Sumaiya Shimu and Nazrul Islam tied the knot in 2015. At the time of their marriage, her husband was the country director for the international NGO Relief International.
This year, Rubaiyat Hossain has received the Best Director Award at the National Film Awards 2022 for her film "Shimu". While this award has been given every year for the past 48 years, she is only the second woman to be recognised amongst the recipients. Earlier, in 2005, another female filmmaker, Kohinur Akter Suchanda, received this award for her film, “Hajar Bachhor Dhore”.
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The controversy between the two actresses, Apu Biswas and Bubly regarding their marriage with Shakib Khan had escalated quite a bit during last year, with both actresses demeaning each other in front of the media.
This film is the second cinematic collaboration between DA Tayeb and Pori Moni following their successful appearance together in the film "Shona Bondhu".