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The Spectacular Jihad Of Taz Rahim
''The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim'' is a 2015 crime drama (genre), drama film directed by Raghav Murali and produced by Zaki Hossain. The film stars Rahsaan Noor, Monica Dogra, Kal Parekh, and Sorab Wadia in pivotal roles. The film is loosely inspired by true stories of the NYPD, FBI, and CIA's use of Muslim informants. The film was produced in English and in Hindi and premiered in the United States 15 April 2015. Plot Sabrina Jiwan is filming a news piece about a Muslim informant who was encouraged by the NYPD to entrap his victims. She proceeds to interview the informant, Taz Rahim, where he discloses his story. Six months earlier, Taz was a struggling rapper living in Jackson Heights, New York, an immigrant Bangladeshi neighborhood. To make ends meet he sells marijuana and is one day arrested by an undercover cop. Around the same time, Sabrina receives permission from Mo Khan to make a documentary about his congressional campaign. Later he is revealed to have impregnated hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahsaan Noor
Rahsaan Nur Islam ( , ; born 24 September 1986) is an American actor, director, and writer known for his work in the Bengali film industry. He made his debut in ''Simanaheen'' (2013) and broke out to gain international recognition in 2018 for acting in and directing the commercially successful romance ''Bengali Beauty''. Born and raised in Chicago, Noor began his career by acting in commercials for Bengali and Bangladeshi television. His first film role was a supporting character in the independent American social drama Promise Land (2013), and in another early role, he went on to star in the crime drama The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim (2015). Noor has been credited with "putting new-age Bengali cinema on a global map," and has been further recognized by many to be "one of the great new talents of our time." Aside from acting, Noor played Division III college basketball at Lake Forest College. He is also active in social and economic development initiatives, working with BRAC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |