Ferdous Ahmed

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Ferdous Ahmed
ফেরদৌস আহমেদ
Ferdous Ahmed dancing.jpg
Ahmed dancing in Habiganj (2016)
Born (1972-06-07) 7 June 1972 (age 51)
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)
Tania Ferdous
(
m. 2004)
Children2

Ferdous Ahmed (born 7 June 1972)[1][2] is a Bangladeshi film actor and producer. He acts in Bangladesh and Indian Bengali films.[3] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor 5 times for his roles in the films Hothat Brishti (1998), Gangajatra (2009), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ek Cup Cha (2014) and Putro (2018).[4][5][6][7]

Career[edit]

Actor[edit]

Ahmed was introduced in the film industry by choreographer Amir Hossain Babu.[8] He debuted in the film Hothat Brishti (1998), directed by Basu Chatterjee.[9] He won his first Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for the lead role in the film.[4] He then acted Chatterjee's two other films – Chupi Chupi (2001) and Tak Jhal Mishti (2002).

In 2003, he performed in Chandrokotha of filmmaker Humayun Ahmed and Kal Shokale of Amjad Hossain. He then acted in Bachelor (2004), directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and ‘Meher nigar’ – the first film that is made from the writing of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and directed by Moushumi – Guljar. In the next year 2005, Ahmed again performed in the second film made from the script of national poet's literature. The film named Rakkhushi and he acted with actress Rojina. In the same year he also acted in the film Ayna directed by actress Kabori Sarwar.[citation needed]

In 2006, Ahmed worked in two films of Didarul Alam. The first was made from the first novel of Humayun Ahmed, Nondito Noroke, directed by Belal Ahmed.[10] The second was directed by Didarul Alam and named Na Bolona.[citation needed]

In 2008, Ahmed performed in the film Rupantor directed by Abu Saeed. In 2009, acting in the film Gangajatra brought him the second National Film Award.[citation needed]

In 2010, Ahmed acted in films like Golapi Ekhon Bilatey by Amjad Hossain, based on sports perspective ‘Jaago’ directed by Khijir Hayat and the film based upon in a special character in the film Ke Apon Ke Por. In the meantime, Ahmed also acted in an Indian action film and participated in the film Khoka Babu in 2012.[citation needed]

Producer[edit]

Ahmed owns film production house Nuzhat Films,[11] television production house CinemaScope and a wing of event planning studio.[8] He produced his first film Ek Cup Cha (2014).[12] Then he produced Postmaster 71.[12]

Personal life[edit]

He was born in a prestigious family in Comilla District.[13]

Controversy[edit]

During the run-up to the 2019 Indian general election, Ahmed visited West Bengal, India and was campaigning for chief minister and All India Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. The Indian Union Ministry of Home Affairs revoked his business visa in turn.[14]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Co-artist Director Notes
1996 Buker Bhitor Agun
1998 Hothat Brishti Ajith
2000 Amader Sansar
2000 Har Jeet Arun Rachna Banerjee, Moumita Chakraborty, Bodhisattwa Majumdar, Subhasish Mukherjee
2001 Chupi Chupi
2001 Dada Thakur Raja Arpita Pal, Victor Banerjee, Ranjit Mallick, Subhasish Mukherjee, Anamika Saha, Laboni Sarkar, Rajesh Sharma Haranath Chakraborty
2001 Mitti Deva Hindi Film
2002 Tak Jhal Mishti Ajith
2002 Swapner Feriwala Siddhartha
2002 Prem Shakti Mohan Arpita Pal, Deepankar De, Kaushik Banerjee, Subhasish Mukherjee Mohanji Prasad
2003 Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti Srabon
2003 Chandrokotha Johir Asaduzzaman Noor, Ahmed Rubel, Meher Afroz Shaon, Shadhin Khosru Humayun Ahmed
2003 Kal Sokale
2004 Bachelor Fahim Humayun Faridi, Dilara Zaman, Ahmed Rubel, Joya Ahsan, Aupee Karim
2004 Meher Nigar
2004 Dadu No. 1 Akash
2005 Rakkhusi
2006 Ayna
2005 Amar Swapno Tumi Sahed
2006 Nondito Noroke Khoka Khairul Alam Sabuj, Litu Anam, Monir Khan Shimul, Sumona Soma Belal Ahmed
2006 Na Bolona Sojol
2007 Khairun Sundori
2008 Rupantor
2008 Biyer Lagna Akash
2008 Amar Ache Jol Zahid Hasan, Meher Afroz Shaon, Pijush Bandyopadhyay, Saleh Ahmed, Dr. Ejajul Islam, Monira Mithu, Majnun Mijan, Hosne Ara Putul Humayun Ahmed
2008 Aaynate Rajat
2008 Tui Jodi Amar Hoiti Re Shawon
2009 Gangajatra won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor
2010 Jaago - Dare To Dream Shamim Bindu, Arifin Shuvoo
2010 Golapi Ekhon Bilatey Mukta
2011 Kusum Kusum Prem Hashem Won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor
2011 Guerrilla Hasan Ahmed
2011 Fighter A.C.P Bose Jeet, Srabanti Chatterjee, Bharat Kaul, Biswajit Chakraborty, Biplab Chatterjee
2012 Final Mission
2012 Passport
2012 Purnobrammah Sri Sri Harichand Thakur
2012 Khokha babu Shankar Das a.k.a. Bhaiji Dev, Subhashree Ganguly, Biswajit Chakraborty, Ashish Vidyarthi, Subhasish Mukherjee, Biplab Chatterjee
2013 Encounter
2013 Porichoi Salim
2013 Shubho Bibaho Rajib
2014 Ek Cup Cha won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor
2015 Juge Juge Ami Tomari
2016 Badsha-The Don Jayanta/ Johnny Bhai Jeet, Nusrat Faria, Shraddha Das, Rajatava Dutta, Mahesh Manjrekar
2017 Yeti Obhijaan Thomas Tribhuban Gupta Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aryann Bhowmik, Jisshu Sengupta
2018 Kabir IPS Rajnath Bakshi Special Appearance
Putro won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor
2020 Jamdagger Purnima, Arifin Shuvoo Noyeem Imtiaz Neyamul Filming
Gangchildagger Purnima Noyeem Imtiaz Neyamul Based on Obaidul Quader novel and Filming

References[edit]

  1. "India cancels Bangladeshi actor Ferdous' visa for joining polls campaign". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. Shah Alam Shazu (7 June 2017). "Happy Birthday Ferdous!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ""I had no intention of being an actor" -- Ferdous". The Daily Star. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  4. 4.0 4.1 জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. "Guerrilla bags 10 National Film Awards". The Daily Star. 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  6. "29 artistes get Nat'l Film Award 2014". The Daily Star. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  7. "National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced". The Daily Star. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Breaking Cultural Barriers". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  9. "Hothat Brishti made me the Ferdous I am". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  10. "Ferdous to be honoured at Bangla Fest in Canada". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 11 May 2017.
  11. "Ferdous: Dedication and earnestness are prerequisites for making good films". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Keeping up with Ferdous". The Daily Star. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  13. অ্যাডিলেডে সপরিবারে ফেরদৌস. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  14. Ahuja, Namrata Biji (16 April 2019). "Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed in hot water after campaigning for TMC". The Week. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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