Nusrat Imrose Tisha, (Bengali: নুসরাত ইমরোজ তিশা, romanized: Nusrat Imroj Tisha; born February 20, 1982) known mononymously as Tisha, is a Bangladeshi actress, model and producer who has appeared mainly in Bengali television and films. She has garnered popularity with her performances both on television and the silver screen.

Born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Tisha has raised through the Bangladeshi reality television competition Notun Kuri in 1993. Her first screen appearance, at the age of 16, was in the Bengali television drama Shat Prohorer Kabbo in 1998. As of 2020, she has appeared in more than a hundred television dramas. She made her film debut in playing a role named Ru ba Haque in the Bengali drama Third Person Singular Number in 2009. For the role, she was nominated for the Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress and won the Critics Choice Award for Best Film Actress. The film was the Bangladeshi submission for the 83rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.

She went on to establish herself with starring roles in several films directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, including Television (2012), and Doob: No Bed of Roses (2017). As of 2020, her accolades include two National Film Awards. Tisha made her debut as a producer in the upcoming American-Indian-Bangladeshi drama No Land’s Man, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.

Early life

Tisha was born on 20 February 1982 in Rajshahi. Her mother Shaheen Mahfuja Hoque and her father Enamul Hoque. Tisha started learning music at the age of five. In 1993, she took second place in Bangladesh Television’s Notun Kuri talent hunt program. In the same contest two years later, she won the gold cup award. She has attended North South University, in Dhaka.

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Personal life

Tisha married filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on 16 July 2010. Together they have a daughter who has been named as Ilham Nusrat Farooki, born on 5 January 2022.

Nusrat Imrose Tisha Height Weight Age Husband Biography

Bio
Full Name	Nusrat Imroz Tisha
Profession	Actress, Model
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 160 cm in meters– 1.60 m in feet inches– 5’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms– 55 kg in pounds– 121 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	34-28-36
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 February, 1983
Age (as in 2025)	42 Years
Birth Place	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Hometown	Dhaka, Bangladesh
School	Not Known
College	North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Film: Third Person Singular Number (2009) TV: Shat Prohorer Kabbo (1998)
Family	Father– Enamul Hoque Mother– Shaheen Mahfuja Hoque Brother– Not Known Sister– Not Known
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Travelling, Singing, Listening to Music
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (Director)
Husband/Spouse	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (Director)
Marriage Date	July 16, 2010
Children	Not Known

Career

Tisha began her acting career in 1998 with the television drama Shat Prohorer Kabbo, directed by Ahsan Habib and written by Anonto Heera. She also formed a music band named Angel Four.

Her acting talents gained recognition when she received a Meril-Prothom Alo Award nomination for Best TV Actress in 2005 for Otopor Nurul Nuda, directed by Arannya Anwar. She earned further nominations in 2008 for Iit Kather Khancha, written and directed by Shihab Khan, and in 2009 for Sathe.

Tisha won her first Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress for her role in the television serial Graduate. In 2011, she was nominated again for Chander Nijosso Kono Aalo Nei. That same year, she won her first Meril-Prothom Alo Critics’ Choice Award for Best TV Actress for her performance in Tahminar Dinjapon.

Consistent Award Wins and Recognition (2012-2016)

Her success continued in 2012 when she won her second Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress for Long March. In 2013, she secured another win for Jodi Bhalo Na Lage Dio Na Mon and earned a Critics’ Choice nomination for Duti Britto Pashapashi.

The streak continued in 2014 when she claimed her fifth Best TV Actress award for Bijli, followed by another win in 2015 for Tilottama, Tomar Jonno. That year, she also received her second Critics’ Choice Award for Shefali. In 2016, she won her sixth Best TV Actress award for Ekti Talgach-er Golpo, becoming the sole record holder in this category.

In 2020, Tisha starred in Bijoya, a Durga Puja special drama written by Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury and directed by Abu Hayat Mahmud Bhuiya. The drama faced controversy for allegedly portraying Hindu women as morally questionable and Hindu men as “alcoholic, barbaric, and powerless,” leading to criticism for hurting religious sentiments.

Modeling

Tisha first modeled for Meril Lipjel. She has participated in advertisements for Coca-Cola, City cell, Parachute, Bombay Sweets and Keya Cosmetics. She won the Meril Prothom Alo Awards for modeling in 2003 and 2004. After a six-year break, Tisha returned to TV advertising in 2014 by appearing in an ad for Square. She also appeared in ads for Robi, Rupchanda, Dabur Amla etc.

