Tauquir Ahmed (born 5 March 1966) is a Bangladeshi architect and actor, turned director in both television and cinema. His films won many international and national awards including

Bangladesh National Film Awards The National Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony held annually in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is considered to be the most significant film award ceremony in Bangladesh. The National Film Awards were established in 1975 by the government of Ba ...

in the

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * As ...

, Best Screenplay and Best Story categories for the films '' Joyjatra'' (2004) and ''

Oggatonama ''Oggatonama'' ( ) is a 2016 Bangladeshi drama film directed and written by Tauquir Ahmed. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film stars Fazlur ...

'' (2016).

Education

Ahmed studied in Jhenidah Cadet College (JCC) for his SSC and HSC exam. In JCC he actively took part in inter-house drama competition. He then studied architecture in

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining univer ...

(BUET). He completed film diploma from

New York Film Academy New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a Private college, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit film school and Drama school, acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles metropolitan ar ...

in 2002. He had training in theatre direction from Royal Court Theatre, London (British Council Scholarship, 1995) and acting (Stage) from ITI training, University of Theatre of Nations, 1989.

Career

Ahmed started his career as a lead-actor in romantic role in early 1980s. Many of his dramas broadcast on BTV at that time. Ahmed came out as a film director by making '' Joyjatra'', '' Rupkothar Golpo'', and ''

Daruchini Dip ''Daruchini Dwip'' () () is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was released on 31 August 2007 throughout Bangladesh. The film is based on the Bangladeshi novelist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed’s popular novel of the same name. It was dire ...

''.

Personal life

Ahmed married actress

Bipasha Hayat Bipasha Hayat (born 23 March 1971) is a leading Bangladeshi actress, model, painter and playback singer. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Aguner Poroshmoni'' (1994). She earned Meril Protho ...

on 23 July 1999. Together they have one son - Arib and one daughter - Arisha. He is the son-in-law of

Abul Hayat Abul Hayat ( born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip (2007) and was awarded Ekushey Padak fo ...

Controversy

Toukir and

have been sued by his sister Tanjin Haider for embezzling Tk 1.5 million in the name of build and run the 'Nakkhtrabari Resort and Convention Centre' on 25 bigha land at Rajendrapur, Gazipur.

Works

Dramas and telefilms

;As director

Filmography

As director

Web series

Publication

* Protisoron (stage play, 2012) * Icchamrittu (stage play, 2013) * Oggyatonama (stage play 2015)

Other projects

* Nakkhatrabari Resort

Awards and recognitions

;

* Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Producer (Joyjatra, 2004). * Best Film, Best Actor in a Negative Role and Best Story Award, (Oggatonama, 2016) ;

Meril Prothom Alo Awards The ''Meril-Prothom Alo Awards'', or simply ''Prothom Alo Awards'', is an annual Bangladeshi awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in Bangladeshi Film Industry. The awards are divided into two components, Viewers' Choice and Critics ...

* Best Film Director, (Joyjatra, 2004) * Best Film Director, (Rupkothar Golpo, 2006) ;

Dhaka International Film Festival Dhaka International Film Festival () is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on annual basis, but became a biennial event since 1995. DIFF is one of the most prestigious fi ...

* Special Award for the Film, Joyjatra (2004) * Audience Choice Award, Film: Rupkothar Golpo (2006) * Special Mention, Film: Oggatonama (2017) * Best Director, FIPRESCI Award: Bangladesh Panorama Section, Film: Haldaa (2018) ;

Asia-Pacific Film Festival The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (abbreviated APFF) is an annual film festival hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific (FPA). The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954. History The festival was first he ...

* Best Film Award, Film: Oggatonama (2017) ;Cutting Edge International Film Festival, Florida, USA * Best Narrative Feature Award, Film: Oggatonama (2016) ;Film Fest Kosovo * Best director and Best screenplay Award, Film: Oggatonama(The Unnamed) ;SAARC Film Festival, Sri Lanka * Best Feature Film, Best Original Score, Best Editor and Best Cinematographer Award, Film: Haldaa (2018) * Best Screenplay Award, Film: Oggatonama (2017) ;Bali Film Festival, Indonesia * Audience Choice Award, Film: Daruchini Dwip ;Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival, Italy * Jury Mention Award, Film: Oggatonama (2016) ;Kashmir World Film Festival, India * Best Feature Film Award, Film: Haldaa (2018) ;Religion Today Film Festival, Italy * Special Mention Award, Film: Oggatonama (2016) * Grand Prix, Film: Haldaa (2018) ;Washington DC South Asian Film Festival, USA * Best Director, Film: Oggatonama (2016)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Tauquir Living people 1966 births Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi male television actors Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Best Film Directing Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award winners Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Story National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Jhenaidah Cadet College alumni