Rumman Rashid Khan (; born 11 July) is a Bangladeshi screenwriter, dramatist, television host, and journalist. He is known for writing the scripts for TV plays and films, such as

Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini ''Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini'' () also known by initialism as PDPK, is a 2013 Bangladeshi romance film written by Rumman Rashid Khan and directed by Shafi Uddin Shafi. The film stars Shakib Khan, Joya Ahsan, and Arifin Shuvoo with Razzak, Anwa ...

(2013),

Bishwoshundori ''Bishwoshundori'' () is a 2020 Bangladeshi romantic drama film. It is director Chayanika Chowdhury's debut film. The film is written by Rumman Rashid Khan, and stars Siam Ahmed, Pori Moni, Champa, Fazlur Rahman Babu & Alamgir. The film is produ ...

(2020) and hosting Ranga Shokal show on Maasranga TV. He has also worked as a feature writer for

Samakal ''Samakal'' ( bn, সমকাল ''samakal'', "current time, contemporary") is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ''Samakal'' started publishing on 31 May 2005. As of 2007, the circulation of ''Samakal'' is arou ...

and

Prothom Alo ''The Daily Prothom Alo'' ( bn, প্রথম আলো) is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to National Media Survey 2018, conducte ...

newspapers. To date, he has written about 100 one-hour tele-fictions and telefilms.

Early life and education

Rumman Rashid Khan was born in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. He finished his SSC exam from Ideal School & College, HSC from

Notre Dame College Notre Dame College (Notre Dame College of Ohio or NDC) is a private Roman Catholic college in South Euclid, Ohio. Established in 1922 as a women's college, it has been coeducational since January 2001. Notre Dame College offers 30 majors and ind ...

, and did his

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

from

East West University East West University ( bn, ইস্ট ওয়েস্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as EWU), is a private university located in Aftabnagar, Dhaka of Bangladesh. It was established in 1996 under the Private Uni ...

Career

Rumman Rashid Khan started his career as a journalist at Prothom Alo. While working there, he met with

Kabir Bakul Kabir Bakul is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics 6 times for the films ''Megher Kole Rod'' (2008), ''Swami Strir Wada'' (2009), ''Nisshash Amar Tumi'' (2010), ''Purno Doirgho Prem Kah ...

. He made his TV debut with ''SMS'', a tele-fiction aired in 2009. He made his debut as a film writer with ''Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini'' (2013), a romantic drama directed by Shafi Uddin Shafi and starring

Shakib Khan Masud Rana ( bn, মাসুদ রানা), better known by the name Shakib Khan ( bn, শাকিব খান) born 28 March 1979) is a Bangladeshi actor, producer, occasional singer, film organiser, and media personality who works in B ...

and

Joya Ahsan Jaya Maswood (born 1 July), commonly known as Jaya Ahsan, is a Bangladeshi actress and producer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a television actress, she currently works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali Bengalis ...

. The film was a commercial success and spawned a sequel, ''Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini 2'' (2016), which was also written by Rumman Rashid Khan. His last film project was ''Bishwoshundori'' (2020), a musical drama directed by Chayanika Chowdhury and starring

Siam Ahmed Siam Ahmed is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He made his debut as Afnan in a Bangladeshi telefilm Bhalobasha 101. He is best known for his debut role in the film '' PoraMon 2''. He is also well known for his various roles in Bengali T ...

and

Pori Moni Shamsunnahar Smrity (born 24 October 1992), known by her stage name Pori Moni, is a Bangladeshi film actress. Her notable works includes ''Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay'', ''Rokto'', and '' Swapnajaal''. She was listed in Forbes Asia’s "100 Digital St ...

. He has been the host of the talk Show program ''Ranga Shokal'' on Masranga TV. He has also hosted other shows on the channel. Khan also works as a marketing consultant. He was behind the publicity for the film '' Debi'' and ''

Nolok ''Nolok'' ( bn, নোলক; ) is a 2019 Bangladeshi romantic comedy-drama film. The film screenplay, produced and directed by Sakib Sonet and Team. It is being produced by Be Happy Entertainment and distributed by Jaaz Multimedia and the stor ...

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References

Bangladeshi journalists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Writers from Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi screenwriters Bangladeshi television presenters