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{{Short description|Bangladeshi film actor, producer and politician}}
{{Infobox person
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
| name             = Ferdous Ahmed
{{Infobox officeholder
| native_name       = ফেরদৌস আহমেদ
| name = Ferdous Ahmed
| native_name_lang  = bn
| native_name =  
| image             = Ferdous Ahmed dancing.jpg
| image = File:2019-04-05_Bangladesh_Cholochitra_Sangbadik_Samity_Film_Awards_presentation_Hasan_Mahmud_Bangladesh_Film_Archive_Dhaka_(PID-0039230)_(cropped).jpg
| caption           = Ahmed dancing in Habiganj (2016)
| caption = Ahmed in 2019
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1972|06|07|df=y}}
| office = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| nationality      = Bangladeshi
| constituency = [[Dhaka-10]]
| occupation       = Actor
| term_start = 29 January 2024
| years_active      = 1997–present
| term_end = 6 August 2024
| spouse            = {{marriage|Tania Ferdous|2004}}
| predecessor = [[Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin]]
| children          = 2
| successor = [[Shaikh Rabiul Alam]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Tania Ferdous|2004}}
| children = 2
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Comilla]], Bangladesh
| occupation = Actor, producer and politician
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| awards = [[Bangladesh National Film Awards]] (4 times)
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]<br />[[Adamjee Cantonment College]]
}}
}}


'''Ferdous Ahmed''' (born 7 June 1972)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/entertainment/2019/04/16/india-blacklists-bangladeshi-actor-ferdous-for-joining-polls-campaign|title=India cancels Bangladeshi actor Ferdous’ visa for joining polls campaign|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><ref name=birthday>{{cite news |author=Shah Alam Shazu |date=7 June 2017 |title=Happy Birthday Ferdous! |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/happy-birthday-ferdous-1416454 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi film actor and producer. He acts in [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Indian Bengali]] films.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-150482|title="I had no intention of being an actor" -- Ferdous|date=2010-08-13|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> He won [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]] 5 times for his roles in the films ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' (1998), ''[[Gangajatra]]'' (2009), ''[[Kusum Kusum Prem]]'' (2011), ''[[Ek Cup Cha]]'' (2014) and ''[[Putro (film)|Putro]]'' (2018).<ref name=nfa>{{cite web|url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২|script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)|language=bn|trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)|access-date=25 March 2019|publisher=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation|work=Government of Bangladesh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/guerrilla-bags-10-national-film-awards|title=Guerrilla bags 10 National Film Awards|date=2013-03-17|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/29-artistes-get-natl-film-award-2014-682438|title=29 artistes get Nat’l Film Award 2014|date=2016-02-25|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/national-film-awards-2017-and-2018-announced-1824415|title=National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced|date=2019-11-08|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
'''Ferdous Ahmed''' (born 7 June 1972)<ref name=mp>{{Cite web |title=Ferdous Ahmed |url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/member-profile/012018301/ferdous-ahmed |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110165200/https://www.parliament.gov.bd/member-profile/012018301/ferdous-ahmed |archive-date=10 January 2024}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi film actor, producer,<ref name="birthday">{{cite news |author=Shah Alam Shazu |date=7 June 2017 |title=Happy Birthday Ferdous! |newspaper=The Daily Star |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/happy-birthday-ferdous-1416454 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 April 2019 |title=Who is Ferdous Ahmed? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/ferdous-ahmed-bangladesh-actor-tmc-lok-sabha-elections-2019-5678511/ |access-date=13 May 2023 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and politician.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ferdous gets perfect ten in debut electoral victory |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/336170/ferdous-gets-perfect-ten-in-debut-electoral |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=7 January 2024}}</ref> He served as an [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] representing the [[Dhaka-10]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:ঢাকা-১০ আসনে বিজয়ী হলেন ফেরদৌস |url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/673260/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B8%C2%A0 |access-date=8 January 2024 |work=The Daily Ittefaq |language=bn}}</ref>


