S. Maswood and Rehana Maswood. She has a younger sister and a younger brother. Besides her regular school, Jaya also studied Rabindra Sangeet, which is a type of music, and classical music.

Her first time on TV was in a drama called Panchami. She also modeled for a calendar. This caught the eye of Afzal Hossain, who then asked her to be in a Coca-Cola advertisement. After this, she focused on her studies for a while. She even worked at a newspaper called Bhorer Kagoj. Later, she returned to modeling and acting. She also enjoys crafting and painting.

Career

Television work

Jaya Ahsan first appeared on television in a Coca-Cola ad in 1997. Her first acting role on TV was in the drama Panchomi.

Since the late 1990s, Jaya has acted in many TV dramas and series. She became well-known for her roles in shows like Labonyo Probha and Shonkhobash. She also played a challenging role in Hatkura, where she had to learn a special dialect. She said it was a completely new experience for her. In the TV series Choita Pagol, she played a village woman named Alta, which she really enjoyed. She has played many different characters in telefilms and TV series over the years.

Film work

Jaya Ahsan first appeared in a movie in 2004, in a small role in Bachelor. Her first main role in a film was in Guerrilla (2011). This movie was about the Bangladesh Liberation War. Jaya played Bilkis Banu, a freedom fighter looking for her husband. The film won many awards, and Jaya won her first National Film Award for Best Actress.

Her next film, Chorabali (2012), was an action movie. She played a journalist and won her second National Film Award. In 2013, she acted in her first Indian Bengali film, Aborto. She was even invited to the famous Cannes Film Festival that year! She also starred in a popular Bangladeshi romantic film called Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini, and its sequel.

After a short break, she starred in Zero Degree (2015), a psychological thriller, winning another National Film Award. She also worked in other Indian Bengali films like Rajkahini, which was about the separation of Bengal in 1947.

In 2017, Jaya starred in Bishorjan, which won her several awards, including her first Filmfare Awards! She was the first Bangladeshi actress to win this award. She also received the ABP Ananda Sera Bangali award for her acting achievements.

In 2018, she acted in Ek Je Chhilo Raja, a courtroom drama, and Crisscross. She also produced and starred in Debi, based on a famous novel. For Debi, she won her fourth National Film Award.

More recently, in 2023, Jaya Ahsan made her debut in Bollywood (the Indian Hindi film industry) with the thriller film Kadak Singh. Her performance in this film was highly praised.

Playback singing

Jaya Ahsan is also a singer! She has studied Indian classical music and Rabindra Sangeet. She has sung songs for a few films, like "Tomer Khola Hawa" in Dubshatar.

Other activities

Jaya Ahsan is also a talented craftswoman and visual artist. She has shown her artistic skills in movies like Enechhi Shurjer Hashi. She was chosen as a special ambassador for USAID (a US organization that helps people) to support women and children. In 2019, she became the brand ambassador for the Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup, a football tournament for young women.

Personal life

Jaya Ahsan married Faisal, who was a television model, in 1998. They even appeared in a TV ad together and ran an event management company.

Awards and nominations

Jaya Ahsan has won many important awards for her acting. Here are some of her major wins:

National Film Awards

Meril Prothom Alo Awards

Bachsas Awards

Filmfare Awards Bangla

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

Zee Cine Awards

Tele Cine Awards

International Bangla Film Critic Award

ABP Ananda Sera Bangali Award

Dhaka International Film Festival

Lux Channel i Performance Award

CJFB Performance Award

Charuniram Award