Ferdous Ahmed-The Daily Ledger

Ferdous Ahmed is a Bangladeshi film actor and producer. He was born on June 7, 1972, in comilla, Bangladesh. He is the only Bangladeshi actor to work as a lead character in both bollywood and tollywood films. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor a record 5 times for his roles in the films Hothat Brishti (1998), Gangajatra (2009), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ek Cup Cha (2014) and Putro (2018).

Ferdous began his acting career in 1997 with the film Buker Bhitor Agun. He rose to fame in the early 2000s with his performances in critically acclaimed films like Hothat Brishti (1998), Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003), Chandrokotha (2003) and Nondito Noroke (2006). He has since acted in numerous commercially successful films, including Amar Swapno Tumi (2005), Moner Manush (2010) and Guerrilla (2011).

Ferdous Ahmed

Apart from acting, Ferdous has also produced several films, including Kusum Kusum Prem (2011) and Ek Cup Cha (2014).

Ferdous Ahmed

Ferdous has won numerous awards for his acting, including four National Film Awards for Best Actor, making him the highest recipient of the award. In 2022, He was awarded Ekushey Padak for his contributions to the films.

Ferdous Ahmed

Ferdous has also acted in a few Indian films, including Mitti (2001), where he played the lead male role.

With a career spanning over two decades, Ferdous has become one of the most popular and highest paid actors in Bangladesh.

Career

Actor

Ahmed was introduced in the film industry by choreographer Amir Hossain Babu. He debuted in the film Buker Vetor Agun as Salman Shah died at the middle of the taping. Later the director changed the story a bit and brought Ferdous to play the role. He gained his first massive success in Hothat Brishti (1998), directed by Basu Chatterjee. He won his first Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for the lead role in the film. He then acted Chatterjee's two other films – Chupi Chupi (2001) and Tak Jhal Mishti (2002).

In 2003, he performed in Chandrokotha of filmmaker Humayun Ahmed and Kal Shokale of Amjad Hossain. He then acted in Bachelor (2004), directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and Meher Nigar – the first film that is made from the writing of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and directed by Moushumi – Guljar. In the next year 2005, Ahmed again performed in the second film made from the script of national poet's literature. The film named Rakkhushi and he acted with actress Rojina. In the same year he also acted in the film Ayna directed by actress Kabori Sarwar.

In 2006, Ahmed worked in two films of Didarul Alam. The first was made from the first novel of Humayun Ahmed, Nondito Noroke, directed by Belal Ahmed. The second was directed by Didarul Alam and named Na Bolona.

In 2008, Ahmed performed in the film Rupantor directed by Abu Saeed. In 2009, acting in the film Gangajatra brought him the second National Film Award.

In 2010, Ahmed acted in films like Golapi Ekhon Bilatey by Amjad Hossain, based on sports perspective Jaago directed by Khijir Hayat and the film based upon in a special character in the film Ke Apon Ke Por. In the meantime, Ahmed also acted in an Indian action film and participated in the film Khoka Babu in 2012.

Producer

Ahmed owns film production house Nuzhat Films, television production house CinemaScope and a wing of event planning studio. He produced his first film Ek Cup Cha (2014). Then he produced Postmaster 71.

Personal life

Ferdous's ancestral hometown is in Titas Upazila, Comilla District. Ferdous married Tanya on 9 December 2004.

Controversy

During the run-up to the 2019 Indian general election, Ahmed visited West Bengal, India and was campaigning for chief minister and All India Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. The Indian Union Ministry of Home Affairs revoked his business visa in turn.