Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 754 Tue. July 11, 2006  
   
Culture


When the home and hearth come first
Up-close with Sharmin Lucky


"My quality time is for my son, husband and home. I just don't have the time one needs to invest as a film actress. I'm satisfied being a model and don't wish to pursue acting as a career," says Sharmin Lucky, when asked about the recent rumours that she would star in telefilms.

She stepped into the cultural arena with recitation through a group in Maghbazar, led by eminent actor, Asaduzzaman Noor. During the time of floods (between 1988 and 1993), the group did a lot of social work, while taking the art of poetry recitation to the heart of the villages. They had eminent personalities like Naren Biswas and Pradip Ghosh with them. At school she always took part in chorus singing and recitation. The maternal side of her family also encouraged her towards cultural activity. Through her contacts with an advertising firm, she went into doing voice overs for TV commercials. In this field at that time were well-known names such as Tropa Majumdar and Afroza Banu.

"I worked in quite a few TV commercials under the guidance of Sara Zaker and Asaduzzaman Noor. Among them, the ad for Square's Jui Narkel Tel where I was playing the piano with the jingle Megh kalo, andhar kalo, became quite popular. Then I had to complete my studies and got married. Consequently, I was not in the media for eight years," said Lucky.

Asked if modelling took a lot of her time, Lucky said, "I do selective work, so that it does not hamper my routine at home at all." Talking about how she got into the Siddiqua Kabir's widely popular cookery show, Siddiqua Kabir's Recipe, she said that Sara Zaker got her involved in this show. After 2002 she went into ads again in brands such as Surf Excel, and Lifebuoy.

Touching on interesting experiences linked to her work in Siddiqua Kabir's Recipe, she says that when she goes out shopping or to weddings, children clamour after her and call her 'Recipe Aunty'.

Her latest work is the ad for Ovaltine apart from the programme on Banglavision, which deals with career-related inquiries for youth such as photography, modelling and filmmaking. She also does a minute-long programme on ntv, providing cooking tips.

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