==Career==
His work includes ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' (1998), ''[[Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti]]'' (2003), ''[[Chandrokotha]]'' (2003), ''[[Nondito Noroke]]'' (2006), ''Amar Swapna Tumi'' (2005), ''[[Moner Manush]]'' (2010), and ''[[Guerrilla (2011 film)|Guerrilla]]'' (2011). He won the [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]] five times for his roles in the films ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' (1998), ''[[Gangajatra]]'' (2009), ''[[Kusum Kusum Prem]]'' (2011), ''[[Ek Cup Cha]]'' (2014), and ''[[Putro (film)|Putro]]'' (2018).<ref name="nfa">{{cite web |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) |trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012) |url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২ |access-date=25 March 2019 |website=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation |publisher=Government of Bangladesh |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2013 |title=Guerrilla bags 10 National Film Awards |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/guerrilla-bags-10-national-film-awards |access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2016 |title=29 artistes get Nat'l Film Award 2014 |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/29-artistes-get-natl-film-award-2014-682438 |access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 2019 |title=National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/national-film-awards-2017-and-2018-announced-1824415 |access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref>
===Actor===
Ahmed was introduced in the film industry by choreographer [[Amir Hossain Babu]].<ref name=break/> He debuted in the film ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' (1998), directed by [[Basu Chatterjee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hothat Brishti made me the Ferdous I am |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/hothat-brishti-made-me-the-ferdous-i-am-28269 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref> He won his first [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]] for the lead role in the film.<ref name=nfa/> 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 film)|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]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
In November 2023, Ahmed was nominated as [[Awami League]]'s candidate for the [[Dhaka-10]] constituency, replacing the incumbent [[Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin]], in the [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024 Bangladeshi selection]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 November 2023 |title=Actor Ferdous gets AL ticket from Dhaka-10 |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/yl7jpajdct |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}</ref>


In 2006, Ahmed worked in two films of Didarul Alam. The first was made from the [[In Blissful Hell|first novel]] of [[Humayun Ahmed]], ''[[In Blissful Hell#Adaptation|Nondito Noroke]]'', directed by Belal Ahmed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ferdous to be honoured at Bangla Fest in Canada |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/225598/Ferdous-to-be-honoured-at-Bangla-Fest-in-Canada-/2017-05-11 |newspaper=Daily Sun |location=Dhaka |date=11 May 2017}}</ref> The second was directed by Didarul Alam and named ''Na Bolona''.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
==Career==
Ferdous Ahmed has become one of the highest-paid actors in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2019 |title=With four national awards, 200 movies, actor Ferdous popular in Bangladesh, Bengal |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/with-four-national-awards-200-movies-actor-ferdous-popular-in-bangladesh-bengal/ |access-date=13 May 2023 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Ahmed was introduced to the film industry by choreographer [[Amir Hossain Babu]].<ref name=break/> He debuted in the film ''Buker Vetor Agun''. But ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' (1998), directed by [[Basu Chatterjee]], was Ahmed's first massive success.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hothat Brishti made me the Ferdous I am |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/hothat-brishti-made-me-the-ferdous-i-am-28269 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref> He won his first [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]] for the lead role in the film.<ref name=nfa/> He then acted in two other Chatterjee films – ''Chupi Chupi'' (2001) and ''[[Tak Jhal Mishti]]'' (2002).


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.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
In 2002, he appeared in Azadi Hasanat Firoz's romance ''Sobar Upore Prem''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shobar Upore Prem |url=http://photo.bfa.gov.bd/product/shobar-upore-prem-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%89%e0%a6%aa%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%ae-2/ |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Bangladesh Film Archive |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2003, he performed in ''[[Chandrokotha]]'' and ''Kal Shokale''. He appeared in ''[[Bachelor (2004 film)|Bachelor]]'' (2004) and in ''Meher Nigar'' (the first film made from the writing of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam). In 2005, he performed in ''Rakkhushi''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-27 |script-title=bn:ঢাকায় নজরুল সাহিত্যের যত চলচ্চিত্র |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/entertainment-news/2025/08/27/1151462 |access-date=2025-09-02 |work=Bangladesh Pratidin |language=bn}}</ref> In 2006, Ahmed appeared in two films by Didarul Alam. The first was made from  Humayun Ahmed's [[In Blissful Hell|novel]], ''[[In Blissful Hell#Adaptation|Nondito Noroke]]'', directed by Belal Ahmed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ferdous to be honoured at Bangla Fest in Canada |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/225598/Ferdous-to-be-honoured-at-Bangla-Fest-in-Canada-/2017-05-11 |newspaper=Daily Sun |location=Dhaka |date=11 May 2017 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |access-date=8 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405094253/https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/225598/Ferdous-to-be-honoured-at-Bangla-Fest-in-Canada-/2017-05-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


