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Bangladeshi singer

Shakila Zafar
Born Shakila (1962-02-28) 28 February 1962 (age 64)Karachi, West Pakistan, Pakistan
Genres Pop, Nazrul Geeti
Occupations Singer, television presenter
Years active 1983–present
Spouse(s) Manna Zafar ​(divorced)​ Ravi Sharma ​(m. 2015)​[1]

Musical artist

Shakila Sharma (born 28 February 1962), better known as Shakila Zafar, is a Bangladeshi singer.[2] Zafar's career began as a result of her appearance in the 1983 BTV program Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren, where she performed an astrology-themed song, "Tula Rashir Meye".[3]

Zafar was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She grew up in Pakistan with her family. Her family belongs to Sirajganj District, Bangladesh.[4] Her father was a government employee of Pakistan. He was assigned to the Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan. In 1970, Shakila came to Bangladesh and was admitted to the Willes Little Flower School. She followed this with graduation from Dhaka University in philosophy.[_citation needed_]

Zafar's fifteenth album,[5] Labonye Purno Pran, was her first solo album of Rabindra Sangeet. It contains ten songs selected and arranged by Tagore song exponent Chanchal Khan. It was recorded in Kolkata and released on the G-Series label in April 2011.[6]

Shakila first married Manna Zafar. She took the surname "Zafar" after marriage. Together they have a son, Mufrad Zafar. Mufrad became engaged to singer Sanzida Mahmood Nandita in 2024.[7] The couple later got divorced.

In December 2015, Shakila married Ravi Sharma, an Indian poet and engineer who is a former CEO of Adani Power and was also CEO-South Asia at Alcatel-Lucent.[8] She then took the surname Sharma.[1][9]

  1. ^ a b Taaza Chayer Adda Guest: Shakila Sharma & Ravi Sharma, retrieved July 26, 2021
  2. ^ "Bong Bonanza". The Financial Express. Noida, India. September 24, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "'I am not a typical astrology fan' ... Shakila Zafar". The Daily Star. February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Shakila Zafar on Priyo Shilpir Shera Gaan". Daily Sun. June 30, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  5. ^ শখ পূরণের পথে শাকিলা [Shakila on the way to fulfilling hobbies]. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). November 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Shakila Zafar Ventures into New Territory with Labonye Purno Pran". The Daily Star. April 5, 2011.
  7. ^ Misha, Rakshanda Rahman (May 6, 2023). "A songbird called Nandita". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Menon, Rashmi. "Former CEO of Adani Power Ravi Sharma to launch an album". The Economic Times. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Shakila Zafar is Shakila Sharma now". Samakal. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  10. ^ "Shakila Zafar songs in Bengali". Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Adorer Sontan (1995) songs at Apple Music
  12. ^ Agnee Sontan (1995) movie songs
  13. ^ Chaowa Theke Paowa (1996) movie songs
  14. ^ Nishpap Bodhu movie songs
  15. ^ Bishe Bhora Nagin (2000) movie songs