Bulbul Tumpa Returns to Music Video After a Decade
After almost 10 years, I worked as a model again in a music video. It felt very different and special from the inside. Sharing the screen with a pop star like Ferdous Wahid bhai was a completely new and wonderful experience. I truly enjoyed it.”
Bulbul Tumpa is a legendary name in Bangladesh’s showbiz and fashion industry. With a career spanning nearly 27 years, she has long transcended the identity of an individual model to become a brand in herself. Widely celebrated as the 'Queen of Fashion”, Bulbul Tumpa remains one of the most influential figures in the country’s fashion and modeling world.
While many of her contemporaries have faded over time, Bulbul Tumpa has continued to hold her crown with grace and consistency. Numerous successful faces in today’s media industry have built their careers under her mentorship. For years, she has been working with great reputation as a model, choreographer, and fashion mentor, playing a vital role in taking Bangladesh’s fashion and ramp modeling scene beyond national boundaries.
All of this is well known. The new and exciting news is that after nearly 10 years, Bulbul Tumpa has returned as a model in a music video. She appears in the upcoming song ’Faki”, sung jointly by pop icon Ferdous Wahid and Khandaker Bappy. The music video was recently shot.
The song’s lyrics were written by Tarek Ananda, while Mehedi Bapon composed and arranged the music. The video features impressive choreography and has been directed by Khandaker Bappy himself.
Speaking to The Daily Bangladesh Times, Bulbul Tumpa shared her experience, saying, 'After almost 10 years, I worked as a model again in a music video. It felt very different and special from the inside. Sharing the screen with a pop star like Ferdous Wahid bhai was a completely new and wonderful experience. I truly enjoyed it.”
She further added, “I actually miss modeling from time to time, but due to my busy schedule with choreography, everything else fades away. While working, I forget about the challenges, and I don’t think it has had any negative impact on me.”
It is worth mentioning that Bulbul Tumpa began her modeling career at the age of just 15 in 1998. Today, she is recognized as one of the country’s most renowned modeling choreographers. Many successful models owe their establishment in the industry to her guidance. She also runs her own modeling and grooming institute, continuing to shape the future of Bangladesh’s fashion world.