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.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
Ferdous Ahmed owns a film production company, ''Nuzhat Films'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Ferdous: Dedication and earnestness are prerequisites for making good films |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/apr/12/ferdous-dedication-and-earnestness-are-prerequisites-making-good-films |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref> the television production house ''CinemaScope'', and a wing of an event planning studio.<ref name=break>{{cite magazine |title=Breaking Cultural Barriers |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/05/01/cinema.htm |magazine=Star Weekend |date=6 May 2005 |access-date=19 October 2012 |archive-date=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618223909/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/05/01/cinema.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> He produced his first film, ''[[Ek Cup Cha]]'' in 2014.<ref name=keeping>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/keeping-ferdous-1835302 |title=Keeping up with Ferdous |date=4 December 2019 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 August 2010 |title="I had no intention of being an actor" -- Ferdous |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-150482 |access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref> which produced ''Postmaster 71''.<ref name=keeping/>
 
==Producer==
Ahmed owns film production house ''Nuzhat Films'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Ferdous: Dedication and earnestness are prerequisites for making good films |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/apr/12/ferdous-dedication-and-earnestness-are-prerequisites-making-good-films |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref> television production house ''CinemaScope'' and a wing of event planning studio.<ref name=break>{{cite news |title=Breaking Cultural Barriers |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/05/01/cinema.htm |work=Star Weekend Magazine |publisher=The Daily Star |date=6 May 2005 |access-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> He produced his first film ''[[Ek Cup Cha]]'' (2014).<ref name=keeping>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/keeping-ferdous-1835302|title=Keeping up with Ferdous|date=2019-12-04|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> Then he produced [[Postmaster 71]].<ref name=keeping/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He was born in a prestigious family in [[Comilla District]].<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:অ্যাডিলেডে সপরিবারে ফেরদৌস |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/92881/ |newspaper=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref>
Ferdous married Tania Ferdous, a pilot by profession, in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:অ্যাডিলেডে সপরিবারে ফেরদৌস |trans-title=Ferdous with family in Adelaide |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/92881/ |newspaper=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210095227/http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/92881/ |archive-date=10 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=price/> Together they have two daughters, Nuzhat and Namira.<ref name=price>{{Cite news |last=Purohit |first=Devadeep |title=Bangladesh superstar Ferdous Ahmed is still paying the Lok Sabha poll price |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bangladesh-superstar-ferdous-ahmed-is-still-paying-the-lok-sabha-poll-price/cid/1694783 |date=18 July 2018 |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==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 [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Indian Union Ministry of Home Affairs]] revoked his business visa in turn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahuja |first1=Namrata Biji |title=Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed in hot water after campaigning for TMC |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/04/16/bangladeshi-actor-ferdous-ahmed-hot-water-after-campaigning-for-tmc.html |access-date=17 April 2019 |work=The Week |date=16 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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 [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Indian Union Ministry of Home Affairs]] revoked his business visa in turn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahuja |first1=Namrata Biji |title=Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed in hot water after campaigning for TMC |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/04/16/bangladeshi-actor-ferdous-ahmed-hot-water-after-campaigning-for-tmc.html |access-date=17 April 2019 |work=The Week |date=16 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
 
