Monpura is one of the most successful films in country’s history. Director Giazuddin Salim chose Farhana Mili as leading actress. He hit the jackpot with her debut movie. She did not even think that she would be so successful. Presently she is shooting in the drama directed by Tarik Anam.Written by Aminul Islam created for BTV this is a public awareness play. Before this she acted in the lead role in play based on short story ‘Bubu’ written by Akhtaruzzaman Ilias Ramiz. She has some more plays in her hand. But she is not doing any new movies at the moment.
Then did Monpura fail to convey the message to commercial film world- replying to question like this Mili said, I do not understand all these but offers for some movies came. As they were not ideal I rejected the offers. Born in Nawabganj Mili grew up among wind and light of old Dhaka’s Nawabpur.
She passed her SSC in science division from Banglabazar government girls’ high school and then HSC from Mahanagar Women’s College. And then honors in drama from Jahangirnagar University. Her only brother is her classmate in same department. Mili wants to make her place in viewer’s heart with varieties of roles.
Mili believes that with good story and filmmaking through Bangla Cinema viewers can be brought back to halls. Mili can obviously say that. Since Monpura proved that. She replied to questions about marriage as if it is asked frequently, time to think about all these still hasn’t come.
