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Taneem Rahman Angshu
Bangladeshi filmmaker (born 1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taneem Rahman Angshu (born 14 July 1981) is a Bangladeshi filmmaker specializing in Bengali film and television production. His debut feature film, Shopner Ghor (2018),[1] received praise and earned him the Best Director (Bangladesh) award at the 18th Telecine Awards in Kolkata, India.[2]
His second film, No Dorai (2019), was a commercial success, winning six awards at the 33rd National Film Awards in Bangladesh, including Best Director and Best Film.[3] No Dorai also received the FIPRESCI Award at the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival. Additionally, Angshu won the Best Music Video award at the Channel i Music Awards in both 2016 and 2017.[4][5]
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Angshu made his directorial debut with the short film Bheja Fry (2007), which was screened at the Dhaka International Film Festival. He went on to create television commercials and documentaries for NGOs and agencies in Bangladesh.
In 2012, he directed his first feature-length television film, Spook, a zombie apocalypse horror film that aired on Channel 24, starring Bidya Sinha Mim, Anisur Rahman Milon, and Azad Abul Kalam. Other TV films he directed include Ami Trina o Magic (2012), Alo (2014), Hothat Tomar Jonno (2014), Life and Fiona (2014), and Ongsher Shesh Ektai (2014).
During this time, he also directed music videos in Bangladesh, including Bondho Janala and Megho Milan.
His film Air Bender (2015) was the first television film in Bangladesh to be filmed inside a commercial aircraft.[citation needed] By the time he directed his first major TV series, The Daily Fright Night (2015), Angshu had worked on more than 30 TV dramas and telefilms. The series, which aired on Gazi TV, ran for over 200 episodes.[5]
Shopner Ghor (2018), his first theatrical feature, starred Zakia Bari Mamo and Anisur Rahman Milon and won him the Best Director award at the 18th Telecine Awards.[2]
His 2019 film No Dorai, produced by Star Cineplex and starring Sunerah Binte Kamal and Sariful Razz, was inspired by the story of a female surfer from Cox's Bazar. The film won six National Film Awards in 2020, including Best Film and Best Director. Angshu also received the FIPRESCI Award at the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival, becoming the second Bangladeshi director to win it after Tareque Masud. The film was also selected for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2020 in Brisbane, Australia.[6]
In 2025, Angshu served as a jury member for the 11th Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF), evaluating films in the Open Door and Vertical Film categories.[7]
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Music Videos
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Angshu received two Channel i Music Awards for Best Music Video—Hariye Fela Bhalobasha in 2016 and Jhoom in 2017.
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Filmography
Featured Films
Television
- Spook (2012) – Drama
- Ami Trina O Magic (2012) - Drama
- Fully Baked, Fully Wise, Fully Yourself (2012) - Drama
- Impossible Five (2013) - Telefilm
- Aalo (2014) - Telefilm
- Dui Angsher Sesh Ektai (2014) - Drama
- Life and Feona (2014) - Telefilm
- Hothat Tomar Jonno (2014) - Drama
- Time Cloud (2015) - Drama
- Kopa Shamsu (2015) - Drama
- 4th Note (2015) - Series Drama
- Flipper (2015) - Drama
- Point Blank (2015) - Drama
- Airbender (2015) - Telefilm
- Daily Fright Night (2015) - Series Drama
- Apnar Onuvuti Ki (2016) - Drama
- Tomake Alo Vebe (2016) - Drama
- Abesh (2016) - Drama
- Ko Te Kazi, Kho Te Khela (2016) - Drama
- Dui Ongsher Sesh Ekhanei (2016) - Telefilm
- Jokhon Bashonta (2017) - Drama
- Ke, Keno, Kivabe (2017) - Drama
Web Series
Awards and Honors
- Channel i Music Award for Best Music Video (2016, 2017)
- 18th Telecine Awards – Best Director (2018)
- National Film Awards – Best Director & Best Film for No Dorai (2019)
- FIPRESCI Award (2019)
References
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