Ashiqur Rahman is a

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, and

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. He has directed five action films: ''

Kistimaat ''Kistimaat'' ( bn, কিস্তিমাত, lit=''Checkmate'') is a 2014 Bangladeshi action film directed by Ashiqur Rahman and produced by Tiger Media Limited and The Abhi Pictures. The film features Arifin Shuvoo and Achol Akhe in lead r ...

'', ''

Gangster Returns Gangster Returns is a 2015 Bangladeshi action thriller film directed by Ashiqur Rahman and features Ziaul Faruq Apurba in lead role. The development began in January, 2013. Cast * Ziaul Faruq Apurba as Shaon, a gangster * Peya Jannatul * Pra ...

'', '' Musafir'', '' Operation Agneepath'' and '' Super Hero'' . He wrote all except ''

''.

Early life

Ashiqur Rahman was born in

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. He completed his Bachelor in

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from

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(BUET). Later Ashiqur Rahman graduated from

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in Master of

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and from the

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he completed Master in Television & Film Studies. Ashiqur Rahman is member of BFDC Cinematographers Association and Member of BFDC Film Directors Association. He is also a member of Australian Director Guild and Engineers Australia.

Career

In April 2013, Rahman began shooting for TV a script he coauthored with Shimon Mahmud. The action story drama serial, tentatively titled ''Gangster'', starred

Ziaul Faruq Apurba Ziaul Faruq Apurba (born 27 June 1983) is a Bangladeshi model and actor. He usually works in television, but has also appeared in films. He is also a singer. Early life Apurba's mother, Firoza Ahmed, was an artist of Rajshahi Betar and his mater ...

, was being produced by Intract Film and Media, and was planned to be broadcast on satellite channel

Asian TV Asian TV ( bn, এশিয়ান টিভি) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language satellite and cable television channel owned by the Asian Group of Industries. It began broadcasts on 18 January 2013, with the "Your Channel" slogan. It broadca ...

. When Asian TV saw clips of the first phase of shooting, they suggested it be made as a movie instead, produced jointly by Asian TV and Saiful Azim. By November, the project was retitled ''

''. Meanwhile, Rahman began shooting action film ''

'', which was released in 2014. ''Gangster Returns'' eventually released on 27 November 2015. Rahman's third film, which he also wrote, is action thriller '' Musafir''. It released on 22 April 2016, and was well received by audiences. Fahmim Ferdous of ''The Daily Star'' praised the attempt to tell an original story, the dialog, and cinematography, but found that some scenes were unnecessary, and the plot didn't entirely hold together. He wrote, "Ashiqur Rahman has shown promise, and one can only hope he gets better." The Rahman-directed short musical film ''Sarangshe Tumi'' also premiered in April. After four years away from TV production, Rahman directed the action drama ''Princess'' for Asian TV. Late in 2016, he was filming '' Operation Agneepath''.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2014) – as director * ''

'' (2015) – as director and screenwriter * '' Musafir'' (2016) – as director and screenwriter * '' Sarangshey Tumi- First Bangladeshi Musical Short Film'' (2016) – as director * '' Operation Agneepath'' (not yet released) – as director and screenwriter * '' Super Hero'' (2018) - as director and screenwriter Career in documentary making * '' Upokul- Documentary on Bangladesh Coast Guard'' (2016 & 2018) – as director * ''

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'' (2016) – as a Cinematographer * ''

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'' (2017) – as director Career in music video production * '' Boltey Boltey Choltey Choltey'' (2014) – as director * '' Hridoyer Ayna'' (2016) – as director * '' Resmi Churi by Kona'' (2016) – as director & Cinematographer

References

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