Bangladesh says teary goodbye to Kabori, who enchanted cinema lovers for decades

Bangladesh cinema legend Sarah Begum Kabori, who passed away in the early hours of Saturday, has been laid to rest with full state honours at Dhaka's Banani graveyard.

Glitz Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 17 April 2021, 06:03 AM
Updated : 17 April 2021, 12:19 PM

People from disparate walks of life said their goodbyes to the beloved actress with flowers, heartfelt messages and a funeral prayer. Social media came alight with the long-treasured pictures of Kabori, rekindling her legacy in Bangladesh’s filmdom and social life.

A legion of her fans that she left behind at home and abroad posted teary messages on social media, recollecting their precious moments with the actress in the film industry and beyond.

Kabori was accorded a guard of honour by the Dhaka district administration, ahead of her burial, for her contribution to the 1971 Liberation War. The event was relatively low-key due to the pandemic lockdown.

The mortal remains of Kabori were taken to the graveyard premises around 1 pm Saturday. Several organisations, including Sammilita Sangskritik Jote and Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti, and Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam paid tribute to her at the graveyard premises.

Kabori was one of those iconic Bangladesh cinema women, whose talent, charisma and beauty set screens alight over three decades.

The two-time National Film Award winner had tested positive for the coronavirus infection on Apr 5 and was taken to Kurmitola General Hospital.

She was moved into intensive care at Sheikh Russel hospital on Apr 8, as her condition worsened. She had also been suffering from kidney ailments and the coronavirus infection left her lungs severely damaged. The 71-year-old filmmaker and former MP breathed her last at the Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital in Dhaka.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have led the nation in paying tribute to the movie goddess.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Deputy Speaker Md Fazle Rabbi Miah have expressed their condolences over the passing of Kabori. The speaker prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and offered her sympathy to the bereaved family and well-wishers of the acting legend.

Kabori started her acting at the age of 13 with renowned filmmaker Subhas Dutta's ‘Shutorang' in 1964.

She captured moviegoers with her spellbinding performances and left them entranced with her looks.

In a career spanning three decades, she also made her mark in films such as ‘Neel Akasher Neeche', ‘Mainamati', ‘Dheu-er Por Dheu', ‘Porichoy', ‘Odhikar', ‘Beiman', ‘Abak Prithibi', ‘Sonali Akash', and ‘Deep Nebhe Nai'.