Khawaja Naim Murad (born May 8, 1970) better known as Naim or Nayeem is a Bangladeshi film actor, film producer and television director. He is referred to as "Notun projonmer ogrudud" meaning pioneer of the new generation by the media in recognition of his role in ushering in a new age of youth actors in Bangladeshi cinema in the 1990s. Naim made his acting debut alongside his wife, then-co-star film actress Sabreena Taniya Shabnaz Naim, popularly known as
Shabnaz
Shabnaz (born 1973 Sabrina Tania) is a retired Bangladeshi film actress. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film '' Nirmom'' (1996). Shabnaz debuted her acting career in the film ''Chandni'', directed by ...
, in
Ehtesham's ''Chandni'' (1991) (The Moon Ray). He acted over 21 films with Shabnaz.
Following his success, Naim starred in 8 consecutive box office hits: ''Dil'', ''Sonia'', ''Zid'', ''Love'', ''Anutopto'', ''Shakkhat'', ''Takar Ohonkar'' all of which starred actress Shabnaz, making them the generation's most sought-after duo "Naim-Shabnaz".
Family
Naim was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 8, 1970, to Khawaja Murad and Asiya Panni Murad. Naim is the direct descendant of
Dhaka Nawab family
The Nawab of Dhaka ( Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), originally spelt in English Nawab of Dacca, was the title of the head of one of the largest Muslim zamindar in British Bengal and Assam, based in present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh. The ...
. Naim's father was the grandson of Nawab Sir
Khwaja Salimullah
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur (7 June 1871 – 16 January 1915) was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British rule in India.
On 30 December 1906, the All-India Muslim League was officially ...
and son of Nawabzada Khawaja Hafizullah. On the other hand, Naim's mother is Mehedi Ali Khan Panni's daughter and the granddaughter of Haider Ali Khan Panni, brother of
Wajed Ali Khan Panni
Wajed Ali Khan Panni (; 14 November 1871 – 25 April 1936), also known by his daak naam Chand Mian (), was a Bengali politician, educationist and the zamindar of Karatia.
Early life
Panni was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Karatia, Ta ...
(Chand Mia) of the
Karatia Zaminder Family. Naim has one younger sister Zeba Murad who is a writer and photographer. Pop singer
Sabah Tani is his maternal first cousin.
On October 5, 1994, Naim married his co star actress Shabnaz in a traditional Muslim wedding ceremony after a two-year courtship. They have two daughters- Nameera Naim and Mahdiyah Naim.
Early life
When asked about his childhood, Naim mentioned he was always surrounded by art and music. He began playing tabla at the age of five. He has fond memories of hearing his father play the flute as a child, which sparked his love in music. In his teenage years he learned to play the guitar from the famous late guitarist and vocalist Niloy and Sheikh Ishtiaque. At the age of 16 Naim appeared alongside his sister Zeba Murad in the BTV music video " Cholo na Jai chole," which was sung by Shubro Dev and Sabah Tani. Following his popularity of the music video, he appeared in television commercials for Bata shoes and Sunsilk shampoo.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
20th-century Bangladeshi male actors
Bangladeshi male film actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
1970 births