Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress

Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress is given by Meril-Prothom Alo as part of its annual Meril-Prothom Alo Awards for Bengali films, to recognise the female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1999.

Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Film Actress
The 2019 recipient: Puja Cherry Roy
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Country	Bangladesh
Presented by	Meril-Prothom Alo
First awarded	Shabnur (1998)
Currently held by	Puja Cherry Roy, PoraMon 2 (2018)
Most awards	Shabnur (10)
Most nominations	Shabnur (13)

Multiple winners

• 10 Wins: Shabnur
• 2 Wins: Moushumi, Purnima, Jaya Ahsan

Multiple nominees

• 13 Nominations: Shabnur
• 10 Nominations: Moushumi, Apu Biswas
• 09 Nominations: Purnima
• 06 Nominations: Jaya Ahsan
• 04 Nominations: Mahiya Mahi, Nusrat Imrose Tisha
• 03 Nominations: Bidya Sinha Saha Mim
• 02 Nominations: Pori Moni, Zakia Bari Mamo

Winners and nominees

Table key

‡	Indicates the winner

1990s

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
1998 (1st)		Shabnur ‡	N/a	N/a
1999 (2nd)		Shabnur ‡	N/a	N/a
		Sadika Parvin Popy	—	—
		Moushumi	—	—

2000s

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2000 (3rd)		Shabnur ‡	N/a	N/a
2001 (4th)		Shabnur ‡	Prema Chodhury	Shoshurbari Zindabad (2001)
		Purnima		Shikari (2001)
		Moushumi	Meghla	Veja Biral (2001)
2002 (5th)		Shabnur ‡		Shami Strir Juddho (2002)
		Purnima		Shami Strir Juddho (2002)
		Moushumi	Meghla	Meghla Akash (2002)
		Shimla		Boma Hamla (2002)
2003 (6th)		Purnima ‡	Renu (Anu)	Moner Majhe Tumi
		Moushumi	Nodi	Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti
		Shabnur	Barsha	Bou Shashurir Juddho
2004 (7th)		Shabnur ‡	Parul	Fuler Moto Bou (2004)
		Aupee Karim	Sathi	Bachelor (2004)
		Bipasha Hayat	Hawa	Joyjatra (2004)
2005 (8th)		Shabnur ‡	Parul	Molla Barir Bou (2005)
		Shrabanti	Athoi	Wrong Number (2004)
		Purnima	Mouli Chowdhury	Taka (2004)
		Moushumi	Bokul	Molla Barir Bou (2005)
2006 (9th)		Purnima ‡	Adhora	Hridoyer Kotha (2006)
		Apu Biswas		Caccu (2006)
		Moushumi		Mayer Morjada (2006)
		Shabnur	Tithi	Forever Flows (2006)
2007 (10th)		Shabnur ‡		Amar Praner Swami (2007)
		Apu Biswas		Machineman (2007)
		Zakia Bari Mamo	Jori	Daruchini Dip (2007)
		Purnima	Chhoa	Moner Sathe Juddho (2007)
2008 (11th)		Shabnur ‡	Kajol	Ek Takar Bou	^[1]
		Apu Biswas		Ek Buk Valobasha
		Purnima	Chhoa	Akash Chhoa Bhalobasa
		Meher Afroz Shaon	Nishad	Amar Ache Jol
2009 (12th)		Shabnur ‡		Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghore (2009)	^[2]
		Apu Biswas		Mone Boro Kosto (2009)
		Nusrat Imrose Tisha	Ruba Haque	Third Person Singular Number (2009)
		Farhana Mili	Pori	Monpura (2008)
		Bidya Sinha Saha Mim	Priyanka	Amar Praner Priya (2008)

2010s

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2010 (13th)		Moushumi ‡	Golapi	Golapi Ekhon Bilatey (2010)
		Apu Biswas	Aleya Alo	Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na (2010)
		Anika Kabir Shokh		Bolo Na Tumi Amar (2010)
		Purnima	Bilkish Banu	Poran Jai Jolia Re (2010)
		Shabnur	Bilkish Banu	Evabey Bhalobasha Hoy (2010)
2011 (14th)		Moushumi ‡	Rita	Projapoti (2011)
		Apu Biswas	Munia	King Khan (2011)
		Jaya Ahsan	Bilkish Banu	Guerrilla (2011)
		Purnima	Bilkish Banu	Mayer Jonno Pagol (2011)
2012 (15th)		Kusum Sikder ‡	Nidhi	Lal Tip (2012)
		Jaya Ahsan ‡	Noboni Afroz	Chorabali (2012)
		Apu Biswas		Ak Takar Denmohor (2012)
		Afiea Nusrat Barsha	Adhora	Most Welcome (2012)
2013 (16th)		Jaya Ahsan ‡	Zara Haque	Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013)	^[3]
		Nusrat Imrose Tisha	Kohinoor	Television (2012)
		Mahiya Mahi	Misti	Onnorokom Bhalobasha (2012)
		Moushumi	Chandramukhi	Devdas (2013)
2014 (17th)		Mahiya Mahi ‡	Tanisha	Agnee (2014)	^[4]
		Apu Biswas	Priya	Daring Lover (2014)	^[5]
		Bidya Sinha Saha Mim	Chad	Taarkata (2014)
		Moushumi	Deepa	Ek Cup Cha (2014)
2015 (18th)		Zakia Bari Mamo ‡	Nila Khan	Chuye Dile Mon (2015)
		Apu Biswas	Monica	Love Marriage (2015)
		Bidya Sinha Saha Mim	Phooleswari / Rupak	Podmo Patar Jol (2015)
		Mahiya Mahi	Juliet	Romeo vs Juliet (2015)
2016 (19th)		Masuma Rahman Nabila ‡	Hridi	Aynabaji (2016)	^[6]
		Jaya Ahsan	Mitu	Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini 2 (2016)
		Nusrat Imrose Tisha	Pori	Ostitto (2016)
		Pori Moni	Pori / Saniya	Rokto (2016)
2017 (20th)		Nusrat Imrose Tisha ‡	Saberi	No Bed of Roses (2017)
		Apu Biswas	Arshha	Rajneeti (2017)
		Jaya Ahsan	Sarojini	The Cage (2017)
		Mahiya Mahi	Chaiti	Dhaka Attack (2017)
2018 (21st)		Puja Cherry Roy ‡	Pori	PoraMon 2	^[7]
		Jaya Ahsan	Ranu	Debi
		Pori Moni	Shuvra	Swapnajaal
		Sabnam Faria	Nilu	Debi

See also

• Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Award for Best Film Actress
• Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

References

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3. "16th Meril-Prothom Awards 2013". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. 8 March 2015. from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
4. "17th Meril Prothom Alo Awards Gala Night". Prothom Alo. Matiur Rahman. 9 May 2015. from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
5. "মেরিল-প্রথম আলো তারকা জরিপ পুরস্কার ২০১৪". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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