Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque Badhon has been featured on Variety's list of ‘International Breakout Stars of 2021’. The list also features Indian actor Adarsh Gourav for 'The White Tiger', South Korean actor Jung Ho Yeon for 'Squid Games,' Ma Dong-seok for Marvel Studios’ 'Eternals,' Toheeb Jimoh for the British-American football sitcom 'Ted Lasso' and others.
Badhon’s performance in director Abdullah Mohammad Saad's second feature titled ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ has brought her international fame and made it to the prestigious and competitive “Un Certain Regard” section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
Earlier in November, Badhon grabbed the Best Actress award at the prestigious 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), where she competed alongside acting heavyweights like Alena YIV, Valentina Romanova Chyskyyray, Leah Purcell, and Essie Davis.
“Formally trained in dental surgery, and a single mother who lives in Dhaka with her 10-year-old daughter, Badhon plays a single mother who teaches in a medical college, who speaks out against a sexual assault and, in doing so, challenges a wall of authority. The tough but rewarding “Rehana” was the first Bangladeshi film to be selected in the official competition at Cannes,” reads the Variety article.
The actress is currently working on Indian director Vishal Bhardwaj’s Netflix spy thriller titled ‘Khufiya’.