In September 2024, a series of [[WhatsApp]] messages from a group named "''Alo Ashbei''" circulated online.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 2024 |title=Shock and surprise grip entertainment arena after chats discovery |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/765421 |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=Daily Sun |language=en}}</ref> The group, reportedly initiated by Ahmed and former state minister [[Mohammad Ali Arafat]], included numerous pro-[[Awami League]] entertainers, politicians, and journalists.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alo Ashbei WhatsApp group message leaked |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/tags/alo-ashbei-whatsapp-group-message-leaked |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> The leaked chats exposed members discussing strategies against the [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement|student-led anti-discrimination protests]] that took place in July 2024, which called for reform in the government job quota system and later evolved into a [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|broader movement]] against the [[Fifth Hasina ministry|Awami League government]] and then-Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-03 |title='Throw hot water on protesters': 'Alo Ashbei' artistes' WhatsApp group under fire |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/throw-hot-water-protesters-alo-ashbei-artistes-whatsapp-group-under-fire-3693581 |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
 
The messages revealed in the chats, which included violent and provocative language, sparked outrage among netizens and within the entertainment industry. For instance, actress [[Aruna Biswas]], another member of the group, suggested that they should "dump hot waters on the protesters", a comment she later clarified was misinterpreted.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-04 |title=Leaked conversation of artists speaking against student movement goes viral |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/leaked-conversation-artists-speaking-against-student-movement-goes-viral-933266 |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{{main|Ferdous Ahmed filmography}}
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Co-artist !! Director !! Notes
|-
|1996 || [[Buker Bhitor Agun]] || || || ||
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|1998 || ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' || Ajith || || ||{{unbulleted list|won [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]]|won Special Jury Anandalok Puraskar}}
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Amader Sansar]]'' || || || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Har Jeet]]'' || Arun  || [[Rachna Banerjee]], [[Moumita Chakraborty]], [[Bodhisattwa Majumdar]], [[Subhasish Mukherjee]] || ||
|-
| 2001 || Chupi Chupi || || || ||
|-
| 2001|| ''[[Dada Thakur (2001 film)|Dada Thakur]]'' || Raja || [[Arpita Pal]], [[Victor Banerjee]], [[Ranjit Mallick]], [[Subhasish Mukherjee]], [[Anamika Saha]], [[Laboni Sarkar]], [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] || [[Haranath Chakraborty]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Mitti (2001 film)|Mitti]]'' ||  Deva || || ||[[Bollywood|Hindi Film]]
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Tak Jhal Mishti]]'' || Ajith || || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Swapner Feriwala]]'' || Siddhartha || || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Prem Shakti (2002 film)|Prem Shakti]]'' || Mohan || [[Arpita Pal]], [[Deepankar De]], [[Kaushik Banerjee]], [[Subhasish Mukherjee]] || [[Mohanji Prasad]] ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti]]'' || Srabon  || || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Chandrokotha]]'' || Johir || [[Asaduzzaman Noor]], [[Ahmed Rubel]], [[Meher Afroz Shaon]], [[Shadhin Khosru]] || [[Humayun Ahmed]] ||
|-
| 2003 || Kal Sokale || || || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Bachelor (2004 film)|Bachelor]]'' || Fahim || [[Humayun Faridi]], [[Dilara Zaman]], [[Ahmed Rubel]], [[Joya Ahsan]], [[Aupee Karim]] || ||
|-
| 2004 || Meher Nigar || || || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Dadu No. 1]]'' || Akash || || ||
|-
| 2005 || Rakkhusi || || || ||
|-
