Iftakar H Chowdhury, known as Iftakar Chowdhury is a

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i-American film actor, director and producer. He started his career as a director with '' Khoj: The Search''. The film was released in 2010, and introduced new technologies in

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Early life and education

Iftakar Chowdhury was born to Bangladeshi parents but emigrated to the United States, settling in

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. He completed his secondary education from

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, later graduating from the

College of Staten Island The College of Staten Island (CSI) is a public university in Staten Island, New York. It is one of the 11 four-year senior colleges within the City University of New York system. Programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional studi ...

Career

He started his career with '' Khoj: The Search'', which did well at the box office. His second movie was ''

Dehorokkhi ''Dehorokkhi'' ( ''Bodyguard'') is a Bangladeshi action film directed by Iftakar Chowdhury. The film was produced by Fatman Films. ''Dehorokkhi'' is an action based romantic triangle film. The film features Eamin Haque Bobby, Bobby, Anisur Rahman ...

'', starring

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, and

Bobby Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a constabl ...

, which was released in 2013. It was a success at the box office. His third film, '' Agnee'', released on 14 February 2014, became an all-time blockbuster. He has finished ''

Bizli ''Bizli'' ( bn, বিজলী, lit=lightning) is a 2018 Bangladeshi superhero film directed by Iftakar Chowdhury, and produced by Bobstar Films. It stars Bobby as the protagonist and Indian actress Satabdi Roy as the antagonist. The film was r ...

'', Bangladesh's first super hero film shot in Iceland, Thailand, India and Bangladesh.

Filmography

As director

As actor

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Iftakar Living people Male actors from New York City American people of Bangladeshi descent American male film actors American film directors Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi film directors College of Staten Island alumni Year of birth missing (living people)