Tauquir Ahmed
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Tauquir Ahmed | |
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তৌকির আহমেদ | |
_(cropped).jpg) Ahmed in 2018 | |
| Pronunciation | [t̪ou̯kiɾ aɦmed̪] ⓘ |
| Born | 5 March 1966 |
| Education | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
| Occupations | Actor, director |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Abul Hayat (father-in-law) |
| Awards | Full list |
Tauquir Ahmed (Bengali: তৌকীর আহমেদ, pronounced [t̪ou̯kiɾ aɦmed̪] ⓘ; 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 in the Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Story categories for the films Joyjatra (2004) and Oggatonama (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 (BUET). He completed film diploma from New York Film Academy 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. Tauquir Ahmed made his acting debut in the 1989 television drama Firiye Dao Aranya (Return the Forest), directed by Kha Ma Harun. The production also featured Abdul Bariq Mukul and Munira Yusuf Memi.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.
Personal life
Ahmed married actress Bipasha Hayat on 23 July 1999. Together they have one son - Arib and one daughter - Arisha. He is the son-in-law of Abul Hayat.
In 2026, Ahmed celebrated his 60 years birthday, where a life in the arts begins to take on its full shape, at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Works
Dramas and telefilms
| Year | Title | Director & Playwright | Co-stars | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Firiye Dao Oronno | Director- Producer: Kha Ma Harun
Playwright: Monsurul Aziz |
Munira Yusuf Memi | BTV drama |
| 1996 | Harjit | Abul Hayat | Bipasha Hayat | teleplay |
| Beli | Abul Hayat | Bipasha Hayat | teleplay | |
| Pratyasha | Abul Hayat | Bipasha Hayat | teleplay | |
| Ekjan Aparadhini | Abul Hayat | Bipasha Hayat | teleplay | |
| Dola | Abul Hayat | Bipasha Hayat | drama series | |
| Bhalobashi Tomake | Robin Khan | Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni | ||
| Hasuli | Abul Hayat | Bipasha Hayat | drama series | |
| 2011 | Oi Khane Jeonako Tumi | Arif Khan | Purnima, Mahfuz Ahmed | TV play, aired on ntv |
| 2013 | Gopon Kotha Chilo Bolbar | Sayed Zamen Asaduzzanam Shohag | Rakhi, Deepa Khondokar | telefilm |
| 2015 | Pora Gondho Sohor Jure | Aranya Anwar | Tarin Ahmed | telefilm, based on the spree of petrol bomb and arson attacks on vehicles in Bangladesh in 2015 |
| Kemon Acho | Chayanika Chowdhury Rumman Rashid Khan | Aupee Karim, Mahfuz Ahmed | single-episode TV play, aired on ntv on its anniversary celebrations | |
| Andhokarey Jonaki | Chayanika Chowdhury Faria Hossain | Zakia Bari Momo, Nazira Ahmed Mou | teleplay, aired on Maasranga Television | |
| Opar Anando | Chayanika Chowdhury Faria Hossain | Momo, Nazira Ahmed Mou | teleplay, aired on ATN Bangla | |
| Sonali Danar Chil | Abul Hayat (both) | Bipasha Hayat | teleplay, aired on Channel i on Eid | |
| TBA | Zohra Begumer Ichchapotro | Arif Khan
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- As director
| Year | Title | Playwright | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomar Bosonto Dinay | drama series, debut as a director | |||
| 2004 | Aronyer Sukh Dukkha | Ferdous Hasan | Afzal Hossain, Suborna Mustafa | 6th drama serial directed by Tauquir, aired on ntv |
| 2011 | Chandramagna | Bipasha Hayat | drama series | |
| Bissoy | Bipasha Hayat | Rakhi | drama, debut of Rakhi | |
| 2015 | Balloshikkha | Palash Mahbub | Tauquir, Roja Paromita | telefilm, aired on Eid-ul-Fitr |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Nodir Naam Modhumoti | Tanvir Mokammel | |
| 1999 | Chitra Nodir Pare | Tanvir Mokammel | |
| 2001 | Lalsalu | Tanvir Mokammel | |
| 2006 | Rupkothar Golpo | Tauquir Ahmed | |
| 2009 | Britter Baire | ||
| 2009 | Rabeya | Tanvir Mokammel | |
| 2009 | Priyotomeshu | Morshedul Islam | |
| 2015 | Jalaler Golpo | Abu Shahed Emon | |
| 2018 | Komola Rocket | Noor Imran Mithu | |
| 2022 | The Beauty Circus | Mahmud Didar | |
| 2023 | Mujib: The Making of a Nation | Shyam Benegal |
As director
| Year | Title | Story | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Joyjatra | Amjad Hossain | Mahfuz Ahmed, Bipasha Hayat, Azizul Hakim | |
| 2006 | Rupkothar Golpo | Tauquir Ahmed | Chanchal Chowdhury, Tauquir Ahmed, Taskin Sumi | |
| 2007 | Daruchini Dip | Humayun Ahmed | Riaz, Momo, Mosharraf Karim | |
| 2016 | Oggyatonama | Tauquir Ahmed | Fazlur Rahman Babu, Shahiduzzaman Selim | |
