Kazi Sharmin Nahid Nupur (born 17 December 1975) known by her stage name Shabnur, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She was one of the highest-paid actresses in Bangladesh. Regarded as one of the most popular actresses of the 1990s, she appeared in over 150 films during her two-decade-long career.
She first appeared on screen in 1993 in the film Chandni Raatey, but her breakthrough came with Tumi Amar (1994), in which she starred alongside Salman Shah. This helped her quickly become a sensation in the industry and led her to act in big role movies such as Jibon Shongi, Shopner Thikana, Moner Majhe Tumi, Ananda Ashru.
She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Dui Noyoner Alo (2005).
Kazi Sharmin Nahid Nupur was born on 17 December 1975 at Navaron, Jessore, Bangladesh. Her father is Shahjahan Chowdhury. She has a sister and a brotherâÂÂJhumur and Tamal.
Shabnur debuted her career with co-actor Shabbir in the 1993 film Chandni Raatey, directed by Ehtesham. Her first hit movie was Hridoy Amar with Amin Khan. She got her breakthrough in her third film Tumi Amar, co-starred with Salman Shah in 1994.
Shabnur co-acted with Salman until he died in 1996. She later acted with Omar Sunny, Riaz, Ferdous Ahmed, and Shakib Khan, among others.
After a year-long break, two films, Bhalobasha Saint Martin-e and Attogopon, with Shabnur were released in 2012. In 2013, she acted in Kichhu Asha Kicchu Bhalobasha.
After a years-long acting hiatus, Shabnur is slated to appear in two films in pre-production in 2024, Rangana, a thriller film directed by Arafat Hossain, and Matal Hawa, a film to be directed by Chayanika Chowdhury.
Shabnur got engaged to Anik Mahmud, a businessman, on 6 December 2011 and married on 28 December 2012. The couple officially got divorced on 26 January 2020 due to compatibility issues. Together they have a son.
Shabnur established a school, Sydney International School, in Baridhara, Dhaka in 2011. She resides in Sydney, Australia. She is an Australian citizen since 2012.
Some members of Salman ShahâÂÂs family publicly claimed that he had been murdered, naming several people as suspects, including Shabnur.
However, these were personal beliefs, not legal findings. As Salman Shah and Shabnur were a popular on-screen duo and many fans speculated that they were in a personal relationship, rumours began to circulate about Shabnur.
In 2004 Shabnur won the Bachsas Award for best actress in the film '.
She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress in 2006 for her role in the film Dui Noyoner Alo (2005), and won Meril Prothom Alo Awards for best actress ten times.
In 2011 she received the CJFB Performance Award for Best Actress in the 2010 film Ebhabei Bhalobasha Hoy.