2009-2010: Breakthrough

On the silver screen, Tisha first appeared in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s critically acclaimed Third Person Singular Number in 2009 starring alongside Mosharraf Karim, Topu, Abul Hayat and others. Jay Weissberg of Variety praised Tisha’s performance, stating, “Ruba’s revulsion, yet lack of surprise, is beautifully calibrated by Tisha.” For her role as Ruba Haque, she earned a nomination for Best Film Actress and won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Film Actress at the 12th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards. The film was the Bangladeshi submissions for the 83rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. Following year, she made a special appearance as Selina in the film Runway directed by Tareque Masud.

Commercial Success and National Award(2012–2016)

Following the success of Third Person Singular Number, in 2012 she starred in Television alongside Chanchal Chowdhury and Mosharraf Karim and directed by Farooki. For her role Kohinur, she was nominated for the Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress. The film also was the Bangladeshi submissions for the 86th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.

In 2016, she did her first commercial movie Rana Pagla: The Mental opposite superstar Shakib Khan directed by Shamim Ahmed Roni. Later in the year, she appeared in Ostitto directed by Anonno Mamun starring opposite Arifin Shuvo. For her outstanding performance in this film, she was honoured with the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress in 2016 and nominated for the Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress.

2017-present

In 2017, Tisha starred in Doob, a Bangladesh-India co-production directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, alongside Irrfan Khan, Parno Mittra, and Rokeya Prachy. Her performance earned her the prestigious Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress. The film was also Bangladesh’s submission for the 91st Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.

Later that year, she appeared in Haldaa, directed by Tauquir Ahmed, co-starring Mosharraf Karim and Zahid Hasan. Her role won her the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress and the Bachsas Award for Best Actress. In 2018, she starred in Iti, Tomari Dhaka, Bangladesh’s first anthology film.

Success with Historical and Thriller Films (2019)

Her first release of 2019 was Fagun Haway, based on the historic Language Movement of 1952, directed by Tauquir Ahmed. The film, co-starring Siam Ahmed, Abul Hayat, and Yashpal Sharma, became Bangladesh’s submission for the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.

That same year, she played Toru in the short film The Old Man and The Girl by Afzal Hossain Munna. She then starred in Shonibar Bikel, a Bangladesh-Germany-Russia co-production directed by Farooki. Moreover, the one-shot thriller, inspired by the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery attack, featured a multicultural cast, including Zahid Hasan, Mamunur Rashid, Parambrata Chatterjee, and Eyad Hourani.

In addition, Tisha appeared in Mayaboti alongside Yash Rohan, directed by Arun Chowdhury. Furthermore, she featured in Bonhi, a short film by Afsana Mimi, and Holudboni, a Bangladesh-India co-production with Parambrata Chatterjee and Paoli Dam, directed by Mukul Roy Chowdhury and Taher Shipon.

Tisha is set to debut as a co-producer in No Land’s Man, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. She is also co-producing the upcoming film A Burning Question, directed by Farooki.

As of 2020, she is set to play Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib in Bangabandhu, a biopic on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman directed by Shyam Benegal. She will also portray the revolutionary Pritilata Waddedar in Bhalobasha Pritilata, opposite Manoj Kumar, directed and co-produced by Pradip Ghosh. In the coming years, she will appear in Dhaka 2040, Bobaa Rohossho by Abhishek Bagchi, and Balighar.

