Shiba Ali Khan () is a

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filmmaker, actress,

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, screenwriter and author who appears in

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films. After a successful career as a fashion model, she started her acting career in 2012. She acted in feature and short films. Her debut film released in 2015. She debuted as a filmmaker and screenwriter with her short film Hunger. She published her first book named 'Aatma'(‘আত্মা’) in

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2023.

Early life

She was born on August 5, 1991 in

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, Bangladesh. She lived in

during her childhood. After that she moved to

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. She Completed her BSc in

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from University of Information Technology & Sciences in Bangladesh. She also Completed her MEng in Electrical & Information Engineering from King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi ( KMUTT) in

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. She completed professional courses in Screenplay & Direction and

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from Pathshala South Asian Media Institute. She also studied Acting in Abdullah Al Mamun Theatre School. She completed her Diploma in

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from National Institute of Design.

Career

She started her modelling career at the age of 17 as a

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. She worked successfully as a model and then started her acting career in 2012. She acted in few feature films named The Story of Samara, Jamdani, Encounter, Operation Agneepath. She also acted in a short film named

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which premiered in

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in 2020. As a filmmaker and screenwriter, She made her debut with the short film Hunger and won award in Best First Time Director (Short) Category in International World Film Awards. She directed several short films which won many awards in International Film Festivals. She published her first book named Aatma (আত্মা) in

2023 which consists seven

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short stories. Her first novel is Joshna o Adharer Golpo (জোছনা ও আঁধারের গল্প) published in

2024.

Books

*''Aatma'' (''আত্মা'') (2023) *''Joshna O Adharer Golpo'' (''জোছনা ও আঁধারের গল্প'') (2024) *''Patalghorer Pishach'' (''পাতালঘরের পিশাচ'') (2025) *''The Mountains Echo My Silence'' (2025)

Filmography

As actress

As filmmaker

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Shiba Ali Living people Bangladeshi film actresses 21st-century Bangladeshi actresses Actresses from Dhaka 1991 births Shiba Ali Khan