User:Shumayabang

Since arriving Stateside with her parents from Dacca, Bangladesh to Brooklyn, New York, Shumaya Banu knew this was the place where she could achieve her success. While adapting to the ways of a strange western culture, Ms. Banu grew up in a traditional Bengali family. Her parents put strong emphasis on remembering their heritage and having cultural pride and in the belief that discipline and a good work ethic could accomplish great things.

While growing up in the urban areas of New York City, Ms. Ban developed a key interest in the fashion and entertainment industries. Although the western fashion and entertainment arenas did not coincide with her Bengali/“Bollywood” tradition, she believed there was a way to marry her old and her new worlds to form a new and unique fabric that coul become universal, in itself. After graduating from Long Island University (Brooklyn campus) with a B.S. in Marketing, she pursued a corporate career, working on Wall Street as a Sales Analyst. While working on Wall Street, she realized that the “corporate life” was not for her. In the summer of 2002, Ms. Banu founded BANG! Incorporated, a fashion and music organization, with an initial focus on modeling and urban music. This allowed her to experiment with her life-long dream of bridging the gap between Bengali and Western cultures.

Currently, Shumaya Banu is persuing a Masters’ Degree in Film and Production allowing her to focus on her first short film, “Unveiled.” This production features America’s Top Model contestant, Anchal Joseph, who plays the role of Mina. Ms. Banu has written, produced and directed this film with the help of two well-known professors, Larry Banks and Norman Steinberg. “Unveiled” is set for production beginning in February, 2010.

With her “Bollywood to Hollywood” brain-child, Shumaya Banu is prepared to bring her dream to life. She brings a unique fashion, music and media sense to the industry and her knowledge of current trends in other related fields. Sometimes nicknamed “BANG a.k.a. Bangladesh” by some of her colleagues for her intriguing urban-Bengali fashion taste and business savvy, Ms. Banu intends on leading the company to new heights as Bang! Incorporated bangs, booms and roars its way into the digital phase of the global economy.