Mohammad Parvez (known professionally as Gangua) is a Bangladeshi film actor who is known for his role as

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in the

cinema of Bangladesh The Bangladeshi Cinema, better known as Dhallywood ( bn, ঢালিউড), is the Bengali-language film industry based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has often been a significant film industry since the early 1970s. The dominant style of Bangla ...

Career

Gangua was born in

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. He initially starred on the stage. Later in 1978, he was introduced in the Bangladeshi film industry by actor

Jashim Abul Khayer Jashim Uddin (known professionally as Jashim; 14 August 1950 – 8 October 1998) was a Bangladeshi film actor, producer, action director and a freedom fighter. He acted in more than 200 films and is known as the first action hero of D ...

. His stage name ''Gangua'' was given by Jashim. Early in his career, he used to play small roles. In 1992, he played an important role for the first time in the film 'Mustan Raja' directed by Dewan Nazrul. He acted in more than 700 films. His latest movie '' Rajababu - The Power'' was released in 2015.

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