In a world that constantly seeks to define women, actress Azmeri Haque Badhan chooses to define herself. This photoshoot captures not just an aesthetic, but a state of being. Through poetry, we explore the many layers of a woman who has learned to listen to her inner voice and live by it.
Photo: Sheikh Suraiya Rehnuma
Spirited
She is her own story,
One that she writes every day, turning her life’s pages into history.
She stops and ponders for a while,
of days she was told she cannot be.
A brief pause it is —
“I am the queen of my own fate. And there’s no stopping me.”
Photo: Sheikh Suraiya Rehnuma
Beautiful
Where does beauty lie?
Is it in the twinkle of my light brown eye?
Or in the soft twitch of a smile
I put up in front of friends and foe?
Neither!
It’s in my confidence and in the softly formed wrinkles
on my forehead and my cheeks.
They speak of years of experience, strength, and resistance.
This kind of beauty, I wish for all.
Photo: Sheikh Suraiya Rehnuma
Confident
Much later in life
I realised I could make choices of my own.
To be happy and self-assured.
To be healthy and nurturing.
To be entirely selfish and yet forgiving.
To be a complete woman without the need for validations.
They said this was a momentary madness.
I call it the beginning of the rest of my life.
Model: Azmeri Haque Badhan
Shoes: Craftsman Fashion
Bag: Jutti House
Fashion Direction & Styling: Sheikh Suraiya Rehnuma
Mua: Torikul
Hair: Ruby
Studio & Production: Lenzkraft