| 2006 || Ayna|| || || ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Amar Swapno Tumi'' || Sahed || || ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[In Blissful Hell#Adaptation|Nondito Noroke]]'' || Khoka || [[Khairul Alam Sabuj]], [[Litu Anam]], [[Monir Khan Shimul]], [[Sumona Soma]] || Belal Ahmed ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Na Bolona]]'' || Sojol || || ||
|-
| 2007 || Khairun Sundori || || || ||
|-
| 2008 || Rupantor || || || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Biyer Lagna]]'' || Akash || || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Amar Ache Jol]]'' ||  || [[Zahid Hasan]], [[Meher Afroz Shaon]], [[Pijush Bandyopadhyay]], [[Saleh Ahmed (actor)|Saleh Ahmed]], [[Ejajul Islam|Dr. Ejajul Islam]], [[Monira Mithu]], [[Majnun Mijan]], [[Hosne Ara Putul]] || [[Humayun Ahmed]] ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Aaynate]]'' || Rajat || || ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Tui Jodi Amar Hoiti Re]]'' || Shawon  || || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Gangajatra]]'' || || || || won [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Jaago - Dare To Dream]]'' ||Shamim  ||[[Afsana Ara Bindu|Bindu]], [[Arifin Shuvoo]] || ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Golapi Ekhon Bilatey]]'' || Mukta || || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Kusum Kusum Prem]]'' || Hashem  || || || Won [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Guerrilla (2011 film)|Guerrilla]]'' || Hasan Ahmed || || ||
|-
| 2011 || '' [[Fighter (2011 film)|Fighter]]'' || A.C.P Bose || [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]], [[Srabanti Chatterjee]], [[Bharat Kaul]], [[Biswajit Chakraborty]], [[Biplab Chatterjee]] || ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Final Mission]]'' || || || ||
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| 2012 || ''[[Passport (2012 film)|Passport]]'' || || || ||
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| 2012 || ''Purnobrammah Sri Sri Harichand Thakur'' || || || ||
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| 2012  || ''[[Khokababu|Khokha babu]] '' || Shankar Das a.k.a. Bhaiji || [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]], [[Subhashree Ganguly]], [[Biswajit Chakraborty]], [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], [[Subhasish Mukherjee]], [[Biplab Chatterjee]] || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Encounter (2013 film)|Encounter]]'' || || || ||
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| 2013 || ''[[Porichoi]]'' || Salim || || ||
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| 2013 || ''[[Shubho Bibaho]]'' || Rajib || || ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Ek Cup Cha]]'' || || || || won [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]]
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| 2015 || ''Juge Juge Ami Tomari'' || || || ||
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| 2016 || [[Badsha-The Don]] || Jayanta/ Johnny Bhai || [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]], [[Nusrat Faria]], [[Shraddha Das]], [[Rajatava Dutta]], [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] || ||
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|2017 || [[Yeti Obhijaan]] || Thomas Tribhuban Gupta || [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Aryann Bhowmik]], [[Jisshu Sengupta]] || ||
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| rowspan="2" |2018
|[[Kabir (2018 film)|Kabir]]
|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] Rajnath Bakshi || ||
|Special Appearance
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|[[Putro]] || || || ||  won [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| rowspan="2 |2020
|''Jam''{{dagger}} || || [[Purnima (Bangladeshi actress)|Purnima]], [[Arifin Shuvoo]] ||[[Noyeem Imtiaz Neyamul]] ||Filming
|-
|''Gangchil''{{dagger}} || || [[Purnima (Bangladeshi actress)|Purnima]] ||[[Noyeem Imtiaz Neyamul]] ||Based on [[Obaidul Quader]] novel and Filming
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Ferdous Ahmed
Ahmed in 2019
Member of Parliament
In office
29 January 2024 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byShafiul Islam Mohiuddin
Succeeded byShaikh Rabiul Alam
ConstituencyDhaka-10
Personal details
Born (1972-06-07) 7 June 1972 (age 54)
Comilla, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)
Tania Ferdous
(
m. 2004)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Adamjee Cantonment College
OccupationActor, producer and politician
AwardsBangladesh National Film Awards (4 times)

