Bijaya Ratnabali
Bijaya Ratnabali Barua | |
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| বিজয়া রত্নাবলী বড়ুয়া | |
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| Years active | 2022–present |
| Notable work | Surongo (2023), Forget Me Not (2023), Saba (2025) |
Bijaya Ratnabali Barua (Bengali: বিজয়া রত্নাবলী বড়ুয়া) is a Bangladeshi costume designer and production designer known for her work in Bangladeshi cinema and streaming productions. She has worked on films including Surongo, Saba, Master, and Pressure Cooker, Suraiya as well as the streaming title Forget Me Not.[1][2]
Her work has received recognition at the Blenders Choice–The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards and the Chorki Awards.[3][4]
Career
Barua began her career in Bangladesh's film industry as a costume designer before expanding into production design.[1]
She served as the costume designer for Surongo (2023), directed by Raihan Rafi. The film became one of Bangladesh's highest-grossing releases of 2023 and received critical recognition.[2][3] For her work on the film, Barua won the Best Costume Design award at the Blenders Choice–The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards.[3][5]
Barua also worked as costume designer on Forget Me Not directed by Robiul Alam Robi.[4] She worked on Saba, directed by Maksud Hossain, which premiered in the Discovery programme of the Toronto International Film Festival.[6] Barua subsequently worked on Rezwan Shahriar Sumit's Master, a feature film selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2026.[7] She is also credited as costume designer for the Raihan Rafi's 2026 feature film Pressure Cooker, released in Eid al-Fitr 2026.[8]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Munshigiri | Costume designer | Chanchal Chowdhury starrer OTT series released on Chorki, directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury[9]. |
| 2023 | Surongo | Costume designer | Feature film |
| 2023 | Forget Me Not | Costume designer | Streaming original, One of the film of the Ministry of Love (film project) |
| 2025 | Jimmi | Costume designer | Released on Hoichoi.[10] |
| 2025 | Pressure Cooker | Costume designer | Feature film |
| 2025 | Saba | Costume designer | Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival |
| 2026 | Master | Costume designer | Selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam |
| TBA | Suraiya | Costume designer |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Blenders Choice–The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards | Best Costume Design | Surongo | Won |
| 2025 | Chorki Awards | Best Costume Design | Forget Me Not | Won |
References
- 1 2 "Bijaya Ratnabali: A designer leaving her mark on the silver screen". The Business Standard. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Bijaya Ratnabali Barua". IMDb. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Full winners list: Blenders Choice–The Daily Star Awards 2023". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 "'Surongo', 'Forget Me Not' emerge top winners at Chorki Awards". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ ডেস্ক, বিনোদন (3 July 2026). "কার হাতে কোন পুরস্কার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Saba". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Master". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "First whistle of 'Pressure Cooker' blows away minds". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "A dive into the mysterious world of 'Munshigiri' | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Watch Jimmi Bengali Web Series Online on hoichoi (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 July 2026 – via hoichoi.tv.