Other work and media image

In 2013, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Tisha as a ‘goodwill ambassador’ for its Dhaka mission. This role was part of the celebration marking the 40th anniversary of bilateral relations between the two countries.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Third Person Singular Number	Ruba Haque	Won — Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best Film Actress Nominated — Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress Bangladeshi submissions for the 83rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
2010	Runway	Selina	Guest appearance
2012	Television	Kohinoor	Nominated — Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress Bangladeshi submissions for the 86th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
2016	Mental	Simi
	Ostitto	Pori	Won — Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress Nominated — Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress
2017	Doob	Saberi	Won — Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress Bangladeshi submissions for the 91st Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
	Haldaa	Hasu	Won — Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress Won — Bachsas Award for Best Actress
2018	Iti, Tomari Dhaka	Juthi	First Bangladeshi Anthology film consisting of 11 vignettes by 11 Bangladeshi filmmakers
2019	Fagun Haway	Deepti	First Bangladeshi film based on the 1952 Bengali language movement
	The Old Man and The girl	Toru	Short by Afzal Hossain Munna
	Shonibar Bikel	N/A	Inspired by the terror attack incident of 1 July 2016 at Holey Artisan Bakery, Gulshan.
	Mayaboti	Maya “Mayaboti” Begum
	Bonhi	Bonhi	Short by Afsana Mimi
	Holudboni	Anu
2020	Trap
	Shohor Chere Poranpur	Tushi	Webfilm
2021	No Land’s Man		Premiere at BIFF in October
2023	Birkonna Pritilata	Pritilata Waddedar
	Mujib: The Making of a Nation	Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib “Renu”
	Something Like an Autobiography	Tithi
TBA	Dhaka 2040†	Shapla	Filming
TBA	Boba Rohossho†	Mitali Mukherjee	Filming
TBA	Balighawr†		Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Network	Notes
1998	Shat Prohorer Kabbo		Ahsan Habib
	Fire Dekha		Badrul Anam Saud
	Greeho Golpo
	Shopnojatra
2000	Package Songbad	Fuli	Shamima Nazneen		TV movie
2004	Keboli Rat Hoye Jay		Mahfuz Ahmed
	Sixty Nine	Diti	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
	Ekoda Nurul Huda
	Nikhoj Songbad
	Shanto Kutir		Golam Sohrab Dodul
	Sultana Bibiana		Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
	Waiting Room		Mostofa Sarwar Farooki		OCLC 873365488
	Road to America
	Prem O Protisodher Golpo
	Terakota
	Khosru+Moyna		Kochi Khandokar
	Shishir Kona		Abu Hayat Mahmud	NTV
	Bujhabujhir Vul
2005	Otopor Nurul Huda		Aranyo Anwar
2007-2008	420	Nishi	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki	Channel i	Mini-Series. Re-released in October 2020
2008-2009	Iit Kather Khancha		Shihab Khan		Serial. Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
2009	Sathe				Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
2010	Tiebreaker		Tarik Muhammad Hasan		single-episode drama
	Brazentina		Noman Robin
	Eid-er Ticket		Shokal Ahmed
	Graduate		Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz	NTV	Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
	Mukim Brothers		Ashfaque Nipun
	Mobile Court		Masud Sezan
2011	Valobashi Tai Valobeshe Jai		Shihab Shaheen		TV movie. OCLC 813204910
	Bahattor Ghonta	Shumona	Maksud Hossain		Telefilm
	Chander Nijer Kono Alo Nei		Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz		Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
	Flashback	Sania	Mabrur Rashid Bannah
	Tahminar Dinjapon	Tahmina			Won: Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress
2012	Projotne Bhalobasha		Kaushik Shankar Das
	Long March		Masud Sezan		Won: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
	Arman Bhai		Sagor Jahan
2013	Opekkhay Thakun		Tuhin Hossain	Maasranga Television	Eid telefilm
	Chinno
	Duti Britto Pashapashi				Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress
	Jodi Bhalo Na Lage Dio Na Mon		Raihan Khan		Won: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
	Onno Rokom Porir Golpo		R.B. Pritom
2014	Bijli				Won: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
	Day Out		Humayun Rashid	Maasranga Television	Eid drama
	Golapbhromon		Mahmud Didar	NTV	Eid Special
	Tumi Ami		Tuhin Hossain	NTV	Drama
	Let’s Fly		Mizanur Rahman Aryan
	Ratargul		Sumon Anowar		Eid Special Drama
