Sheuti

In a recent TV commercial of Grameen Phone, Sheuti appeared as a loving and caring wife and the customer care officer of GP who can understand people's needs just like she understands her husband's even before they say it in words. In reality too, Sheuti is a person people can depend on. She is in the media for several years and attentive audience have surely notice her remarkable works in the drama serial 69, Rongchhut, Lal Neel Beguni, Kuhak; telefilm No Man's Land, Joto Durey Jao Pher Dekha Hobey, Priyo Parveen and others. Her modelling career includes TV commercials of Radhuni spices, Dhaka Bank, Aktel etc. Recently this model-actress talked with The Daily Star about how she found herself in the media and her thoughts on it.
“I had an aptitude for hosting and I started my career in the media through hosting a programme called Sanskriti Ei Shoptaho on ntv. It was couples of year ago. I was also a news presenter for BTV at that time. How I entered in acting is quite a story. I went on the set of Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's popular drama serial 69 with one of my relative to watch the shooting, I just love Farooki's work. There, I caught the director's eye and he approached me for the character of Sejuti in the serial. It really was a break for me and I got numbers of offer since that.”
About her acting she says, “From a young age, I am a kind of simple girl, you can say a bit silly (she smiles). But I am always resolute at my ideals and am always blessed by love from people around me. Most of the characters that I played are kind of similar to what I am, and I think I can do well in the roles those suites me.”
But Sheuti is not that frequent in the screen as she lives in Kuwait with her husband. She has a one-year old son too to look after. But whenever she comes to Bangladesh, she is busy shooting. The TV commercial for Grameen phone is shot in her recent visit in the country.
“The unit was a familiar one for me, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki directed it. But it was a long time since I last stood before a Camera, I was so nervous. But my co-artist who was to play my husband in the commercial seemed more nervous than me. As I had to make him easy with me, I got back my confidence. I've got quite an inspiring feedback for the commercial.”
Despite her time-limitation, Sheuti prefers acting than modelling, “ Of course I am talking about acting in characters that suites me well and where I have something to act, not like the ones sitting in the park bench with a boy and cracking nuts. Even when it comes to modelling, I prefer those acting based TV commercials.”
About her favourite character, Sheuti says, “ In the telefilm No Man's land, where my co-stars were Faisal and Joya Ahsan, I played Faisal's wife. Joya was his first wife who left Faisal and their blind son. The child takes me for its mother. The twist was when Joya comes back again; it was such a challenging role.”
Sheuti is looking forward to wear the skins of characters that are resolute, dependable and responsible, just as she is in the real life.