Mostafa Monwar (born Mostafa Monwar Al-Azim) is a Bangladeshi actor, writer, and screenwriter known for starring as the protagonist in ''
Live from Dhaka'', for which he received
2016 Singapore International Film Festival awards for Best Performance.
Early life
Monwar grew up in
Indira Road, Dhaka.
In 1998, he joined
Prachyanat
Prachyanat is a theatre group of Bangladesh founded in 1997.
Productions
In the last twenty five years Prachyanat had fifteen full length productions. Among these, two plays are written by the members of Prachyanat. One play of Prachyanat is ...
and acted several street dramas with them. He completed his graduation from
North South University. He was also a member of NSU Cine & Drama Club.
Career
Acting
In 2011, ''Mostofa Monwar'' made his film debut in ''
Guerrilla''. In 2016, he starred as Sazzad in ''
Live from Dhaka''.
In 2017, he acted in the TV series ''Chabial Reunion''. In 2018, his third film ''
Sincerely Yours, Dhaka
''Sincerely Yours, Dhaka'' ( bn, ইতি, তোমারই ঢাকা) is a 2018 Impress Telefilm drama film produced as Bangladesh's first anthology film directed by eleven individual directors. It is a collection of gritty shorts centered ...
'' released. In 2019, he starred in Hoichoi series ''Dhaka Metro''. In 2019, he also acted as Sohel in the film ''
Made in Bangladesh''.
In 2020, ''Monwar'' starred as Selim in another Hoichoi series ''Ekattor''. In July 2021, he acted as Sabila's husband Arif in
ZEE5
ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Androi ...
series ''
Ladies & Gentleman''.
In the same month, he appeared as Kabir in
Chorki Chorki may refer to:
*Chorki (OTT), a Bangladeshi streaming service
*Chorki (village)
Chorki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabów, within Łęczyca County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately no ...
anthology series ''
Unoloukik''.
In October 2021, he was cast as the ambulance driver in ''No Ground Beneath the Feet''.
In December 2021, he portrayed Zahir Raihan in another Chorki series ''
Jaago Bahey'',
for which he got Channel I Digital Media Award 2021 as the Best Emerging Actor of the year.
In March 2022, he starred in the film ''
Gunin''.
Writing
In 2011, Monwar wrote the script of television drama ''Holud''. In 2014, his book ''Melodrama'' got published.
Personal life
Monwar married Subrina Erine in 2018.
Acting credits
Film
Television
Awards
References
External links
*{{IMDb name, nm4438004
Living people
Bangladeshi actors
North South University alumni
Bangladeshi writers
Bangladeshi male film actors
Year of birth missing (living people)