Mahiya Mahi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mahiya Mahi
মাহিয়া মাহি
Mahi in 2014
Born	(1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 30) Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Spouse(s)	Mahmud Pervez Opu ​ ​ (m. 2016; div. 2021)​ Rakib Sarker ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	1

Sharmin Akter Nipa (born 27 October 1993), known as Mahiya Mahi, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is one of the highest-paid actresses of Bangladesh.

Mahi started her career in the film industry with the film Bhalobasar Rong in 2012, which was a commercial success. Since then, she has acted in several other films, including PoraMon (2013), Agnee (2014) and Desha: The Leader (2014). She has won several awards for her performances, including the Meril-Prothom Alo Awards for Best Actress in 2014.

Education

Mahi completed her schooling from Uttara High School and HSC from Dhaka City College. She studied in fashion designing in 2014 before switching universities in 2015.

Career

2012

Mahi made her acting debut with Bhalobasar Rong in 2012, opposite to another debutante Bappy Chowdhury. Bhalobashar Rong is referred as the first Bangladeshi digital cinema according to Jaaz Multimedia. The film was declared as a huge financial success.

2013

In 2013, Mahi appeared in four films. Her first release was Onnorokom Bhalobasha. Again opposite to Bappy Chowdhury. Her next release was PoraMon, opposite to Symon Sadik. She was reported as "a new sensation" by all Bangladeshi media. The Daily Ittefaq and Asian TV program Movie Bazaar has declared Mahi as the best actress of 2013.

Her third film of the year marked her first collaboration with Bangladeshi film industry's leading actor Shakib Khan as they were paired up in Bhalobasha Aaj Kal for the first time. The couple was well received by the audience and the film was declared as a major box-office success. The Daily Star noted about the film, "The Shakib Khan and Mahiya Mahi duo was adorable". New Age reported, "'Shakib-Mahi duo is very well-matched. Paired up with heartthrob Shakib Khan, Mahi won the hearts of the film lovers through her acting in Bhalobasha Aaj Kal". Her last release was Tobuo Bhalobashi, once again opposite to Bappy Chowdhury.

2014

Mahi's first release in 2014 is Ki Darun Dekhte. Her next and long-awaited movie Agnee, opposite to Arifin Shuvoo, is a women-centric crime thriller film. It became one of the most commercially successful films in Dhallywood history. Agnee brought Mahi 'Best Film Actress ' for the 1st time from Meril Prothom Alo Awards in 2014.

Dobir Saheber Songsar is the first comedy movie performed by Mahi. She played three roles at a time in this movie. It did average in the box office. Her Next film is "Honeymoon" with Bappy Chowdhury and director by Shafi Uddin Shafi. Honeymoon relies time of eid ul fitr & production house of Jaaz Multimedia.

Onek Sadher Moyna released on 7 November. It is the remake of film 'Moyna-Moti' of 1969 played by the legends Abdur Razzak and Kabori. The film did excellent in the box office.

In the film Desha: The Leader, Mahi plays the role of a journalist, opposite Shipan Mitra. For the first time she will be found as a lyricist in this movie.

2015

In 2015 she starred as Juliet in Romeo vs Juliet opposite Joey Debroy and Ankush Hazra, directed by Ashok Pati. She played the title role in Shafi Uddin Shafi's Big Brother, opposite Shipan Mitra and played the role of a journalist in Warning, opposite Arifin Shuvoo. Mahi also starred in Agnee 2, the sequel to Agnee. She became the brand ambassador of Unilever's beauty brand Fair & Lovely in April 2014.

Politics

Mahi sought nomination from the Awami League to run from the Chapai Nawabganj-2 constituency for the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. But Awami League nominated the candidacy to the incumbent Md. Ziaur Rahman. Mahi then pursued as an independent candidate from the Rajshahi-1 constituency.

Personal life

Mahi was first married to Mahmud Pervez Opu, a businessman from Sylhet, during 2016–2021. On 13 September 2021, she married Rakib Sarker, a businessman and politician from Gazipur. The couple have a son.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
2012	Bhalobasar Rong	Mahi / Faria	Shaheen Sumon	Debut Film
2013	Onnorokom Bhalobasha	Mishti	Shaheen Sumon
	PoraMon	Pori	Jakir Hossain Raju
	Bhalobasa Aaj Kal	Dana	P A Kajol
	Tobou Bhalobashi	Sunoina	Montazur Rahman Akbar
2014	Ki Darun Dekhte	Mahi	Wajed Ali Sumon
	Agnee	Tanisha	Iftakar Chowdhury
	Dobir Saheber Songsar	Chumki	Jakir Hossain Raju
	Honeymoon	Tandra Islam Chowdhury	Shafi Uddin Shafi
	Onek Sadher Moyna	Moyna	Jakir Hossain Raju
	Desha: The Leader	Sristi	Saikat Nasir
2015	Romeo vs Juliet	Juliet	Ashok Pati, Abdul Aziz
	Big Brother	Kajal	Shafi Uddin Shafi
	Warning	Trina Hasan	Shafi Uddin Shafi
	Agnee 2	Tanisha	Iftakar Chowdhury
2016	Krishnopokkho	Oru	Meher Afroz Shaon
	Onek Dame Kena	Poshpo	Jakir Hossain Raju
2017	Dhaka Attack	Chaity	Dipankar Dipon
2018	Poloke Poloke Tomake Chai	Bonna	Shahnawaz Shanu
	Jannat	Jannat	Mostafizur Rahman Manik
	Mone Rekho	Moon	Wajed Ali Sumon
	Pobitro Bhalobasha	Rosie	AK Sohel
	Tui Sudhu Amar	Priya	Joydip Mukherjee, Anonno Mamun
2019	Ondhokar Jogot	Inspector Shobnom	Badiul Alam Khokon
	Obotar	Mukti	Mahmud Hasan Shikder
2020	Nabab LLB	Abanti Chowdhury	Anonno Mamun
2022	Ashirbaad		Mustafizur Rahman Manik
	Live	Joya Biswas	Shamim Ahmed Roni
	Jao Pakhi Bolo Tare	Lavly	Mistafizur Rahman Manik
2023	Bubujaan	Bubujaan	Shamim Ahamed Roni
TBA	Ananda Ashru	Shirin	Mostafizur Rahman Manik	Awaiting for release

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Awards and nominations