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Biography
Masuma Rahman Nabila is a Bangladeshi television presenter and model. She started her career in 2006 as a TV host.
Early life
Nabila was born on 8 April 1985 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Her father Lutfar Rahman was appointed as an auditing officer in a private firm. She studied at Bangladesh International School & College in Jeddah. Nabila moved to Dhaka after completing her Secondary School Certificate (SSC). She finished her Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, and completed her B.A (Honours) in English from BRAC University. She is currently living in Dhaka with her mother and siblings.
Modeling
Nabila made her modeling debut by doing a short appearance on a TVC in 2006 for sharp blade directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. She has also done some photo shoots for magazine and newspapers.
Television career
Nabila stepped into the media world with a school magazine show on Banglavision called Ebong Class Er Baire in 2006. Soon after she hosted a live quiz show called Janar ache bolar ache on NTV, Vocab on Banglavision and a live music request show Music Together on Banglavision. She has hosted some big events like BPL opening ceremony and the 100-day countdown to the ICC World Twenty20. Apart from TV show hosting, Nabila had participated in TV commercials for Robi, Fair & Lovely, Banglalink and Dabur Vatika Enriched Coconut Hair Oil. She is also a brand ambassador for Vatika Naturals Europe.
Nabila has also worked on a fiction drama na med Five Female Friends in her own character which aired on GTV. Other 4 actresses in this drama were Shriya Shorbojoya, Jannatul Ferdous Pia, DJ Sonica & Maria nur. This drama was directed by Mabrur Rashid Bannah, Imraul Rafat, and Goutam Koiri.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2007 | Ebong class Er Baire | Host | Banglavision | School game show |
| 2007 | Vocab | Host | Banglavision | Quiz show |
| 2008–2011 | Janar ache bolar ache | Host | NTV | Live quiz show |
| 2010–2012 | Music Together | Host | Banglavision | Live Musical Show |
| 2011 | Hip hip hurry | Host | NTV | Live quiz show |
| 2011–2013 | Lucky line | Host | RTV | Live quiz show |
| 2011 | Clemon Extra Innings | Host | RTV | Talk show and analysis on ICC cricket world cup 2011 |
| 2012 | Sing with MLTR | Host | Channel 9 | music contest |
| 2012 | Robi Shera Protibha | Host | Maasranga Television | music contest |
| 2013 | Bpl opening ceremony | Host | Channel 9 | Bangladesh Premier League opening ceremony |
| 2013 | Star Dance | Host | Asian TV | Dance reality show |
| 2013 | Brac Bank Meghe Dhaka Tara | Host | Maasranga Television | Dance and singing reality show |
| 2013 | Rater tara | Host | Asian TV | Celebrity talk show |
| 2014 | The Music Train | Host | Boishakhi TV | Live Musical Show |
| 2014 | T20 cricket blast | Host | Gazi Television | Cricket show |
| 2014 | Dabur Amla Extra Ordinary | Host | RTV | TV show on Beauty & Fashion |
| 2014 | Rtv star award | Host | RTV | Award ceremony |
| 2014 | Ifad morur Iftar | Host | RTV | Travel and Cooking show |
| 2014 | Horlicks Family NutriShow | Host | NTV Banglavision Ekushey Television Desh TV | Cooking show |
| 2014 | marks allrounder 2014 | Host | NTV | Talent hunt competition |
| 2014 | Dekhiye Dao Quiz Contest | Host | Independent Television (Bangladesh) | Quiz Contest |
| 2015 | Cute Public Sports Master crickfreak | Host | Gazi Television | Cricket quiz contest |
| 2015 | Ifad morur Iftar | Host | RTV | Travel and Cooking show |
| 2015 | Ujan Ganger Naiya – Season 1 | Host | ATN Bangla | BBC show on a BBC fiction 'ujan ganger naiya' |
| 2015 | Nova Star moments | Host | ATN Bangla | Celebrity talk show |
| 2016 | Ujan Ganger Naiya – Season 2 | Host | ATN Bangla | BBC show on a BBC fiction 'ujan ganger naiya' |
| 2016 | 7Up Musical Premier League – Season 1 | Host | Channel i | Musical Reality Show |
| 2017 | Coca-cola presents Ek dish dui cook | Host | Ekushey Television | cooking reality show |
| 2017 | Ananda Mela | Host | Bangladesh Television | Eid magazine show on Btv |
TV series
| Year | Drama | Co-stars | Director | Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Five Female Friends | Shriya Shorbojoya, Jannatul Ferdous Pia, DJ Sonica & Maria nur | mabrur rashid bannah,Imraul Rafat,Goutam Koiri | Gazi Television | |
| 2017 | March mashe shooting (Aynabaji Original Series 2017) | Ziaul Faruq Apurba,Gazi Rakayet | Amitabh Reza Chowdhury | Gazi Television,RTV (Bangladesh),Maasranga Television | |
| 2017 | Kotha hobe to?(Osthir Somoy Shostir Golpo) | Manoj Kumar | Syed Ahmed Shawki | Gazi Television |
Film
Nabila made her silver screen debut by doing a film named Ayanabaji. TVC director Amitabh Reza made his debut as a filmmaker with this film as well. The film produced by Half Stop Down Limited will star Chanchal Chowdhury, Partha Barua, Lutfur Rahman George, Hira Chowdhury, Shawkat Osman and Gousul Alam Shaon, among others.The film has released on 30 September 2016 and made history by running successfully for 5 months in the theatre.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Co-Stars | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ayanabaji | Amitabh Reza Chowdhury | Chanchal Chowdhury, Partha Barua, Lutfur Rahman George, Hira Chowdhury, Shawkat Osman and Gousul Alam Shaon |
Radio show
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | vaseline on the move | RJ | radioshadhin, peoples radio, colors fm | Lifestyle show |
Advertisements
| Year | Title | Brand |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Robi Add Shadinota | Robi |
| 2013 | fair and lovely | Fair & Lovely (cosmetics) |
| 2013 | Banglalink 3g | Banglalink |
| 2014 | Dabur Vatika Enriched Coconut Hair Oil | Dabur Vatika |
| 2014 | Amin jewellers | Amin jewellers |
| 2014 | Meril Lip Care | Meril |
| 2016 | Robi Ace romance redefined | Robi |
| 2017 | TEA EXPO TVC | Bangladesh Tea Board |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Meril Prothom Alo Awards (popular) | Best Film Actress | Aynabaji | Won |
| 2016 | Meril Prothom Alo Awards (popular) | Best female newcomer | Aynabaji | Nominated |
| 2016 | Meril Prothom Alo Awards (critque) | Best Film Actress | Aynabaji | Nominated |