| 2017 | Haldaa | Azad Bulbul | Zahid Hasan, Mosharraf Karim, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Fazlur Rahman Babu | |
| 2019 | Fagun Haway | Tauquir Ahmed | Nusrat Imroz Tisha, Siam Ahmed, Yashpal Sharma | |
| 2021 | Sphulingo | Tauquir Ahmed | Pori Moni, Shamol Mawla, Zakia Bari Momo, Abul Hayat, Shahidul Alam Sachchu, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Rawnak Hasan |
Web series
| Year | Title | OTT | Character | Co-Artist | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Buker Moddhye Agun | Hoichoi | Shafqat Reza | Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Yash Rohan | Taneem Rahman Angshu |
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)
- Best Film Director, (Joyjatra, 2004)
- Best Film Director, (Rupkothar Golpo, 2006)
- 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)
- 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)
Footnotes
- ↑ Bengali: [t̪ou̯kiɾ aɦmed̪] ⓘ.
References
- ↑ Monjur Kader (2 March 2016). শিল্পীর সংসার, শিল্পের সংসার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Many happy returns to Tauquir Ahmed". The Daily Star. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ↑ "National Film Awards for the last fours years announced". The Daily Star. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "National Film Award winners announced". The Daily Star. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "Tauquir Ahmed on his 'Feluda' web series". The Daily Star. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "Tauquir to direct Feluda story". New Age. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "Tauquir Ahmed: 'Simplicity is beauty- that is the philosophy I believe in'". Dhaka Tribune. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "Tauqiur Blackmails". The Daily Star. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "যেমন আছেন অভিনেতা আবদুল বারিক মুকুল". Protidiner Sangbad. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Taukir Ahmed's "Nakkhatrabari"". Priyo News. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- 1 2 'টাকা জমিয়ে হানিমুনে গিয়েছিলাম'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "A stalwart's sixty: Tauquir Ahmed celebrated by cultural personalities | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Abul Hayat casts daughter, son-in-law in Eid teleplay". Dhaka Mirror. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Purnima in a new act". Bangladesh2day. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Tauquir Ahmed and Rakhi are together". Priyo News. 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tarin's new telefilm delves into a serious issue". Hawker.com. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ Shah Alam Shazu (20 June 2015). "Aupee-Tauquir-Mahfuz join forces for "Kemon Acho"". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tauquir, Momo, Mou to appear in two tele-plays". Bangladesh Info. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ Kausar Islam Ayon (9 January 2004). "Aronyer Sukh Dukkha to be aired from today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Roja Paromita in Toukir Ahmed's Eid tele-drama". The Independent. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Pallab (11 March 2010). "Bangla Director Dedicates New Film to 1971 War Martyrs". Outlook. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017.
- ↑ ""Jalal'er Golpo" wins ACF grant at Busan". Dhaka News. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ Shah Alam Shazu (17 December 2014). "Joyjatra is the image of the Liberation War in my mind … Tauquir Ahmed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tauquir coming with OGGYATONAMA". The Daily Star. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ এবার অস্কারে যাচ্ছে ‘অজ্ঞাতনামা’. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "Oggatonama to represent Bangladesh at Oscars". The Daily Star. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "HALDAA". The Daily Star. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "'Haldaa' set for 14th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival". The Daily Star. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "Haldaa wins four awards at SAARC film festival". New Age. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ Nipu, Kazi (15 February 2019). ফাগুন হাওয়ায় আবুল হায়াত এক নিঃসঙ্গ শেরপা. charpoka.org (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Court summons Toukir, Bipasha". bdnews24. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
External links
- Tauquir Ahmed at IMDb
- Tauquir Ahmed at the Bangla Movie Database (in Bengali)
- Tauquir Ahmed at Rotten Tomatoes