Ferdous Ahmed (born 7 June 1972)[1] is a Bangladeshi film actor, producer,[2][3] and politician.[4] He served as an MP representing the Dhaka-10 constituency.[5]

His work includes Hothat Brishti (1998), Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003), Chandrokotha (2003), Nondito Noroke (2006), Amar Swapna Tumi (2005), Moner Manush (2010), and Guerrilla (2011). He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor five times for his roles in the films Hothat Brishti (1998), Gangajatra (2009), Kusum Kusum Prem (2011), Ek Cup Cha (2014), and Putro (2018).[6][7][8][9]

In November 2023, Ahmed was nominated as Awami League's candidate for the Dhaka-10 constituency, replacing the incumbent Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, in the 2024 Bangladeshi selection.[10]

Career[edit | edit source]

Ferdous Ahmed has become one of the highest-paid actors in Bangladesh.[11] Ahmed was introduced to the film industry by choreographer Amir Hossain Babu.[12] He debuted in the film Buker Vetor Agun. But Hothat Brishti (1998), directed by Basu Chatterjee, was Ahmed's first massive success.[13] He won his first Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for the lead role in the film.[6] He then acted in two other Chatterjee films – Chupi Chupi (2001) and Tak Jhal Mishti (2002).

In 2002, he appeared in Azadi Hasanat Firoz's romance Sobar Upore Prem.[14] In 2003, he performed in Chandrokotha and Kal Shokale. He appeared in Bachelor (2004) and in Meher Nigar (the first film made from the writing of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam). In 2005, he performed in Rakkhushi.[15] In 2006, Ahmed appeared in two films by Didarul Alam. The first was made from Humayun Ahmed's novel, Nondito Noroke, directed by Belal Ahmed.[16]

Ferdous Ahmed owns a film production company, Nuzhat Films,[17] the television production house CinemaScope, and a wing of an event planning studio.[12] He produced his first film, Ek Cup Cha in 2014.[18][19] which produced Postmaster 71.[18]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Ferdous married Tania Ferdous, a pilot by profession, in 2004.[20][21] Together they have two daughters, Nuzhat and Namira.[21]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

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.[22]

In September 2024, a series of WhatsApp messages from a group named "Alo Ashbei" circulated online.[23] The group, reportedly initiated by Ahmed and former state minister Mohammad Ali Arafat, included numerous pro-Awami League entertainers, politicians, and journalists.[24] The leaked chats exposed members discussing strategies against the student-led anti-discrimination protests that took place in July 2024, which called for reform in the government job quota system and later evolved into a broader movement against the Awami League government and then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[25]

The messages revealed in the chats, which included violent and provocative language, sparked outrage among netizens and within the entertainment industry. For instance, actress Aruna Biswas, another member of the group, suggested that they should "dump hot waters on the protesters", a comment she later clarified was misinterpreted.[26]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Main article: Ferdous Ahmed filmography

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ferdous Ahmed". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Shah Alam Shazu (7 June 2017). "Happy Birthday Ferdous!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Who is Ferdous Ahmed?". The Indian Express. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ferdous gets perfect ten in debut electoral victory". Dhaka Tribune. 7 January 2024.
  5. ↑ ঢাকা-১০ আসনে বিজয়ী হলেন ফেরদৌস. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Guerrilla bags 10 National Film Awards". The Daily Star. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "29 artistes get Nat'l Film Award 2014". The Daily Star. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced". The Daily Star. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Actor Ferdous gets AL ticket from Dhaka-10". Prothom Alo. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "With four national awards, 200 movies, actor Ferdous popular in Bangladesh, Bengal". The Indian Express. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Breaking Cultural Barriers". Star Weekend. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Hothat Brishti made me the Ferdous I am". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Shobar Upore Prem". Bangladesh Film Archive. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  15. ↑ ঢাকায় নজরুল সাহিত্যের যত চলচ্চিত্র. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 27 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Ferdous to be honoured at Bangla Fest in Canada". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ferdous: Dedication and earnestness are prerequisites for making good films". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Keeping up with Ferdous". The Daily Star. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  19. ↑ ""I had no intention of being an actor" -- Ferdous". The Daily Star. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  20. ↑ অ্যাডিলেডে সপরিবারে ফেরদৌস [Ferdous with family in Adelaide]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Purohit, Devadeep (18 July 2018). "Bangladesh superstar Ferdous Ahmed is still paying the Lok Sabha poll price". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  22. ↑ Ahuja, Namrata Biji (16 April 2019). "Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed in hot water after campaigning for TMC". The Week. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  23. ↑ "Shock and surprise grip entertainment arena after chats discovery". Daily Sun. September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  24. ↑ "Alo Ashbei WhatsApp group message leaked". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  25. ↑ "'Throw hot water on protesters': 'Alo Ashbei' artistes' WhatsApp group under fire". The Daily Star. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  26. ↑ "Leaked conversation of artists speaking against student movement goes viral". The Business Standard. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

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