Ferdousi on her co-actors

Here Ferdousi recounts her experiences with her stage and small screen heroes.

Ahsan Ali Sydney was my first co-artiste. Acting in a television play named Rahu, written by Abul Fazal, we became a popular duo in the 1960s. The play had a similarity with Shakespeare's Macbeth and was a grand success at that time.

I still remember that I tore his panjabee twice while over reacting in a shot. Sydney's dominating role in the popular drama serial Ami Tumi She won him acclaim. He took acting very seriously. The distinctive feature about him was the way he used to memorise the scripts. After cramming the dialogues he used to write them down! His efforts and sincerity always inspired his co-artistes and me. He was a very dedicated and hard working artiste who always put his heart and soul into a performance.

Abdullah Al Mamun as co-star was the driving force in my entry into the entertainment media. I have acted with him in so many TV and stage plays that it is difficult to even remember all the names. From Shubachan, Nirbachon to Meraj Fakirer Ma, our performances have been very successful. In Ami Tumi She, he was a romantic hero. He has won plaudits for all his different hats--as an actor, director and playwright. We have a rare chemistry on stage or in front of the camera. This would always make it easier for us to enact emotions such as anger, sorrow or joy. I have always been extremely comfortable while acting with him because of his gracious humane qualities. From him I have learnt many things related to acting like giving the right expressions, dialogue delivery and body movement. In other words, he is my mentor.

Raisul Islam Asad was my co-actor in the popular drama serial Shangshaptak, adapted from Shahidullah Kaiser's novel. He is a very co-operative and friendly person.

He has the rare quality of being very serious about his roles in every play. Although he is much younger to me, his maturity and dramatic skills in Shangshaptak never let me feel the age gap.