Ferdous Ahmed (born 7 June 1974), known mononymously as Ferdous, is a Bangladeshi film actor and producer. He acts in

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and Indian Bengali films. He won

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor is the highest award for film acting in Bangladesh. List of winners ;Key Records and statistics Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards: See ...

5 times for his roles in the films ''

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'' (1998), ''

Gangajatra ''Gangajatra'' ( bn, গঙ্গাযাত্রা; also known in English as ''The Journey'') is a Bangladeshi film written and directed by Syed Wahiduzzaman Diamond. This film was shown at "Kolkata International Film Festival" in 2010. Plot ...

'' (2009), '' Kusum Kusum Prem'' (2011), ''

Ek Cup Cha ''Ek Cup Cha'' ( bn, এক কাপ চা) is a 2014 Bangladeshi romantic film directed by Noyeem Imtiaz Neyamul. It stars Ferdous Ahmed and Moushumi in the central roles, alongside Omar Sani, Rituparna Sengupta, father and daughter duo Alamg ...

'' (2014) and '' Putro'' (2018).

Career

Actor

Ahmed was introduced in the film industry by choreographer Amir Hossain Babu. He debuted in the film ''

'' (1998), directed by

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. He won his first

for the lead role in the film. He then acted Chatterjee's two other films – ''Chupi Chupi'' (2001) and '' Tak Jhal Mishti'' (2002). In 2003, he performed in '' Chandrokotha'' of filmmaker

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and ''Kal Shokale'' of

Amjad Hossain Amjad Hossain (14 August 1942 – 14 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi film director, actor, scriptwriter and lyricist. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director twice, for the films ''Golapi Ekhon Traine'' (1978) and ''Bhat De ...

. He then acted in ''

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'' (2004), directed by

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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 Sarah Begum Kabori (also Kabori Sarwar; born Mina Pal, 19 July 1950 – 17 April 2021) was a Bangladeshi film actress and politician. Her notable films include ''Sutorang'', ''Sareng Bou'', ''Abhirbhab'', ''Shat Bhai Champa'', ''Sujon Sokhi'' ...

. In 2006, Ahmed worked in two films of Didarul Alam. The first was made from the

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of Humayun Ahmed, ''

Nondito Noroke ''Nondito Noroke'' ( bn, নন্দিত নরকে, lit=Nondito Noroke, links=no "In Blissful Hell") is a 1972 novel by Bangladeshi author Humayun Ahmed. Ahmed wrote this debut novel in 1970 while he was an undergraduate student at the Univer ...

'', directed by Belal Ahmed. The second was directed by Didarul Alam and named ''Na Bolona''. In 2008, Ahmed performed in the film ''Rupantor'' directed by Abu Saeed. In 2009, acting in the film ''

'' brought him the second National Film Award. In 2010, Ahmed acted in films like ''

Golapi Ekhon Bilatey ''Golapi Ekhon Bilatey'' is a 2010 Bangladeshi film written and directed by Amjad Hussain. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Moushumi, Shabnur, Ferdous Ahmed, Prabir Mitra and Ahmed Sharif. Amjad Hussain directed two other films before, ''Golapi Ekhon T ...

'' 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.

Producer

Ahmed owns film production house ''Nuzhat Films'', television production house ''CinemaScope'' and a wing of event planning studio. He produced his first film ''

'' (2014). Then he produced ''

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''.

Personal life

Ferdous married Tanya on 9 December 2004.

Controversy

During the run-up to the

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, Ahmed visited

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, India and was campaigning for chief minister and

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chief

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. The Indian Union Ministry of Home Affairs revoked his business visa in turn.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Ferdous Living people 1970s births Bangladeshi male film actors Best Actor National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Place of birth missing (living people)