	Sikander Box	Kheya	Sagor Jahan		TV series (Episodes 1–4, 6, 15)
	Love and War		Imraul Rafat
2015	Moner Moto Mon		Imraul Rafat
	Page 16		Aarif A. Ahnaf
	Happiness Is		Imraul Rafat
	Ei Boishakhe		Shanta Rahman	ATN Bangla	Telefilm
	Silence		Emel Haque
	Angry Bird		Mizanur Rahman Aryan	RTV	Telefilm
	All About Us				Valentine’s Day Special
	To Airport		Mizanur Rahman Aryan		Eid drama
	Gulbahar		Sumon Anowar		Eid Special
	Monsuba Jongshon		Shihab Shaheen
	Protikkha		Imraul Rafat		Close-Up Kache Ashar Shahoshi Golpo
	Shishir Kona		Abu Hayat Mahmud
	Grihojuddho		Imraul Rafat
	Tilottama, Tomar Jonno				Won: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
	Shefali				Won: Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress
2016	Addiction		Shafayet Mansoor Rana
	Rupkotha		Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz	Channel i	Telefilm
	Kichu Bhul Kichu Oviman		Imraul Rafat
	Ekti Talgach-er Golpo		Masud Sezan		Won: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
	Aadharer Rhen		Abu Hayat Mahmud
	Tomay Bhebe Lekha		Shafquat Rabbee Anik	RTV	Valentine’s Day drama
	Quiet Please		Rasel Shikdar
	Boka Bax		Abu Hayat Mahmud
	Pobitro Prem		Jakaria Showkhin
	Firefly		Mabrur Rashid Bannah
	Beauty Boat		Azad Abul Kalam
2017	Sunte Ki Paw				Valentine’s Drama
	Follower		Masud Sezan	RTV	Drama
	Shongi		Shojib Khan	Rtv drama
	Breakup Theory		Riyad Bin Mahbub
	Mridumondo Bhalobasha		Somesor Ali	Maasranga Television	drama
	Radhuni		Imraul Rafat	Maasranga Television	Special telefilm
	Pother Majher Golpo		Ashfaque Nipun
	Money is Problem		Masud Sezan
	Buker Bhitor Kichu Parthor Thaka Bhalo		Tanvir Ahsan	Bioscope original drama	Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress
	Trailer		Kochi Khondokar
	Chinno Prem		Golam Sohrab Dodul
	Cheleta Kintu Bhalo Chilo		Ashfaque Nipun		Chabial Reunion’ drama
	Putuler Songshar		Ashutosh Sujon
	Nishi Kutum	Salma/Pori	Mehedi Hasan Jony
	Shaina Pru		Mahfuz Ahmed		Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress
	Chabial Reunion		Shoraf Ahmed Zibon		Mini-Series, 7 Episodes
2018	Koli 2.0	Koli	Abrar Athar	Bioscope original drama
	Baba Tomay		Sumon Anowar
	Tanaporen		Abu Hayat Mahmud
	Aj Nitur Gaye Holud		Imraul Rafat	Valentine’s Day Special
	Ayesha	Ayesha	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki	Channel I production	Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best TV Actress Nom: Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best TV Actress
	Cholche Cholbe		Ashfaque Nipun	NTV	Eid Special
	Ektu Hasho		Mabrur Rashid Bannah	Eid Special drama
	Mirror		Emel Haque	Gseries production
	Rupkotha		Golam Muqtadir	Bioscope original web film
	Shevolution
	Cholona		Ashfaque Nipun	NTV	Eid drama
	Online E Raisa Bhabi		Topu Khan
	Mistake		Jaqiul Islam Ripon	RTV	drama
	Phoenix		Redoan Rony
	Britto		Abu Hayat Mahmud
	Choritra: Shami		Masud Sezan	Eid Special
	Shondha Komol		Sumon Anowar
2019	Shorno Manob 2		Abu Hayat Mahmud		Customs Day Special
	Shob Shomporker Naam Hoy Na		Kajal Arefin Ome
	Kotha Deya Ache		Mizanur Rahman Aryan	RTV	Valentine’s Day Special drama
	Lovely Wife		Rushow Ahmed		Eid special
	Michael Mama Minu Khala		Abu Hayat Mahmud
	#Me Too		Sazzad Sumon
	Paye Paye Hariye		Imraul Rafat
	Mone Mone Khub Gopone		Sraboni Ferdous
	Ghore Baire		Abu Hayat Mahmud		Eid special drama
	Lady Killer 2		Mabrur Rashid Bannah
	Friday Love		Topu Khan		Eid ul Adha special
	Shelai Ghor		Priti Dutta		Bangamata U-19 special
	Lolita		Arun Chowdhury
	Nayika Hote Chai		Aranyo Anwar
	Saudi Golap		Sagar Jahan		Mini-Series
	Angule Angul		Mabrur Rashid Bannah		Eid Special
	Lady Killer		Mabrur Rashid Bannah		Eid special drama
2020	Pori O Panir Botol		Masum Shahriar	RTV	On the occasion of International Customs Day
	Mukh O Mukhosher Golpo		Ashfaque Nipun	Bongo BD
	Chelera Emonei Hoy	Tithi	Imraul Rafat	Banglavision & Global TV

Short films

Year	Title	Character	Director	Notes
	Faad

Web series

Year	Title	Character	OTT	Director	Notes
2018	Otopor Joya		Iflix	Arifur Rahman	iflix original web series
2019	Eternal Gift	Kuhu	Bioscope	Nazrul Islam Delgir
	Blackmail		Binge	R B Pritam
2020	Kuwasha		Bioscope	Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz
	Ekattor	Joyita	Hoichoi	Tanim Noor
2021	Ladies & Gentleman		ZEE5	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki	Producer
	Unoloukik		Chorki	Robiul Alam Robi
2023	Something Like an Autobiography	Titi	Chorki	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki	Premiere at the BIFF in October.