Jharna Basak, known by the stage name Shabnam (born on 17 August 1942), is a Bangladeshi stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968. Shabnam remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. She has been nominated for Nigar awards several times, winning it 13 times (the most for an actress).
She has appeared in over 180 films. Her father is Nani Basak, a football referee from Dhaka. Shabnam was married to Robin Ghosh, a music composer. Around 1988, she switched on to character acting and was again doing films in her native Dhaka and Lahore.
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