Tariq Anam Khan
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Khan in 2013
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| Native name | তারিক আনাম খান |
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Tariq Anam Khan 10 May 1953 Satkhira, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Marketing Expert |
| Years active | 1981-present |
| Height | 1.85m (6ft 1in) |
| Spouse(s) | Nima Rahman (1985-present) |
| Children | Ariq Anam Khan |
| Awards | Meril Prothom Alo Award |
Tariq Anam Khan (born May 10, 1953) is an award-winning Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and producer in theatre, television, and film . He is a prominent personality in theatre, television, and film and is considered one of the legendary and powerful actors in Bangladesh today. He is more known for his roles in films The Last Thakur and Ghetuputra Kamola. He was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in negative role for the film Desha: The Leader in 2014. He is founding member and leader of prominent Bangladeshi theatre group, Natyakendra, where he holds the position of Principal Secretary.
In addition, he was a freedom fighter in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.
Born in Satkhira, Tariq Anam Khan is the eldest son of Fakhrul Anam Khan and Jahanara Khanam. He has 3 brothers and 4 sisters. He entered in cultural premise as his family was culturaly inclined. He was familiar to different types of books and drama as Satkhira is near to Kolkata. As a student of Science he wanted to become a Pilot or Engineer. But when liberation war broke out, he acted in various drama in Sector 9.
In 1976, he accepted an opportunity to attend the National School of Drama, New Delhi on a government scholarship. In his last year, he was awarded as the best all-rounder in the school.
Tariq Anam started his career as theatre artist. He joined Bangladeshi theatre group "Theatre" after his return from the National School of Drama. Later, Tariq Anam Khan parted ways with Theatre due to some differences in opinion and founded Natyakendra on October 11, 1990 along with Jhuna Chowdhury, Tauqir Ahmed, and Nahid Ferdous Meghna. The group has recently passed 25 years of establishment. In 25 years, Natyakendra has staged 14 production of which 11 was directed by Tariq Anam Khan. The group's first production Bichchu (adapted from Moliere's That Scoundrel Scapin) is considered one of the iconic productions in Bangladesh theatre history. His directed plays have performed more than 500 shows in Bangladesh and abroad.
Khan started his career in Marketing by founding ad firm Adshop and made more than 200 television commercials for different national and multinational firms. In 2014, the company was responsible for organizing the shooting in Bangladesh for Avengers: Age of Ultron. Tariq Anam Khan was credited as Production Supervisor. He worked as a Marketing expert of Akij Group in 2015.
Tariq Anam Khan has been acting in television plays for more than 30 years. He has acted in over 300 television plays telecast in all national and satellite television channels in Bangladesh. He gained popularity for his portrayal of a smuggler in television series Tothapi (1995) which was telecast on Bangladesh Television. He has also won several awards for his roles on television.
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