K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage name Mosharraf Karim, is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. A prominent actor in Bangladesh, he has received multiple awards for his contribution to the Bangladeshi entertainment industry, including the

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and national-level honors.

Background

Karim began working as a theatre artist in the late 1980s with Nattokendro, where he has continuously played lead roles in theatre productions for 16 years. He has collaborated several times with actor

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. In 1989, Karim participated in an audition initiated by Tariq Anam Khan, and out of 1400 participants, 25 were selected and given the opportunity to work in the theatre, including Karim. Then he joined the theater troupe " Nattokendro" and worked for 16 years continuously. After over a decade in theater, Karim debuted in television in 1999 with the single-episode TV play ''Atithi'', directed by Ferdous Hasan and aired on

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. He has been a regular on the TV screen since February 2005. Towards the end of 2005, he changed his name from Mosharraf Hossain to Mosharraf Karim. According to him, the surname, Karim, was taken from his father's name.

Career

Theatre and Television

In 2004, Karim played two important roles in two different television works. One of those roles included the popular telefilm Kyarom, where he performed with co-artist Nusrat Imroz Tisha. Before starring in the play ''Kyarom'', Mosharraf Karim played the central role in only one play. That was 'Hefaz Bhai' directed by Syed Awlad. In 2009, Karim acted in his first film Third Person Singular Number, with co-artist Nusrat Imroz Tisha. He acted in his first drama serial 420 aired on

. Anik was the main star. After this, he worked in the two drama serials, Vober Hat and Ghor Kutum.

Films

Mosharraf Karim made his film debut in '' Daruchini Dwip'' (2007), directed by Tauquir Ahmed. He later starred in critically acclaimed films such as ''

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'' (2012) by

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and '' Komola Rocket'' (2018). Mosharraf Karim has ventured into

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with Fazlul Kabir Tuhin's film ''Bildakini''. The song, ''Bhalo Bhalo Lage Na'', was both written and composed by him. Besides providing vocals, he also appears on-screen performing the song in the movie.

Web Series

In recent years, he has gained popularity in digital media. His performance in the web series '' Mohanagar'' (2021) was widely praised, where he played the role of OC Harun.

Personal life

Karim married Robena Reza Jui on 7 October 2004.

Filmography

Web series

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karim, Mosharraf 1971 births Living people Bengali male actors Bangladeshi male television actors Bangladeshi male film actors Male web series actors Best Performance in a Comic Role National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners