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Vol. 5 Num 806 Fri. September 01, 2006  
   
Culture


Tisha: Making waves on the small screen


From being a child artist to bagging the top model's award in Meril Prothom Alo, Tisha has achieved much in a very short time. Young, bubbly and energetic, she has her wings spread for much more. In her own words "My family always wanted me to join the world of entertainment and so since the age of four I have been involved with it. The best part is I enjoy it very much."

Like most children in Bangladesh Tisha contested in the Notun Kuri programme as a child and in 1993 she won the second prize for singing. She wasn't satisfied with that and hence once again with more dedication and passion she ended up winning 'the gold cup award' in 1995.

With maturity Tisha felt that her voice was better suited for an anchor and so she tried her luck at being an MC (master of ceremony). While she enjoyed success in that field, she was soon noticed by Dolly Zahur who inspired her to join television serials. "I was excited by the prospect and signed on my first serial Shaat poure kabbo in 1998." Then in quick succession Tisha acted in Firey dekha, Greeho golpo and Shopnojatra. Once again Tisha's mature outlook made her take a break "I felt I hadn't gained the maturity to do certain roles. I checked my facial expressions and thought I still looked childish. Hence I took the break," explains Tisha.

But this Viquarunnessa student did not sit idle. Tisha took up modelling during this time and did her first advertisement of a Mumbai sweet company. Soon offers came flooding her way and she selectively modelled for Coke and City Cell. Finally Tisha was signed on by Keya to be their brand ambassador. The highest point in her modelling career came when she bagged the Meril Prothom Alo top model's award in 2003 as well as in 2004.

By this time Tisha felt that she was prepared to take up mature roles in serials. So she signed on Sixty nine and Ekoda Nurul Huda. "Generally if you are a Notun Kuri artiste you get branded as a child artiste. I was lucky that my fans accepted me in these mature role," asserts Tisha.

While this young lady seems all set to make it big on the television screen, she continues to develop her singing talents as well. Last Eid she did a duet with none other than Ayub Bachchu. She also sang a Tagore song on television on the occasion of Tagore anniversary. "As I have a classical base I can sing almost any song," says Tisha. Back in 2002, Tisha was part of a band called 'Angel four'. They had also released an album called Bhalobasha chai. However, after their first release she left the band. "I was already into modelling by then and I couldn't give time to the band. I didn't want their performance to get affected because of me, so I left," she says.

Education is a top priority now for this Pisces beauty. She has just passed her HSC examination and awaits admission results at NSU. Besides education, someday Tisha wants to join the movie industry. "I would love to join the industry but movies are a long time commitment and I know I need more experience for that. Movies are forever and I want to live in the minds of people for eternity."

For all those fans out there, Tisha has a number of serials lined up: Ashutosh Shojon's Khapey, Rajiv Ahmed's Café tintin (26 episodes), Kochi Khondokar's Khoshru plus moina to name a few.

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